Jack Black Knows Precisely 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising'« FirstShowing.net

With Steven Spielberg finally committing todirect the adaptationof Daniel H. Wilson'sforthcoming novelRobopocalypse, there's quite an update on the development of an adaptation of yetanother robot-centric novelfrom the same engineer-turned-author. Though previouslyMike Myers was attachedto the big screen version ofHow to Survive a Robot Uprisingfrom writers Thomas Lennon& Ben Garant, it looks like that iteration never quite got off the ground. Nowio9reports that the rights have been acquired byJack Black, andHot Tub Time MachinedirectorSteve Pinkwill be taking a crack at the apocalyptic comedy.

Written in the form of a how-to guidebook to help endangered humans live through and after the robotic takeover of Earth, the book takes a dry and satirical approach to the scenario recounted in sci-fi novels films a thousand times over. Apparently it's not clear if Black will star in the film or if Pink will even direct it, but they're simply developing the comedy from scratch. Hopefully, both end up much more involved in the project since it seems like a perfect fit for each of them. Likely, the best route for the film would be an action comedy in the same vein asZombielandcomplete with instructional voiceover. I've been waiting for this adaptation for awhile now, so here's hoping it finally gets off the ground.Interested?

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