‘Super Size Me 2’ Likely Headed To YouTube Red, Read The Early Buzz From TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is underway, and there will be plenty of indies and hopeful awards contenders debuting up in Canada as fall kicks into gear. One of those movies is an anticipated documentary fromMorgan Spurlock, a sequel to the movie that put him on the map as a filmmaker back in 2004.
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!follows Morgan Spurlock as he explores the world of fast food again, but this time from behind the register as he aims to open his own chicken franchise. Spurlock starts off by raising chickens and runs all the way through the opening of his own restaurant, one that calls attention to all the deception that fast food chains put right in front of our faces without us knowing it.
We don’t know when we’ll be able to seeSuper Size Me 2yet, but it sounds like YouTube Red will be the ones distributing it, since they’re in negotiations to pick up the doc after it premiered at TIFF on Friday.
First up, here are a couple of posters forSuper Size Me 2fromEntertainment Weekly:
Deadlinereports that YouTube Red is currently in talks to pick upSuper Size Me 2for $3.5 million, marking the most ambitious festival acquisition for the online subscription service side of YouTube. Don’t worry, a theatrical release will be part of the distribution despite being picked up by YouTube Red, but it’s not clear when that will happen at this point.
Speaking withMetro News, Spurlock talked about what motivated him to putSuper Size Me 2together 13 years after the original documentary debuted, “If you look at the first film,Super Size Meis a great look at the food industry told from a consumer perspective. What we wantedSuper Size Me 2to represent was to have an industry perspective — how does the industry view consumers? How does it view us almost as commodities? How does it view their role in what they do?”
That’s why Spurlock is opening his own chicken franchise in the movie, and he also brought his own food truck to TIFF that featured revealing messages of its own, including bags for his food like this:
Bag from@MorganSpurlock’s food truck at ‘Super-size Me 2: Holy Chicken!’ premiere#TIFF17pic.twitter.com/SqL8KkZQpk
— Jada Yuan (@jadabird)July 14, 2025
Super Size Me 2has already premiered at TIFF, but reviews online are scarce as of now, with onlyScreen Dailychiming in with some disappointing details. The review notes that one of the problems is Spurlock himself, because “as our guide through the film, he’s often far too pleased with his own delightfulness to allow the material to have the central focus.” Furthermore, when it comes to making revelations about the chicken industry, “Super Size Me 2delivers these details in a flashy style that never cuts very deeply or seriously shocks us.” Though they do say there are still some fascinating revelations to be had.
Here are a few more reactions on Twitter from those in attendance at the premiere at TIFF:
Super Size Me 2 is interesting, entertaining and thought-provoking. But it’s tonally inconsistent, and lacks a clear thesis.#TIFF17
— Dave Baldwin (@davemabaldwin)July 08, 2025
Mind blowing take of the language of capitalism and deception with Super Size Me 2 at#TIFF17shedding light on how corporate speak ruinspic.twitter.com/liFQvTAExQ
— Andy Borkowski (@HuffinRadaway)July 10, 2025
SUPER SIZE ME 2 Review: Frm a consumer side A doc that@MorganSpurlockdoes justice, if only@iamjohnoliverdidn’t beat him to it. 6.5/10pic.twitter.com/mJ3eGJSjsW
— The XWF Outlaw (@XWFOUTLAW)July 03, 2025
Morgan Spurlock brought a food truck to#TIFF17for his Super Size Me sequel.#cbcentpic.twitter.com/XrbGu0BOQj
— Haydn Watters (@HaydnWatters)June 19, 2025
For SUPER SIZE ME 2@MorganSpurlocktakes on “Big Chicken” & begins a convo that could be as impactful as the original movie.#TIFF17
— Jason Guerrasio (@JasonGuerrasio)August 20, 2025
Here’s the official description ofSuper Size Me 2from the TIFF program guide:
In the 13 years sinceSuper Size Me, the fast-food industry has undergone a makeover. Today, chain restaurants tout food that’s “healthy,” “organic,” and “natural.” Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explores this new reality with an approach even more immersive and subversive than that used for his first film: he sets out to open his own chicken franchise. We follow him every step of the way, from raising poultry and conjuring recipes to designing the brand and scouting a location. Spurlock brings his disarming humour to uncover the truths and lies behind this multibillion-dollar industry.
There’s no release date forSuper Size Me 2yet, but as soon as we know more, we’ll let you know.
