Morgan Spurlock, who became widely known for his Oscar-nominated documentary, "Super Size Me," has signed on with Fox Television studios to develop scripted and nonscripted projects for the studio.
Spurlock will create the projects through his Warrior Poets shingle, where he'll work together with David Madden, executive vp programming and Jill Schwartz, senior vp programming development which has oversight of alternative content.
In announcing the deal, Madden said, “Jill and I wanted to make a statement that this studio was after adventurous material that would blur the lines between scripted and nonscripted, that would be provocative, high-profile, and mess with all the rules. We hope to support him doing what he’s already been doing so beautifully in the personal documentary mode, as well as to help him cause trouble both in the traditional narrative arena and in the world of the Web.”
Spurlock gave back the love saying " ... I’m extremely excited now to be working with Fox TV Studios, hopefully to create the kind of unabashed programming that will move audiences and make them think.”
He has also worked with FX, hosting the documentary "30 Days," which deals with social issues that provoke.
His latest work is "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?" will debut at the Sundance Festival this month. The Weinstein Co. has picked it up and will release it domestically sometime in the spring of 2008.
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