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Barry Sonnenfeld to Direct The How-To Guide for Saving the World
/Film — ... Lets forget for a second that Sonnenfeld directed Addams Family Values, Wild Wild West and Men in Black II, and focus on Pushing Daisies, Get Shorty and Men in Black. Bottom line is that Sonnenfeld can produce magic, but he usually just needs the right material. And while I’m impressed by what I’ve seen of BenDavid’s script thus far, I am convinced that this film could live or die based on the tone and direction. Sonnenfeld better bring his A game. source: THR Related Stories No Related Post ...

Barry Sonnenfeld ‘Saves The World’ With Alien Invasion Comedy
MTV Movies Blog — ... Barry Sonnenfeld is finally returning to sci-fi — and directing his first movie in two years. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sonnenfeld has signed on to direct “The How-To Guide for Saving the World” for MGM/UA. But what has everyone on the Internet really excited is the script. Penned by BenDavid Grabinski, it was one of the hottest screenplays kicking around Hollywood, and was a star of this year’s Black List. (The Black List is a yearly ranking of such unproduced scripts, a list that often proves to be a who’s who ...

News Bites: Saving the World, Hitchcocks, and Nakedness
Cinematical — The story behind The Greatest American Hero is getting a new spin! The Hollywood Reporter posts that Barry Sonnenfeld is gearing up to direct The How-To Guide for Saving the World, a new action comedy script written by ...

Sonnenfeld Directing Anti-Alien-Attack-Book Movie
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever — ... I'm betting the book on how to stop an alien attack looks extremely similar to the screenplay for Independence Day. Implausible heroism and computer viruses will always be our first and only defense against invasion. MGM picks up 'How-To Guide' [THR]