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Moore Preps 'Searing' Fahrenheit 9/11 Sequel

Posted May 14, 08 3:24 CDT in Politics,  Arts & Living 

(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.

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Director Michael Moore at the Washingto premiere of "Fahrenheit 9/11."   (KRT Photos)
Filmmaker Michael Moore.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)
Movie goers line up to see director Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11' at a theater in New York.   (Getty Images)
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