Instead, its director Eddie Schmidt —
a longtime documentary producer whose credits include This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Beauty Is Embarrassing, and Valentine Road — seems to have decided to make a docuseries in the manner of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown, or Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways.
Peter Navarro, a
longtime harsh critic of China's trade practices as well as the author of Death by China and
producer of a sensational
documentary with the same title, was named head of the newly created National Trade Council.
In the meantime, when he wasn't earning Emmy nominations for South Park or teaming with
longtime partner Parker for the mock - patriotic puppet comedy Team America: World Police (2004), Stone was racking up
producer credits on projects like How's Your News — a
documentary series featuring disabled reporters exploring various topics — the short - lived political satire That's My Bush, and Kenny Vs. Spenny, which featured two hyper - competitive best friends taking part in a series of outlandish challenges.