On the heels of its 10th anniversary, Paramount Pictures announced they will be releasing a sequel to Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth. The new installment will follow Al Gore in his quest to educate the world about climate change.
The new film will premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival – where the original was showcased – before it’s theatrical release but will be a bit different than its predecessor. While the original was a composite of documentary footage and a glorified power point presentation, this new film will chronicle Gore traveling the world spreading his message. In a statement, the former vice president said now is the time to educate the American public about climate change:
“Now more than ever we must re-dedicate ourselves to solving the climate crisis…But we have reason to be hopeful; the solutions to the crisis are at hand. I’m deeply honored and grateful that Paramount Pictures and Participant Media have once again taken on the task of bringing the critical story of the climate crisis to the world.”
While no official release date has been announced, the film comes at a time when climate change research is in flux. Donald Trump’s reported Environmental Protection Agency pic is a noted energy industry proponent and reports have surfaced his transition team may be looking to transition out climate change researchers.
(Via The Hollywood Reporter)
