THE
BLACK HATCHET
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THE BLACK HATCHET FEATURE SCREENPLAY
91 Pages
Action, Adventure, Revenge, Martial Arts, Thriller, Historic, Epic
Adult, Female, Male, Asian, Multicultural, Diverse
​​Based on real people, true stories and events. ​​
LOG LINE
A GHOST VIGILANTE RISES FROM THE SHADOWS – TWIN BLADES PARCHED FOR JUSTICE, VENGEANCE IN HIS VEINS. WHEN HATCHET MEN SEX TRAFFICKERS ABDUCT HIS SISTER, A SCARRED COWBOY REBORN AS THE BLACK HATCHET CARVES A SAVAGE PATH, RACING AGAINST TIME TO SAVE HER BEFORE SHE IS SHIPPED TO SHANGHAI.​​
WHY THIS STORY
A BIG, PULPY PERIOD THRILLER WITH A KILLER HOOK: A SCARRED BROTHER BECOMES BLACK HATCHET, CARVING THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO'S CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD TO RESCUE HIS SISTER. TVIVID, EVENT-MOVIE POTENTIAL AND BUILT FOR SCALE WITH THE RIGHT PACKAGE. ​​
TONE
HAUNTING. MYTHIC. EMOTIONALLY CHARGED. OPERATIC. GOTHIC. WILD WEST. A PRIMITIVE VENDETTA FUSING BRUTAL ACTION, EMOTIONAL DEPTH, HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY AND MORAL COMPLEXITY.​​
THEMES
A POWERFUL EXPLORATION OF JUSTICE VS. VENGEANCE, GUILT VS. VINDICATION AND FAITH VS. FURY. A STORY OF SACRIFICE, THE UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTER, PROVING LEGENDS ARE FORGED, NOT BORN.
WORLD
SAN FRANCISCO. 1906. THE BARBARY COAST. CHINATOWN. OPIUM DENS. GOLD RUSH TUNNELS. SALOONS. ALLEYS. A CITY DEVASTATED BY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. A FEROCIOUS, VISUALLY STUNNING WORLD GLOBAL AUDIENCES HAVE RARELY SEEN ON SCREEN.​​
CREATIVE INTENT
“THE BLACK HATCHET” IS A REAL-EVENTS-INSPIRED ORIGIN STORY SET IN A BARBARIC CITY WHERE VIOLENCE, LOVE AND SURVIVAL FORGE AN OUTLAW INTO A HERO. A CINEMATIC EXPLORATION OF MERCY VS. RETRIBUTION, DESIGNED TO LAUNCH AN EXPANSION-READY WORLD.​​
VISUAL STYLE
PAINTERLY YET GRAPHIC, THE FILM DRAWS ON REMBRANDT'S CHIAROSCURO TO SCULPT FACES, LOCATIONS AND VIOLENCE WITH DRAMATIC LIGHT AND SHADOW. RICH PERIOD DETAIL, CINEMATIC SCALE AND THE SMOKE, FIRE AND CHAOS OF OLD SAN FRANCISCO CREATE A TIMELESS ORIGIN MYTH.
STORY OVERVIEW
AFTER HIS SISTER IS KIDNAPPED BY THE GREEN DRAGON TONG IN 1906 SAN FRANCISCO, A SCARRED COWBOY BECOMES THE BLACK HATCHET. HUNTING THROUGH THE CITY'S MERCILESS UNDERWORLD, HE FACES DEADLY TONG HATCHET MEN AND THE ASSASSIN WHO TOOK HER, WHILE HIS SISTER FIGHTS TO SURVIVE CAPTIVITY. THEIR FATES COLLIDE AS THE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE DESTROY THE CITY, LEADING TO A FINAL RECKONING WHERE VENGEANCE, SALVATION AND LEGEND ARE FORGED.
BUILT FOR EXPANSION
“THE BLACK HATCHET” IS A BRAND-READY ANTIHERO AND ORIGIN MYTH DESIGNED AS A FRANCHISE IP. A HIGH-STAKES, HIGH-OCTANE HERO'S JOURNEY IN THE MOST LUCRATIVE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL GENRES - ACTION AND ADVENTURE. THE STORY EXPANDS FROM 1906 SAN FRANCISCO TO SHANGHAI AND A GLOBAL CRIME EMPIRE.
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