LOS ANGELES: Actor Will Ferrell will not be participating in a comedy about former US President Ronald Reagan’s struggles with dementia, after the family of the late Reagan criticized the project, saying Alzheimer’s and dementia were not a subject for comedy.
Ferrell, famous for his comedic impersonation of former President George W. Bush, was reported by film trade publication Variety this week to be playing the president in “Reagan,” a comedy that follows a White House intern tasked with persuading a dementia-ridden Reagan that he is an actor in a movie playing president.
“The Reagan script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered. While it is by no means an “Alzheimers comedy” as has been suggested, Mr. Ferrell is not pursuing this project,” United Talent Agency, which represents Ferrell, said in a statement on Friday.
Ferrell, famous for his comedic impersonation of former President George W. Bush, was reported by film trade publication Variety this week to be playing the president in “Reagan,” a comedy that follows a White House intern tasked with persuading a dementia-ridden Reagan that he is an actor in a movie playing president.
“The Reagan script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered. While it is by no means an “Alzheimers comedy” as has been suggested, Mr. Ferrell is not pursuing this project,” United Talent Agency, which represents Ferrell, said in a statement on Friday.
