For San Francisco film lovers, we are pleased to present this story from “The Moving Picture.”

MGM has picked up BenDavid Grabinski’s action comedy script The How-To Guide for Saving the World, with Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) attached to direct and produce, report the trades.

The flick 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. Grabinski’s script landed enough votes among executives to make the annual Black List, which picks the best unproduced screenplays floating around Hollywood.

“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.

Along with Men in Black and its sequel, Sonnenfeld has directed The Addams Family, Get Shorty, Wild Wild West, Big Trouble and the Robin Williams comedy RV.

Before directing Sonnenfeld was a cinematographer, working on flicks such as Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, When Harry Met Sally…, Big and Misery.

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