With two scripts sold in the past six months, he's one of Hollywood's most in-demand screenwriters, and also one of the most unlikely candidates for the position. His name is Daniel H. Wilson, PhD, and he's a baby-faced robotics/data mining expert who injects both humor and hard facts into books like "How to Survive a Robot Uprising" (aka the script that Mike Myers will soon be starring in). Now, Wilson has sold another cool-sounding script called "Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Rivalry," and he took time out from his scientific studies of wedgies, noogies and Indian sunburns to talk to MTV.
"[The upcoming book and movie] is a catalog of the different techniques that have evolved over thousands of years of sibling combat: offensive, defensive, and psychological moves," laughed Wilson. "Much of the book is also about the code of 'bro-jitsu'. These are previously unwritten rules, like 'no hitting in the face' and 'never let the spit glob actually fall'."
The pop-scientist's observations will undergo a transformation similar to "Mean Girls," which employed a narrative story to bring the sociological study "Queen Bees and Wannabes" to life. "The main theme that emerges is the recognition that all the fighting and squabbling really brings siblings closer together in the long run," Wilson said of wet-willies and penalties for flinching. "It teaches us about how far we can push people. The movie will certainly incorporate those lessons...and also give all kinds of mind-blowing bro-jitsu action."
"It's strange, but all the mental and physical torture we put each other through only makes me value having a brother more," added Wilson, who counts the "Reno 911!" gang among his die-hard fans. "And that's why I still occasionally put him in a headlock."
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