Scenarios for a new disaster movie

Your project: as a script writer, you write the layout of a script for a new disaster movie. After writing the pitch, you will make a list of the main characters, describing them in a nutshell, then you will make suggestions as to what actors/actresses you would cast for the roles.

As a movie committee, you will select the best scenario, vote for it and justify your choice.

Group 1: THE END OF THE WORLD

It’s the story of Mark Johnson, an IT young student who lives with his mother and his dog in the countryside, far away from the city. Since he was a kid he has had a passion for nature. A day with his mother he watches a documentary on TV in which he sees a tsunami destroy a part of Japan. This event explains the fact that he starts to get interested in natural disasters. As a kid, he wants to be a doctor in natural disaster, but his mother discourages him, a thing that he has never really understood. So, with the reaction of his mother, he decides to become an engineer. With times, he is still really interested in natural disasters and then he starts to do harmless experiments while his mother had told him not to do not work on this kind of thing. And this is when everything starts…

His passion for the environment  becomes an obsession which made him lose his self control. His mental health  starts to be worse day by day, he really wants a remedy against this natural disaster. So, he tries to find a scientist to collaborate with. He finds a scientist called Joe Spencer known as a scientist who has tried multiple times to help the sustainable development, and this is when their collaboration begins. They test their product in a small area and it turns out to be working so they suggest the remedy to the nation. The nation and the president Max MCcain agree without thinking about what the remedy could do years later. Then they created their firm in the US and distribute their product around the world with the permission of different nations. The chemical that they created works at the beginning, but years later secondary effects impact nature more than  it already is.

A new virus appears, due to climate change. Some people start to be sick because of and the pandemic provokes deaths. Nature starts to be a target provoking hurricanes, storms, tsunami, twisters, and flooding. In fact, the people will have to face the virus and nature to avoid the extinction of humanity.

Casting

• Mark Johnson : The Engineer and CEO of the firm. He is young, has brown hair, blue eyes, he is rather skinny, he is tall. We would cast Pablo Pauly for the role.

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• Joe Spencer : The scientist who collaborates with Mark Johnson to create their firm. He is old, he has brown hair, he has brown eyes, he is tall, wears glasses and he is skinny. We would cast Eric Boucher for the role.

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• Max McCain : The President. He has brown hair, blue eyes, he is tall. He is Leonardo DiCaprio.

Group 2/2021: The Nightmare

Since the end of COVID 19, the earth has changed radically, floods, drought are omnipresent in our life, companies and a lot of countries around the world have spent $1000 billions dollars in a new company named DarcaSociety, a company created by Cyril Razowski, a businessman who wants to save the planet.

When the planet starts to be in danger, this man asks all of the countries and companies to create an artificial planet close to this one; with an healthy environment and with sustainable energy.

Razowski asks an old friend, Rendall Boggs the help him for this projet.

At the start, they ask compagnies to create a rocket to build solid foundations with pieces of Earth which would grow up with  time.

But an enemy of Razowki, RedFourni enters the competition and wants to sabotage the rocket for the new planet; He steals the main pieces of the rocket, the reactor for the Russian who wants to control the world.

But with the intelligence and the friendship of these 2 friends, they will succeed and be the heroes of the world with all of the money invested in their vision.

Casting

• Razowski is a man born is Chicago,31 years old he has always seen the bad side of the society and since his childhood, he has wanted to make the planet better, he is tall, strong with blue eyes, with short haircut, that’s why we choose Chris Hermsworth

• Rendall Boggs is a man born is South Africa who came in USA when he was 7. He knows Razowski in school and they became best friends. He’s 29 now and he’s tall, he has brown eyes, and bald, that’s why we choose Vin Diesel.

• RedFourni was born in Los Angeles he was bullying by Razowski when his childhood and this pain towards Razowski became more important. That’s why he wants to sabotage the rocket of Razowski.

He’s small, he’s fat, he has black eyes and that’s why we choose Booder.

Group 5: The Hole

We are in 2050 and the pollution of all these years have had their way with the ozone layer. Dr Ivan McLawrence predicted this disaster years ago and no one trusted him. Now the greenhouse gas drills the ozone layer and it’s created a new ice age. A billionaire builds a big bunker under the ground to shelter those who can pay to get a place inside.

Before the big frost the exhaust cause disease and health problem.

In the movie, we follow a former Arctic explorer whose mission is to save a group of survivors and bring them to one of the bunkers. At the same time he has to find how to kip them alive because they have some diseases caused by the exhaust fumes.

Oliver Clark : Arctic explorer. The actor chosen for the character is  Keanu Reeves.

We chose him because he is the most popular actor in the United States at the moment. It also fits the image of the character.

Lewis White : Billionaire. The actor chosen by the character is Leonardo Di caprio.

We chose him for his performance in The Wolf of Walstreet. It also fits the image of the character.

Lara Johnson : Survivor. The actor chosen for the character is Lupita Nyong’o.

We chose her for her performance in Black Panther. It also fits the image of the character.

Group 6 Virus 156

Casting

Jamie Fox (Traviss Johnson)

We have chosen this actor because he is charismatic, serious, stong and he can have the role of a leadership of scientists. He has already been in a action movies.

Tom Holland (Aaron Stockton)

We have chosen Tom Holland beacause, he is dynamic, he corresponds to the character of Aaron because in the movie, Aaron is funny, young and he is really talkative like Tom Holland

Amandla Spencer (Kayla Fergusson)

We have Chosen Amandla because, she has already been in a apocalyptic movies, she is serious, determined. She corresponds perfectly to the part of Kayla.

Alexandra Daddario (Chelsea Barret)

We have chosen Alexandra because she is an actress who has already been in apocalyptic movies too and she is self-confident and smiling.

Emma Stone (Felicity Walker)

Emma Stone corresponds to the character of Felicity because in the movie, Felicity is shy, stressed, resserved but really intelligent.

Woody Harrelson ( Brandon Skinner)

Whoody has often been the nasty guy in some movies. He has no mercy, he looks selfish, crazy and violent.

Bill Goldberg (Johnny Skinner)

We chosen Bill because he is extremely strong, he is scary. He is tall, imposing and he corresponds to the character of Johnny.

Group 7: PLANET

In 2050, in  Brazil, At the beginning of the movie, a truck hits a nuclear power plant.

John and Billie will try to find a solution to counter this natural disaster. These two heroes will try to recover everybody around the nuclear power plant to bring them to a mysterious place.

However, during their quest, some events will upset their plan. After this incident, a big carbon emission emerges in the sky and endangers the lives of the people, the result being a lot of natural disasters.

Moreover, during this day, the weather is bad and suddenly, the fire was pushed towards the wildlife, this event is the first of a long list.

The main characters try to find help from the police or the firefighters, but they can’t find anyone. In the other part of the city, the two men find no one, as if everybody had left in advance.

It’s as if they find himself alone against the world.

As the movie goes on, they realize that the greenhouse gases released by the nuclear power plant, intoxicated the people and these people mute into zombies. That’s why, the mission of these two men is not to save people anymore but to survive. At this moment, they get into the fight against infected people……

The Characters

John: he is tall, and muscular, John is the first character.

John was a nota  famous adventurer.

He has a big character, a big prestence, he is courageous, he fears nothing, ready to save everybody, he puts the interests of the others before his own, he is not rich but he can do everything, he is a daredevil, with no parents, his unique supports is Billy.

Billy: was a famous doctor, but he is depressive

He is tall and thin, Billy is the  of John’s best friend.

He is a small character and he can’t do everything but he is rich, he is very reasonable and intelligent, very suspicious, he trusts John. The character of billy complements that of John.

The actor who represents john is Jason Statham because he is charismatic like John and he can do everything

The actor who represents Billy is Johnny Depp because the role of Billy is humoristic while john is a more serious character

Group 4

So, she is looking for a way to find new resources but those are starting to run out because of pollution and natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, storms. These natural disasters are increasing day by day.

Casting