1. OUR FILM
The plot of our film is that after her husband is
kidnapped by Sergei, Piper (who is a secret agent) uses
her intellect and experience to get revenge and save
the day, all without leaving her house. It is a film that
reverses gender stereotypes by having a strong female
heroic lead role. It is a thriller/action thriller and so we
would want to employ institutions that reflect this and
have distributed successful films of the action genre
before. It will be an independent film rather than
mainstream with a lower budget.
2. OUR IDEAL CAST
Our ideal cast would be…
• Jason Statham for Sergei because he fits the strong, masculine aesthetic and is
known for his work in many other thrillers, including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels and Revolver.
•We would want Rory Kinnear for the character of John because he fits the
innocent, square ‘accountant’ look we want for John as this will emphasise the
difference in status and power between him and Sergei.
•Piper would be played by Natalie Portman because she has starred in various
thrillers before, such as Leon: The Professional and V for Vendetta. She usually plays
strong lead roles which suits the part of Piper.
3. OUR IDEAL INSTITUTION AND WHY?
•Since the Taken franchise was a large
inspiration for our thriller, in an ideal world
and if we had an unlimited budget we
would want our film to be distributed by 20th
Century Fox because they were the main
distributor for Taken.
4. ABOUT 20TH CENTURY FOX
•They are a prestigious studio, known as one of the ‘Big Six’ -
the most successful Hollywood film studios. It was founded in
1935 by William Fox and Joseph M. Schenck. They are owned
by parent company, Fox Entertainment Group.
•It’s highest grossing films include Avatar, Titanic, the Star
Wars franchise and Independence Day. Whilst these are all
films that they produced, they have also distributed various
successful movies, for example Kingsman, the Ice Age franchise,
Deadpool, Gone Girl, The Mazerunner, The Avatar Franchise,
and many more.
6. HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION
• Icon Films Distribution is a British company
• It was formed in 1999.
• One of the UK’s leading independent film distributors
• They have distributed both mainstream hits and
indie films
7. WHAT OTHER FILMS HAVE THEY
MADE/DISTRIBUTED?
The majority of the films that Icon produce or
distribute are of the thriller/horror/mystery
genre, including…
•The Unfolding
•The Forest
•The Ones Below
•Cold in July
•The Resident
8. Do they specialise in a genre?
• From my research I discovered that Icon
Films mainly distribute films of the
thriller/action/horror/mystery genres.
• There are
9. I believe that they would distribute our media
product because the majority of the films that
they have distributed in the past were of the
thriller or horror genre, and our film is a thriller.
Also, they are not an especially large company
and so would be more willing to distribute a low
budget film like ours than Lionsgate or 20th
Century Fox. They have also been known to
distribute directorial debuts and independent
films which are not necessarily commercially
orientated.
10. Our film fits with the ethos of Icon because they
have hired first time directors before – for
example they produced Tom Ford’s directorial
debut, A Single Man - and many of their films
are of a lower budget, including The Unfolding
and Man on Wire which had a budget of £1
million.
