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Spurlock: didn't find Bin Laden

"I don't think we'd have had a problem getting Bin Laden to sign a release form because I've heard he's a big fan of Super Size Me.

Morgan Spurlock
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Morgan Spurlock hit the headlines in the USA when he apparently discovered where Osama Bin Laden was hiding.

But unfortunately it simply wasn't true.

The 'Super Size Me' star was certainly looking for the Al-Qaeda leader - and you can see the hilarious results of his quest in his new movie 'Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?'

And Spurlock popped into the Soccer AM studio to tell us where the idea for the film came from.

He said: "We got the idea in 2005 when George Bush had just been elected for a second term.

"We were thinking 'where is this guy?' and every news station was asking the same question. I thought it sounded like a good movie so we went to look for him.

"We had a plan of places to go and people to meet, but as soon as we hit the ground that went out of the window and we started from square one."

We don't want to give away the ending to the film, but needless to say he wasn't able to find one of the most wanted men in the world.

However, it was reported in some American newspapers that Spurlock's quest had been successful - much to his surprise.

He continued: "We came back from shooting overseas and our cameraman did an interview with a cinematography magazine.

"He'd been using this brand-new HD camera that takes beautiful pictures and they asked what it was like to use.

"He replied 'It's amazing, it's beautiful, you've never seen pictures like this, we've definitely got the Holy Grail...

"Then somebody took the last line of that article, reprinted it somewhere else and thought 'they've got the Holy Grail - they've definitely got Osama Bin Laden!'

"Why don't journalists research where these lines come from?"

Andy and Helen asked Spurlock what he would have done if he'd discovered Bin Laden down a hole somewhere and he admitted he'd have been quick to claim the 25-million dollar reward from the FBI.

"I wanted to get that really big Tiger Woods golf cheque," he laughed.

"You should get the biggest trophy ever if you catch that guy.

"If I had found him I'd have thrown a big net over him and gone 'woo-hoo!'

"I'd then have asked him 'what is wrong with you? Would you please stop it?'

"I don't think we'd have had a problem getting him to sign a release form because I've heard he's a big fan of Super Size Me.