When an African American CIA operative is recruited by a secret global organisation, he must learn to master the art of time inversion, to stop a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III.

by Philippe Le Miere Logliner · 558 pts

Example = Tenet (2020)
Genre = Action | Sci-fi

High Concept might = “Black Panther meets James Bond” i.e. African American with sci-fi/superhero powers, confronting world of powerful secret agents.

Release date was August, with 2020 Worldwide Box Office currently standing at $323.5 million (exceeding a budget of $205 million). Within only one month, the film ranks third place!
(Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/)

2 reviews

Luke Ramsden Logliner · 120 pts

'Why does this organisation need this CIA operative' - I think Nolan should've been asked that question in the first place.

Odie Samurai · 2,208 pts

I've heard mixed reviews about identifying race in spec scripts, but in the latest version of FD they have added features to track diversity - maybe we can finally put this question to bed 😉

Concerning the logline - WHY does this organization need THIS CIA operative – missing that. I see he is recruited then sent to school. The logline would serve you better if you emphasized something the organization highly valued and that is the reason why he’s recruited.

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