Morgan Spurlock Attached To ‘Erin Brockovich-Ish’ Non-Documentary Feature
With films likeSuper Size Me, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?andPom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, not to mention shows like30 DaysandA Day In The Life,Morgan Spurlockhas pretty much established himself as a documentary guy. Not only that, he’s the documentary guy that’s willing to do anything for a great story. His next film,Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope,continues that tradition. After that, though, it looks like Spurlock might take a hard right into features. According to a new interview, he’s attached to a “veryErin Brockovich-ish” feature with Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company, Appian Way Productions. Read more after the jump.
Spurlock was being interviewedby USA Todaywhen their reporter asked him if he would consider directing a non-documentary feature. Here’s his answer:
I would love to. There’s a couple movies that I’m attached to right now. It took a long time to find something that I liked. There’s a film I’m attached to at Leonardo DiCaprio’s company right now that’s veryErin Brockovich-ish, which is great. I wanted to find something that was smart, that I thought had a little teeth to it. Wasn’t just some kind of fluffy … Like, afterSuper Size Mecame out, I got sent so many amazingly terrible scripts. They were like, “Super Size Meis hilarious! We should send him some comedies!” So I got sent some really bad comedies. I got sent aRevenge of the Nerdsremake. … I got, like, aDeuce Bigelowmovie.
He then citesThank You For Smokingas the type of dark comedy he’d love to direct.
Erin Brockovichfits into that mold as it’s the true story of a single mother who stands up against a California power company. And while most people remember the movie solely for its Oscar-winning lead performance by Julia Roberts, Steven Soderbergh directed the hell out of it, too, making a funny, sexy film that’s also socially relevant.
And what about Spurlock getting offered theRevenge of the Nerdsremake, huh? Pretty wild.
Do you think Spurlock’s documentary style will convert into a socially conscious comedy?
