Michael Robert Johnson

Logline: Pitched as “19th Century Dark Knight”, the story revolves around Edmond Dantes, a young man betrayed and falsely jailed. While on a prison island, Dantes meets a fellow inmate who not only educates the man but also points him in the direction of a fortune. When Dantes finally escapes after many years, he re-emerges in Paris society primed to take revenge against the men who took away his love and his freedom.

Logline: Set in late summer 79 A.D., the story revolves around the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, from the point of view of a slave of a shipping tycoon in love with his master’s daughter, and a gladiator fighting for his freedom.