A Screenplay, Based on the Book "The Devil Repents" by Philip Garbarino

The Question

Can evil be forgiven?

Before Earth existed, Heaven went to war.

A single forbidden thought from God’s brightest angel, “What if I ruled?” sparked an unholy rebellion. A third of Heaven fell with him.

That angel became THE DEVIL.

Since the fall, he has deceived humanity under a prophecy that his time would one day run out.

Now it finally has.

THE QUESTION AT THE HEART

This story is about second chances.

Who earns them. Who refuses them. And how one choice can define an entire life.

We live in a moment when mistakes feel permanent and redemption is rare, judgment is instant, understanding feels risky and forgiveness is fragile.

By putting the Devil at the center of that question, the film exposes something deeply human: the fear that once we fall, we can never return, and the hope that maybe we can.

This is a supernatural thriller about two damned souls racing against time for redemption, neither is sure they deserve.

based on book

Why this film, right now

2026 is the age of accountability without redemption.

Public shaming. Political tribalism. Everyone has someone they believe doesn't deserve forgiveness. We're exhausted by judgment but terrified of mercy.

This film taps directly into that cultural wound by asking:

If we can't forgive the ultimate evil, what hope is there for anyone?

This is the conversation film of 2027, designed to spark debate, drive social engagement, and cut through marketplace noise.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Philip Garbarino

Philip wrote The Devil Repents in 40 days while incarcerated in LA County's Twin Towers jail in 2008, matching the book's central premise.

A current IBEW #11 union electrician from the Bronx, Garbarino had a bit part in A Bronx Tale (playing Sonny's assassin) before writing became his calling.

Like the character STANLEY KINGSTON, Garbarino's life parallels his fiction. A man who found redemption through storytelling when everything else was lost.

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Synopsis: Book 1

“The Devil Repents” is the first book in a Titanic Trilogy between God, Humanity and The Devil.

Time rewinds to the ancient of days to before the Garden of Eden, to heaven when the devil was in his arch-angel state of being as “Lucifer, king of the morning star,” Ezekiel 28:13.

In his toilet stained mind and his own words the devil recollects to give a first hand account of how the deal was dealt to him by God Almighty and how he was one of Gods most trusted arch-angels who was the lead

conductor of heavens choir. Daily the devils eyes witnessed God’s awesome and mighty power, but sheep angles worship God was more then his wicked heart could bear so ill feelings began to fester in arch-angel soul.

“The Devil Repents” goes where no other book in human history has ever gone, to the first evil thought that the devil ever had and how one measly two letter word that he whispered in an angels ear snow balled into a half baked plan to kill God and take over heaven with the recruitment of 1/3 of Gods angels as it is written in Revelation 12:7, “And a war broke out:

Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, the evil a.k.a the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to earth, and his angels were cast with him.”

Blood guilty, condemned and jealous of Gods love for us humans, the devil declared war on every single person born on planet earth!

CUT TO THE MODERN DAY WORLD:

After eons of evil atrocities, beyond the fringes of Stephen Kings wicked imagination, the devil finally takes us into his realm of raw ungodliness that he daily sows in mans hearts and minds. But why? Has he finally come to his senses? Is the universes first outlaw willing to cut a deal a deal with God in exchange to put an end to evil on earth? And bring Jesus’ prayer Matthew 6:10 “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Will God even except a deal from the devil? If so what are the terms and conditions of the deal? Can God trust the devil? No one knows what’s in the devils heart because the devil is a liar but he even knows the truth written in Revelation 12:12; “For the devil knows that his time is short.”

So is the devil trying to stitch together a last-ditch plan of salvation to save his sin sodden soul from being “bound and cast into the bottomless pit” from the words long written down in Revelation 20:2? Are his intentions genuine? Can the devils intentions ever be genuine? Truth or lie, either way, what thread

would the devil use to stitch his crazy plan of salvation together?... This is where the worlds most famous horror fiction writer, a mega famous, A-list personality and stanch atheist gets sucked into a confluence of unfortunate events, that is not a plot, or a story, or a tale, but a situation, his real life situation, where his art imitates it, and where his real life imitates his art, with the lines between the two blurred by the devil’s himself. The devil delves deep into his bag of deceptions and revels his most guarded secrets to this superstar on how he deceives us humans.

But no longer, because you will gain insight on the devils modus operandi which is important because now the tables are turned on the devil and he shall deceive us humans no more. This is were you, yes you, the regular cups of coffee people of the world could possibly get involved along with this famous writers real life situation and voice your opinion. So get ready and gather your evidence against he chaos king because

the time is long over due to bring the Lords prayer from Matthew 6:13, to pass; “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.”

Who is no other then Satan, the great dragon of old, the serpent, the evil, a.k.a. the devil himself.

“The Devil Repents” rounds off with two sub situations in the personal life of this famous superstar that shows his true heart when Autism boomerangs back into his adult life and he comes to the rescue with not only his bank account but lends his famous name to fight for a cure along with “Mother Warrior,”

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey by his side.

The second, more damming situation is his crazy younger brother being on death row in San Quentin state prison for a murder that he swears he didn’t commit!

People of the world, welcome to, “The Devil Repents.”

Book 1

Bio: Philip Garbarino has written a children’s book named “Toes and Noses Adventure.” and a semi autobiographic “Look Mom I Made It.”

Philip Garbarino had a “sneeze you miss part” as Sonny’s assassin in 1993

“A Bronx Tale.”

Authors note: if you read this famous persons situation he is living through, please be respectful and do not share it with another, let their hearts bleed for this A-list personality all by themselves and please do not give away his real life situation. Thank you.

“The Devil Knows That His Time Is Short.” Revelation 12:12.

Back of Book

The Devil Repents goes where no other ook has ever gone before; to the first evil thought that the devil ever had to a cocktail party in Hollywood while inviting readers to cast their votes to complete the story in this three book trilogy.

The Devil Repents pulls back the curtain of the spiritual realm of darkness, exposing the raw ungodliness he sows in mans hearts and minds, but why now? Join the intrigue with a best-selling horror novelist, a world-famous celebrity and an atheist, who all get sucked into a confluence of unfortunate events. Delving deep into his bag of deceptions, the devil reveals his most guarded secrets to the renowned author---how he

deceives humanity time and time again. Now the tables are turned on the devil. His secret is out and he’s got little to bargain with.

Unless…the devil has found a clause in the last page of the Bible that just might provide an out? And even if he does, should God forgive the devil?

You decide and help create the drama, excitement and ultimate outcome. The Devil Repents is an interactive Trilogy. Tome more books are yet to be written, and with your help, they will!

Should God Forgive The Devil Or Not? 8 billion people in the plot.