LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell is not pursuing a film project about Ronald Reagan, a spokesman for the actor said. The actor had read the script for “Reagan” but had never committed to developing or starring in the comedic film, which had prompted a family backlash.

The script had been described in Variety as a satire about the president falling into dementia at the start of his second term.

Reagan’s children Michael Reagan and Patti Davis, as well as the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, issued statements against the idea of a film portraying dementia and Alzheimer’s in a comedic fashion.

Ferrell’s spokesman said that “Reagan” is “by no means” an Alzheimer’s comedy.


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