Finished this script by Erik Sommers.
It's an intriguing premise. Heroes really existed. Their heroic feats grew into legends. And then, society would attempt to kill them off out of fear. So the heroes were forced to go into hiding, living amongst us throughout eternity.
Story focuses on Paul Bunyun. He was once called Hercules. He was called many named throughout time. However, he's now an extremely bitter man, hiding out in Venice amongst the freaks and street people.
Along comes the Death Goddess, intent on resurrecting the Gornok, a monster that will devour everything in sight. Then, she reasons, the humans will again fear the Gods.
The problem is, the PG-13 script doesn't have the required laughs needed to make a film like this work. We're firmly in GHOSTBUSTERS territory here. However, aside from the premise, the script lacks wit. The visuals are there but they need to support a great story in order to work.
Alma, the human working with Paul to thwart the Death Goddess is weak. She's a poorly written, cliche character. You never get a sense that she's Paul's true love interest.
We drift from one action sequence to the next without ever feeling for the characters or buying into their plight.
Project needs a page-one rewrite. There's an extremely workable concept here.
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