Log Line: A brave, young operative for a secret Black Bag operation run by the CIA, tires of killing for her superiors and goes into business for herself, exacting revenge on the parties responsible for the death of her fiancé.
Genre: Action - Adventure - Spy Thriller Budget: Fifty Million Dollars Key Demo: 18 - 34 Female & Male
Project Status: Packaging is underway with shooting to begin in 2024.
Comparable Properties: Salt - Atomic Blonde - Red Sparrow
AST is a solid, engaging franchise property for which Kristrún Entertainment is currently seeking production partners.
Each installment integrates our four pillars, Sleek & Sexy, Glamorous & Global as AST travels the world and features lifestyles that most can only dream of and experiences they likely never even imagined.
• The first installment of AST introduces the world to Alexandra Duval, a stunningly beautiful assassin and extremely capable operative, leading a squad of hunter killers into a fatal trap. Our brilliant heroine is beauty and grace personified but also quite skilled in close quarters combat, parkour and in general, using her environment to eliminate threats and complete her mission. The story is centered around Alexa and how she reacts when she reads of a murder eerily similar to that of the love of her life.
• The second installment of the AST franchise, Always Shoot Twice follows our heroine on her journey into the foundations and underpinnings of her beliefs and life choices. She must face the harsh reality that a co-worker must die. Never before has a target or assignment been so close. Never before has she truly had to face the impacts on those left in the wake of her expertise.
• In the third installment, Apathy Seeds Tyranny, our arch-villain, who we’ve seen grow into power from the beginning, takes on our Heroine head to head. The costs are substantial on both sides but in the end, it is our courageous Alexandra that must do what she does best and eliminate the enemy before more harm is done.
Branding:
AST celebrates the fierceness and power of a fully emancipated woman. She’s not the product of some man, she is without exception a self-actualized, self-made woman. Never a victim, our heroine is fighting for the ideals free people the world over hold dear. To do so, she has studied and trained to develop vast skillsets including the ability to become almost anyone. To adapt and improvise, to infiltrate and yes, assassinate all with style, wit and grace.
Heroine driven movies like Wonder Woman, Atomic Blonde and Red Sparrow represent a long overdue genesis for feature film entertainment. Now more than ever, the market craves stories about empowered women making a difference. We as a team feel strongly that the AST brand continues that trend and will pay dividends to our production partners and investors.
Product Placement & Integration opportunities abound with high end lifestyle brands from designer fashions and fragrances to automobiles and motorcycles. AST’s elegant style is the perfect backdrop for brands actively positioning for this era of female driven franchises with our Sleek & Sexy, Glamorous & Global adventures.