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Could you trust the creators of South Park with a PG rating?

Apparently Paramount does, as they will be releasing Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s kid-friendly film, “Giant Monsters Attack Japan!” Though the film title was announced previously, details of the storyline only became available on Sunday, when IESB.net obtained this year’s “Black List” – the favourite scripts of 150 film execs and high-level assistants.

According to the Black List, this is the premise of Parker and Stone’s film: “Prompted by a corporate transfer, a father and son move to Japan and find that all the fantastic elements of the son’s favourite Japanese movies – Godzilla, giant robots, secret ninja cults, etc. – are a real and borderline mundane aspect of everyday Japanese life. Adjusting proves difficult, hijinks ensue.”

Scripts must be mentioned by at least two people to be included on the Black List. “Giant Monsters” received the minimum two votes. The film with the most votes, 44, was “Recount,” written by Danny Strong, about “A behind-the-scenes view of the 2000 presidential election and the scandal that ensued in the weeks following.”

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the delightfully immature duo responsible for “South Park,” will soon be back on the big screen with two new films.

The first project for Parker and Stone will be called “My All-American.” Though little is known about the storyline, it’s said that the film is a high-school comedy.

After that, the two will be working on “Giant Monsters Attack Japan!,” a Godzilla-inspired disaster flick that will see Parker and Stone trampling minature sets in creature suits.

Both films will be directed by Stone, with Parker credited as the producer.

“My All-American” is set to start shooting in 2007 during down-time in the production schedule for “South Park.”

It’s certainly not the first time that Stone and Parker have brought their talents to the big screen. Aside from “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,” the duo is also responsible for “BASEketball” and “Team America: World Police.”