Happy Hour Challenge 3: Showbiz is Srs Biz

[Christoph]

In the Dead of Night

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Genre: Gothic Fantasy mixed with Action-Adventure

The Cast

Elijah Belov: a younger Sean Bean

The Witch Hunter Marcus Salbretch: Christian Bale

The Holy Warrior Ciaphas: Bruce Willis

Mayor Eugeny: Timothy Spall

The Vampire Kincaid: Raymond Park


Music

Hans Zimmer

Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings soundtrack composer)


Plot

After a harrowing and exhausting journey to a number of foreign nations, the young sorcerer Elijah Belov is finally on the last leg of his trip home, traveling with a small caravan along a backwater road in central Salvar. Unfortunately, his tranquil traveling gets interrupted when passing through the town of Tirel. When the mayor (Timothy Spall) tries to have everyone in the caravan arrested and executed, the two ‘merchants’ leading the caravan (Christian Bale as Marcus Salbretch and Bruce Willis and Ciaphas) reveal themselves to be the most feared servants of the stern, omnipresent, and wrathful Church of the Ethereal Sway: witch hunters.

To Elijah’s dismay, the treachery of the mayor is the least of their worries. The two witch hunters had traveled to Tirel in secret to track down an infamous and deadly vampire, Kincaid – a foul abomination that has held the town under a dark, terrifying siege for months. Trapped between the witch fires of the Church and the fangs and claws of the undead, Elijah if forced into the service of the Sway to liberate the besieged town.

What hidden motives drive Marcus Salbretch to confront the vampire despite the damning odds? Can the young sorcerer survive both the Vampire’s foul designs and the zeal of the Sway, as well as the temptation and corruption from within? What terrors hide and wait in the dead of night?

[BlackAndBlueEyes]

This is a close one. I'm torn between Inkfinger's and Mikeavelli's pitches.

I could see Terry Gilliam, Joss Whedon, and Neil Gaiman totally going to town on Inkfinger's plot, pushing it into cult classic territory (with a warm mainstream perception).

On the other hand, I'm getting some Lemony Snicket vibes from Mikeavelli's movie, and would easily make a good two-parter like Tarantino's Kill Bill.

Hmmm...


I'm gonna' hand Inkfinger the victory and two fate points!

Mikeavelli, angered at my decision snub his movie, goes independent and makes it anyway. He submits it to the Sundance Film Festival, where he wins the Audience Award for a Dramatic Production. He gets one fate point and a pat on the back for the outstanding effort.

And for everyone else, thank you for participating. Now get back to work on writing Scary Movie 5, Saws 7-12, and 50 Cent's next album.