BOSTON — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is taking issue with a new movie that was slated to feature comedian Will Ferrell.
The comedy star had signed on to star in and producer a movie based on a popular unproduced screenplay, according to The Wrap -- before reportedly pulling out of the project.
"'Reagan' follows the commander-in-chief as he succumbs to dementia and is convinced by an ambitious intern that he's actually an actor playing the president in a movie," writes The Wrap.
Gov. Baker took to Facebook Friday to condemn the movie for being a comedy about Alzheimer's:
This is somewhere between dismaying and disgusting. My parents have handled my mom's Alzheimer's with extraordinary...
Posted by Charlie Baker on Friday, April 29, 2016
According to The Wrap, a private reading was held for the script with Lena Dunham and Josh Brolin and it was well-received. {C}{C} p
However, PageSix reported Friday afternoon that Ferrell had pulled out of the project. The movie had drawn fierce criticism from many, including Reagan's stepdaughter.
EXCLUSIVE: Will Ferrell has backed out of a comedy about Ronald Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease https://t.co/NGsFrHiltt
— Page Six (@PageSix) April 29, 2016
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