VIDEO : After Public Backlash, Will Ferrell Drops Out of 'Profoundly Unfunny' 'Reagan' Film

Comedian Will Ferrell says he will not star in a political satire film about former President Ronald Reagan. In the movie, Reagan is suffering from dementia and is led to believe he's an actor playing the president. Ferrell's change of heart follows appeals from Reagan's children that may ultimately prevent the film from ever getting made. According to CBS, Reagan's daughter Patti Davis thanked Ferrell in an open letter for realizing "how profoundly unfunny" Alzheimer's disease really is.