Morgan Spurlock (
Super Size Me) is to direct the adaptation of the bestseller
The Republican War on Science, according to the Variety.
The bestseller explores the motivations behind the U.S. government's stances on scientific topics, from stem-cell research and climate change to missile defense and sex education.
Chris Mooney argues in "War" that the right-wing approach to scientific research is born of a conservative distaste for environmental, health and safety regulations, as well as evolution theory and legalized abortion.
"There was a time when science was respected by politicians and government officials and when the information obtained through unbiased scientific exploration was used for the better of society," said Spurlock.
"Today, all of that is being ignored, manipulated and used incorrectly to further political agendas. We need the real answers to the big questions."