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Following the public outcry, a Will Ferrell spokesperson said the Mike Rosolio–penned comedy was being inaccurately portrayed—but that Ferrell was nevertheless not doing the film. "While it is by no means an 'Alzheimer's comedy' as has been suggested, Mr. Ferrell is not pursuing this project," the spokesman said, according to Page Six.While there are plenty of things to critique and satirize Reagan over—from an administration utterly plagued with corruption and scandals to his voodoo economics that ballooned the debt and caused damage for generations—a horrifying disease that affects millions around the country probably isn't the best subject for a goofy comedy.Follow Lincoln Michel on Twitter.What an Outrag….Alzheimers is not joke…It kills..You should be ashamed all of you. — Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld)April 27, 2016