Are you saying that these scientists would parse their interview based on the identity of the producers of the movie rather than the subject of the movie? Worse, that they will refuse to lend their expertise based on the orientation of the producers? An interviewee, you know, no less that a reviewer, does not endorse a movie by his participation. The reviewer can, and often does, pan a movie, should it merit that reaction, and the interviewee would base his responses on his knowledge of the subject, not the identity of the producer . . . Wouldn’t he?
”Face it, this film is a dud and no amount of feigned controversy is going to resurrect it.”
Well, we presently have no basis to judge whether or not this film is a ‘dud’ other than your declaration and the declarations of others, who are passionately opposed to the movie ever seeing the light of day. Unless, of course, you’ve actually seen the film. Have you?
Furthermore, it seems that if there is any ‘controversy’ (feigned or otherwise) surrounding this movie, it’s being kicked up by the film’s antagonists. If anything is likely to increase the viewership of a movie it would be ‘controversy,’ so that effort strikes me as being rather counterproductive. Likewise, describing the controversy you’ve kicked up as ‘feigned’ seems kind of, well . . . not smart.
”Maybe creationists would be able to get interviews with scientists if they didn't insult them . . . ”
Based on what everyone is saying, getting interviews with scientists under any condition doesn’t seem likely. It’s a devastating reflection on the Science Community that the film’s producer had to admit that he didn’t reveal anything more about the production company than he had to, in order to assure an unbiased and professional reaction from the scientists he interviewed. Before you condemn the producer, look to the beam in the scientists’ eye.
Wouldn't you, if Michael Moore came to interview you? Given creationists' well-established pattern of quote mining and selective tape editing, they'd have been fools not to.