Politically-explosive US filmmaker Michael Moore is set to make a sequel to "Fahrenheit 9/11," the documentary that famously bashed President George W. Bush, an industry report said Thursday. The Oscar-winning Moore has agreed with Miramax studios' movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to begin work immediately on "Fahrenheit 9/11 1/2", which should be ready for release in three years, Daily Variety said.
Moore told the entertainment industry bible that he wanted to educate the American public, who despite his strong advice, voted by 51 percent to 48 to re-elect Bush and shun Democrat John Kerry in last week's general election.
"Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information (in this election) and we want to educate and enlighten them," he told Variety "They weren't told the truth. We're communicators and it's up to us to start doing it now. "The official mourning period is over today and there is a silver lining - George W. Bush is prohibited by law from running again," Moore said of his plans for a new political film.
Moore had hoped that "Fahrenheit 9/11" - which assailed Bush over his handling of the September 11 2001 terror attacks and for the alleged crackdown on civil liberties in the United States since then - would turn voters away from the president.
"Fahrenheit" was bankrolled by Miramax and ultimately released by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein's production firm, cost six million dollars to make and become the most commercially successful documentary in history.
The film has taken more than 119 million dollars since it opened in North America in June.
Moore is also preparing another documentary on the failings of the US health care industry titled "Sicko."
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