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hollywoodreporter.com - 12/18/2008
MGM picks up 'How-To Guide'
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MGM has picked up BenDavid Grabinski's action comedy script "The How-To Guide for Saving the World," with "Men in Black" director Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct and produce. "World" tells the story of a loser who discovers a book on how to prevent an alien invasion and then has to put that ...
variety.com - 12/18/2008
Barry Sonnenfeld to save 'World' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — BenDavid Grabinski wrote action comedy Barry Sonnenfeld will direct and produce action comedy "The How-To Guide for... Saving the World" from BenDavid Grabinski's script. Story's centered on an instruction manual for saving the world left behind by a ... (more) Barry Sonnenfeld to save 'World' - Entertainment News, ...

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hollywoodreporter.com - 12/18/2008
MGM picks up 'How-To Guide'
— hollywoodreporter.com — MGM has picked up BenDavid Grabinski's action comedy script "The How-To Guide for Saving the World," with... "Men in Black" director Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct and produce. "World" tells the story of a loser who discovers a book on how to ... (more) MGM picks up 'How-To Guide'

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comingsoon.net - 12/18/2008
Sonnenfeld Will Again be Saving the World
— comingsoon.net — Barry Sonnenfeld ("Men in Black" films) will direct and produce action comedy The How-To Guide for Saving... the World from BenDavid Grabinski's script, says Variety . The story centers on an instruction manual for saving the world left behind by a ... (more) Sonnenfeld Will Again be Saving the World

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MGM Picks Up "The How-To Guide for Saving the World"
Film Gecko — What if you were a loser (hypothetically speaking, because no Film Gecko reader is a loser), and found a book on how to prevent an alien invasion of the Earth? And then had to use that knowledge when one actually occurs? Such is the premise of “The How-To Guide for Saving the World,” an action comedy picked up by MGM with Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct and produce. Apparently, the script by BenDavid Grabinski landed enough votes among execs to make this year’s unofficial Black List of “most liked” ...

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