James Matthew is sent to the prestigious Eton school in 1891, where he gains notoriety as "King Jas." He befriends Roger but rivals Arthur Darling. James meets Sultan Ananova and they fall for each other, causing political issues. Expelled from Eton, James is sent to his father's ship, finds Roger aboard, and leads a mutiny after discovering their slave trade mission. He loses a hand in the battle and gains a hook, becoming the future Captain Hook.
2. ADVENTURES OF A NOTORIOUS YOUTH
CAPT. HOOK
“KING JAS”
BASED ON J.V. HART’S NOVEL
3. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THE VILLAINOUS
PIRATE CAPTAIN JAMES HOOK CAME TO BE THE
ARCHENEMY OF THE BOY WHO NEVER GROWS UP.
The year is 1891. James Matthew is the bastard son of Lord “B” who
has spent the first part of his life hidden from the world being raised by
his “Aunt” Emily. Although he has been kept in the shadows the first
part of his life, his father uses is influence to have James admitted to
Eton.
With his long black curls, a shadowy family tree, and an affinity for pet
spiders, James Matthew bears little resemblance to his starched-collar,
blue-blooded peers at Eton. Dubbed King Jas., he stops at nothing to
become the most notorious underclassman in the prestigious school's
history. For James, sword fighting, falling in love with an Ottoman
Sultana, and challenging the Queen of England are all in a day's
skullduggery. But when he is sent away to sail on a ship with a
mysterious mission, King Jas.' dream of discovering a magical island
quickly turns into an unimaginable nightmare.
4. “CAPT. HOOK”
A TRANSMEDIA FILM
Transmedia is new and flourishing. As the project
is not set to begin preproduction till the year 2017,
it is premature to develop the transmedia and
marketing plan at this time.
At this time, we can say that we plan to use the
social mediums available, create video games…
5. THE PRIMARY CHARACTERS
James Matthew (King Jas Hook)
Aunt Emily
Lord “B”
The Queen
Roger Peter Davies (Jolly Roger)
Arthur Darling
Ananova
Snee
6. CHARACTERS: JAMES MATTHEW
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Other names: King Jas Hook
Appearance: Tall, lean and willy. Very pale, skin appears almost a light
blue at times. Long, black wavy hair. Blue eyes that flash red when
angry. Also, has strange blood condition. When he bleeds, his blood
appears oddly yellow.
Description: He is very proper and educated. He lives by his own
ethical code and has an obsession with King Charles II and the French
Revolution. He has a very high pain tolerance, is stubborn,
independent, excellent fencer. He believes that knowledge is power
and that it is villains that change the destiny of the world.
7. CHARACTERS: AUNT EMILY
Age: early 30s
Sex: Female
Appearance: Tall, thin and willy. Very pale, skin appears almost a
light blue at times. Long, black wavy hair. Blue eyes that flash red
when angry.
Description: She is a beautiful woman. She is the closest thing to
a mother that James has ever known. She has raised him since he
was born and is the one who early always speaks on James’
father’s behalf when James is been let down or angry with him.
8. CHARACTERS: LORD “B”
Age: Middle aged
Sex: Male
Appearance: n/a
Description: Very little is known about Lord B. He is the “Queen’s
Man” and a member of the House of Lords. He has kept James in
the shadows his whole life but pays for his care out of responsibility.
He only sees James on rare occassions and when he does, it is
usually in order to ratify some wrong James has done.
9. CHARACTERS: THE QUEEN
Age: Middle aged
Sex: Female
Appearance: Prim and proper. Graying hair
Description: The Queen is regal and proper. Appearances are
extremely important to her. However, there are moments with
Ananova where she lets down her guard and allows one to see the
youthful and spirited girl she once was. These moments are rare and
few though. A simple rumor immediately causes her to do all
necessary to prevent a scandal.
It is possible that the Queen is Jas’ biological mother. His father is a
close advisor of hers. Her reaction when she learns Jas’s identity
when she sees him for the first time also leads one to speculate her
connection with him.
10. CHARACTERS: ARTHUR DARLING
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Appearance: Tall
Description: A Lifer of Eton. Soon after James’ arrival at Eton, he
become’s Arthur’s rival in studies, fencing, sports, and the respect of
the other students. It comes Arthur’s goal to have James expelled from
the school. Arthur is a “colleger,” and cannot abide the fact that James
does not show his the respect he believes he deserves as a senior
student and tries many different things, such as breaching James and
fencing against him to bring James down from his high horse. Every
attempt falls back in Darling’s face and only results in increasing the
mystic that is James Matthew.
11. CHARACTERS:
ROGER PETER DAVIES
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Other names: Jolly Roger
Appearance: He has a red hair and a round face.
Description: A lifer of Eton. As he is always cheerful, James
nicknames his Jolly Roger. He is the only true friend James every has.
He is extremely loyal and always willing to jump into whatever venture
James embarks on.
12. CHARACTERS:
SULTANA ANANOVA ARIADNE
Age: about 14
Sex: Female
Appearance: Very beautiful of Turkish decent
Description: She is a Greek Sultana who attended the yearly Eton
Wall Game with the Queen. From the moment she and James see
each other, there is electricity between them. She wishes she could
run away with James to a mysterious island. However, she cares very
much for her people and knows that if she were to abdicate the throne
her country would be thrown in turmoil.
Polite yet always speaks the truth and her mind.
James successfully woos Ananova and their mutual affection sets off a
chain of political outrage that results in Ananova’s father sending her
back to Greece.
13. CHARACTERS: BARTHOLOMEW
QUIGLEY SMEETHINGTON
Age: Middle aged
Sex: Male
Other names: Snee
Appearance: Portly mad with a large nose and red cheecks
Description: A sailor all his life. He works on the ship James’
father has banished him too. He helps James’ in the mutiny
against the Captain and becomes Jame’s first mate
14. OUTLINE OF MAIN EVENTS
James arrives at Eton and meets Roger and Darling.
Darling angered by James´ impudence calls Roger and James to the library for a breaching.
James doesn´t make a sound and all the boys discover the odd yellow color of his blood.
James sends his pet spider Electra to bite Darling. Darling is sent to the infirmary.
The Wall Game – Ananova and James meet. James and the Oppidents win. Darling is livid that
his team, the Collegers lost.
The Pudding – Ananova and James first talk
Ananova and James are caught together at the palace
Ananova is sent home and James is expelled from school
James fences Arther Darley and burns down the record room during his final night at Eton.
James arrives at his father’s ship on which he is to sail on for 7 years.
James finds Rogers on the ship and meets the horrible captain and quartermaster.
The ship arrives in Africa and James finds out he is aboard a slave ship when the salves are being
brought on. He rebels. He is chained up with the slaves.
James leads the crew and slaves in a mutiny. He kills the quarter master with a hook.
James tells his new crew they are to set sail in search of the island he will someday be king.
15. Format: 180 minutes
Genre: Action/Adventure.
Shooting Locations:
• Interiors:
– Eton
• James´Bedroom
• Classroom
• Library
• Office
• Hospital
• Dining Hall
• Exteriors:
– Eton
• Entrance of Eton
• Wall game field
• Court yard
– Palace
• Training court
THE FILM
– Palace
• Ananova´s room
• Queen´s room
• Hallway
– Ship
• Captain´s room
• Hold
– Ship
• Upper deck
• Sea
• Dock at African Coast