Finished this script by David Matthew Case.
The rule of thumb is, when developing a script, a strong premise is easy to sell. A preposterous premise is hard to sell. The suspension of belief is so much greater. You're simply asking too much of your audience.
The script is a thriller along the lines of TAKEN. Here though, we have a 20-yr-old kid named Ben Newman in the role of hero instead of Lian Neeson who was an ex-CIA-trained agent with a special skill set.
A lethal virus called The Snow Maiden has been developed. Death comes quickly for all that come into contact with it.
Ben has to somehow thwart a rogue police group that's hellbent on using the Snow Maiden to get their hands on a massive payoff $206 billion dollar payout. The fact that Ben is in Prague, doesn't speak the language, fights against armed forces, infiltrates a World Economic Summit that is being attended by ambassadors from around the world and our own U.S. President, and in the end operates a U.S. Military Osprey aircraft is beside the point. The only skill set that Ben exhibits early on is an ability to sneak into dance clubs yet it's all up to him to save the day. Did I mention that he's only 20-years old?
This is a preposterous premise.
It would be one thing if this was a comedy. It is not. We'll see if this sells.
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