There will be no last laugh when it comes to so-called "Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's comedy."
Will Ferrell was attached to produce and star in the movie,
but ET has confirmed that the 48-year-old comedian has pulled out of
the project after the former president's children called the film an
"outrage." Page Six first reported the news.
The script, titled Reagan, was said to
center on a White House intern tasked with convincing the POTUS that he
is an actor playing the president in a movie when Reagan begins to
suffer from dementia during his second term.
"The Reagan script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered," a rep for the Daddy's Home
star tells ET. "While it is by no means a 'Alzheimer’s comedy' as has
been suggested, Mr. Ferrell is not pursuing this project."
Michael Reagan and Patti Davis, the son and
daughter of President Reagan, previously slammed the project, with
Michael tweeting, "Alzheimer's is not a joke. It kills. You should be
ashamed, all of you."
The news comes mere months after the death of Reagan's wife, Nancy Reagan, on March 6.
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