Film Pitch

Shadows – The connotations of shadows could be the dark mysterious side of them but it could also mean something to do with the sun and how we would not have shadows outside without the sun.

Cast –

. Simon Pegg – Jasper

. Nick Frost – Ben

. Jen – Amy Adams

. Larry – Jeremy Irons

Sci-Fi pitch

 This film is a hybrid of a comedy and a Sci-Fi film.

 A man [in his mid 20’s white Caucasian called Jasper] from New York has no job, no money or no place to live, until a friend (Ben) gives him a room in his house. Ben is a friend from the past who went to high school with Jasper and they instantly re-acquainted and friends again.

 After a couple months of living in New York, Jasper is settled in to the city life. One day, during a heat wave, Japer is walking down the street and his shadow stops moving with him and it starts doing other things. This catches Jaspers attention and he goes on to learn about an alternate universe where shadows walk around as people.

 After a series of small events Jasper and Ben find themselves in the alternate universe; Ben is fascinated by a shadow called Jen. Jen cannot talk or hear anything so she has to mime to get things across. Which is a comedy element with in the film. Another way is the double act of Simon Pegg and Nick frost who play the main characters, Jasper and Ben.

 In the alternate universe shadows live side-by-side with aliens and other species within the universe. As the film goes on we learn that ‘our’ universe is actually one of many copies in a series of experiments done by the shadows. The film is about trying to find and stop the experiments and save the universe. The Antagonist of the film would be the head scientist of the experiments on the universe. His name is Larry.

 Although there is a little action in the film, it is a spoof, funny kind of action. E.g. hitting the shadows in a fight with balloon hammers or balloon chair. This film is a film that the whole family can watch because it has loveable characters and a storyline where everything ends up okay in the end. [A happy ending]