Edgar Wright (
Shaun of the Dead) is to direct the adaptation of the Jon Ronson book
Them, according to Variety.
Jack Black is to star in the movie, with Jack White writing the script, which they will both produce.
Book, an exploration of extremists, is described as a conspiracy comedy about one woman's journey to unmask the secret rulers of the world. White and Wright are using elements of it to hatch the story White will write.