 Contrary to popular belief, the script was written in a very short  amount of time. Executive Producer, Alex Hakobian, was told that  Jack had been working on the script for weeks. In reality, the  premise was thought up during a short instant messaging conversation  between Jack and Chris. Jack wrote the screenplay that night and the  next day the script was read with other members of the production  crew for their input and to make minor revisions. The following day  it was submitted to Hakobian and he approved the project.