American documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, most notably the director of Super Size Me, has died of cancer at the age of 53. variety. His family confirmed the news and said through his brother Craig Spurlock:
Today is a dark day as we say goodbye to my brother Morgan. Morgan put a lot into his art, ideas and generosity. The world has lost one of its creative geniuses and a special person. I am very proud to have worked with him.
Assistant to Luc Besson
Morgan Spurlock graduated New York University in 1993. In 1994, he worked as a production assistant on the set of Luc Besson’s film Léon. For almost twelve years, this true jack-of-all-trades has designed and created more than 60 projects, including commercials, video clips and television shows.
In this capacity, he regularly works on MTV, NBC and FOX channels. In 1999, a play was staged, PhoenixWhich was a huge success: it won the Audience Award at the New York International Fringe Festival, then Route 66 was named Best Play at the 66th American Playwrights Competition.
Excerpt from “Super Size Me” poster
In 2000, his institutional film Do you dream in Sony? Awarded by the Chicago Film Festival and the American Film and Video Festival. In the same year, he started his company Con (“Fraud”) Internet program called I bet you.
Super size me
Given its success, the concept was adapted for television in 2002 by the MTV channel. After producing 53 episodes, the company decided to reinvest the profits into its first feature film, a documentary: Super size meDedicated to the damage of fast food to the health of consumers.
Three years after the meeting with the giant fast food, Morgan Spurlock In his new documentary, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? In 2012, he tackled advertising this time with Super Ca$h Me, specifically product placement on the small and big screens.
That same year, he questioned masculinity in Mansome (2012), then directed One Direction, a film, a concert shot in 3D. The film was not well received, and Spurlock made several short films before attempting a comeback with Rats (2016), a story about the rodents’ attack on big cities.
Sequel to “Super Size Me”.
In 2017, he directed Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!, the sequel to his successful movie, in which he opened his own fast food restaurant, followed by a Homer Simpson spoof. When the #MeToo wave broke out, he said publicly “Be part of the problem” Admitting that he financially settled a harassment case against one of his former assistants and a rape accused at the university.
He hasn’t photographed anything since.
Source: Allocine
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