Moore Preps 'Searing' Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel

Will be out after presidential election

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 14, 2008 3:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – Rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore is working on a sequel to his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The follow-up to his 2004 savaging of President Bush—the biggest-selling political documentary ever—will be "searing and provocative," he vowed, but gave few other details. The new film won't be released until after the presidential election.

Director Michael Moore at the Washingto premiere of "Fahrenheit 9/11." (KRT Photos)

Movie goers line up to see director Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11' at a theater in New York. (Getty Images)

Filmmaker Michael Moore. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

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