Michael Moore, on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' announced that he is teaming up with film exec Tom Ortenberg, to distribute 'Fahrenheit 11/9.' The filmmaker and Ortenberg teamed up for "Fahrenheit 9/11" back in 2004, a scathing inditment of the Bush administration's lies, which garnered the filmmaker the coveted Palme D'or prize at Cannes. The film also remains the highest grossing documentary of all time with $222 million in worldwide grosses
Moore showed off footage from the upcoming documentary, which will focus on President Donald Trump. He told Colbert that he "can't reveal too much right now" about the documentary, but the footage shown has him attempting to gain entry into Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. He is shown being kept out by a gate at a door; "Just tell him it's me," Moore is heard telling a doorman. This has been a stunt that Moore has done in quite a few of his film including "Roger and Me," "Bowling for Columbine" and " Sicko."
Official synopsis of the film:
"Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9 is a provocative and comedic look at the times in which we live. It will explore the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How the f**k did we get here, and how the f**k do we get out? It's the film to see before it's too late."
Moore admitted to Colbert that he cries every day while reading the news. He added, "the only way we're going to stop this is that we're going to have to put our bodies on the line," saying that the reason he makes films is that he "thinks there is a chance."
The filmmaker also found the time tweet a threat to Trump and Roseanne Barr about his upcoming documentary, saying "I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me..."
The documentary will released September 21st.
I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me... pic.twitter.com/vW81Gq7s1i— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) May 30, 2018