It looks like Morgan Spurlock is looking for enemies bigger than Mc Donalds. His upcoming documentary about hunting for Bin Laden has some saucy rumors flying about. We get some of the dirt from our friends at /film:
Many people are speculating that Spurlock may have done what the U.S. government has been unable to do, and actually found Bin Laden. The film’s director of photography, Daniel Marricone added fuel to the fire, telling the press that Spurlock “definitely got the holy grail.” Not much information has leaked about the film, and even the director is keeping quiet. When asked if the rumors, Spurlock would only say “Until there’s something to see, why talk about it?”
All this buzz is sure to pour oxygen and napalm on the marketing of this film. Spurlock is a man that knows how to capture the wind of the news media behind him, and sails on to victory. /film goes on to tell us that the film was picked up by The Weinstien Company after seeing the first 15 minutes alone. With so much buzz and flash there has to be something crazy in the film right? I hope so, but we will not know until we see the film for ourselves.
If we suspend all disbelief and speculation, let us consider for a moment what would happen if Spurlock actually found Bin Laden….. Hell would break loose. Riots in the streets! Abortion would be mandatory! Dragons would return to claim their ancestral land and turn the globe to cinders! Well, maybe not, but I can assure you that CNN would be the channel to watch for quite some time to come.
I am interested and insanely curious about this project. Spurlock is a man that takes a question and wrestles it to the ground. He wants to find answers and brings us along for the ride. I was surprised how entertaining Supersize Me was, and as a fan of documentary film, I look forward to all his future projects. This one especially.
