“Men in Black” director Barry Sonnenfeld will direct and produce the upcoming MGM movie “The How-To Guide to Saving the World” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The script for the film comes from writer BenDavid Grabinski and was voted by Hollywood executives as one of the “most liked” screenplays for the annual unofficial Black List. “World” tells the story of a loser who discovers a book on how to prevent an alien invasion and then has to put that knowledge to use when one actually occurs.
“I loved the writing and the concept: What would happen if, one afternoon, the secret group that protects Earth from alien invaders was wiped out?” Sonnenfeld said. “Fortunately, they left behind an instruction manual for saving Earth. Unfortunately, a non-action-hero guy — not unlike me in terms of manliness — and a woman who hates him find the book and have to save the planet from an impending attack.”
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