Three swashbuckling female Musketeers basking in fame and fortune team up with archrivals Athos, Porthos and Aramis to stop a mad German scientist from conquering Europe with his powerful Goldfinger and invincible Thunderballs.

SYNOPSIS:

DR. NEIN

Tone & Style: Outrageously funny period dramedy filled with battle of the sexes humor, swashbuckling action and female courage and bravado. And while the tone is sly and comedic, there are many tense moments of life-threatening danger, treason, treachery and deceit as three gutsy young women battle against a brilliant Bond villain and their jealous Musketeer rivals to defeat an unbeatable foe and save France from a fate that will change the course of Europe forever.

The action-packed thrills of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and classic JAMES BOND movies of the ‘60s, the bawdy period comedy of TOM JONES and THE GREAT and the rollicking on the road hijinks of ALMOST FAMOUS and SPINAL TAP combine in a rambunctious and highly cinematic romp filled with wondrous magic, terrifying weapons, Enlightenment science and good old fashioned guts and grit.

Story Overview: 1643. King Louis XIII has died and France is ruled by Queen Regent Anne until 5 year-old Louis XIV comes of age. A few years earlier, Annie, Gabi and Max – three rough and tumble girls from the slums who defied the odds, became Lady Cavaliers, saved Louis from Cardinal Richelieu’s plot to seize control and were rewarded for their bravery by being named “My Fair Musketeers.”

Now the darlings of France, the girls are on a national rock star tour and raking in the dough. And their archrivals Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the legendary but aging Three Musketeers, are furious about it. The girls have stolen their get rich schemes, eclipsed their fame and left them in the dust. They vow revenge, and when they catch up with those girls, there’s going to be hell to pay.

But there’s bigger trouble on the horizon. Deep in the Black Forest of Germany, a brilliantly mad scientist is poised to conquer Europe. Nothing can stop his invincible armada of Thunderballs, and France is his first target.

Main Characters:

Annie, Gabi and Max: Rough and tumble slum girls who fought their way out to become France’s first female Musketeers, age 20. Annie, the leader. Smart, cunning and determined to stay on top. Gabi, the cleverest with a million cards up her sleeve. And Max, the brawniest and most amusing who can drink any man under the table. Now celebrated as the sexy and glamorous My Fair Musketeers, they are France’s new darlings and partying like it’s 1699.

Annie: The brains of the outfit and leader of the pack, age 20. Shrewd and cunning with a razor sharp mind and wit. Strong champion of women’s equality and the mastermind behind the plan to foil Cardinal Richelieu’s plot to kill King Louis at the Masquerade Ball and seize control, which resulted in the girls becoming My Fair Musketeers. Now riding a wave of fame and fortune, but when Dr. Nein threatens France, she’s the first to want to take him on.

Gabi: The cleverest and most athletic, age 20. Sly, sneaky, full of ideas and always with a card up her sleeve. Lightning quick with the blade and fast on her feet. Master of biting one-liners and devastating put-downs. Loves her new-found fame and ridicules the male Musketeers at every chance. And when Dr. Nein enters the picture, she’s champing at the bit to go after him and bring him down. Bold, sassy and always up for a good scrap.

Max: The brawniest and most amusing who can drink any man under the table and call for more, age 20. Not quite as nimble as Annie and Gabi but the best bare-knuckle fighter who can knock heads together like coconuts. Has blossomed from a slum-dwelling tough into a raucous crowd pleaser, delighting audiences and stealing every scene she’s in. But she’s never forgotten her brawling roots and when the chips are down, she’s hell on wheels.

Athos, Porthos and Aramis: Legendary swordsmen whose glory days are gone with the wind – thanks to the girls, age 40. Athos, the cunning leader determined to get back on top. Aramis, the clever idea man eager for another shot. And Porthos, the brawny jokester furious at the girls’ miraculous rise to fame. Once France’s greatest heroes, they are consumed with anger and revenge – and hitting the bottle hard.

Athos: The cunning leader, age 35. Cool and calculating with a razor-sharp mind that sees danger before the others do and always has a trick up his sleeve. Mastermind of the plan to have D’Artagnan get Queen Anne pregnant and give France an heir as well as the scheme to capitalize on their fame and get fabulously rich – which the girls have cleverly co-opted and dealt them a serious blow. Grudgingly admires the girls’ success but determined to get back on top.

Aramis: Thoughtful, even-tempered, eloquent and refined, age 35. Easy-going, loves to laugh and exudes a breezy confidence known only to those at the top of their game. A calming influence when tempers flare, but when swords are drawn he’s a whirling tornado, dancing and prancing with acrobatic flair. A man of faith who believes in forgiveness – but only after he’s won the day. Shares Athos’s admiration for the girls but desperate for another shot at stardom.

Porthos: Brawny and amusing powder keg with an explosive laugh and a temper to match, age 35. Quick to accuse and slow to forgive any insult or challenge to his manhood or to the Musketeers’ stature as the best of the best. Will never forgive the girls for stealing their get rich schemes, deeply resents their success and wants to strangle them. And when forced to team up with the girls to thwart Dr. Nein, the humiliation almost sends him over the edge.

D’Artagnan: Handsome and invaluable fourth Musketeer, Little Louis’ biological father and the designated gigolo in the secret plan to get Queen Anne pregnant and provide an heir, age 20. Immensely talented and likable, he looks up to Athos, Porthos and Aramis and they in turn admire his resourcefulness and esprit de corps. Close to the Queen as well as the girls, he’s a jack of all trades who wears many hats and always comes through in the clutch.

Dr. Nein: A vainglorious cross between Isaac Newton and the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney whose powerful gold finger can control the forces of Nature, age 40. A brilliant scientist and inventor with a towering intellect and ego to match, he’s decided that he alone should rule Europe and when his unstoppable fleet of Thunderballs destroy Paris, the rest of Europe’s monarchs will cower. But he’s going to have his hands full when a group of plucky heroes rise to the occasion.

Tomas Perrigord: The Musketeer’s former agent who smelled the money, switched teams and became the girls’ agent, age 35. A natural showman, he’s he brains behind the girls’ My Fair Musketeers national tour and the energetic MC who pumps the crowds into a frenzy. Comes up with the daring plan to infiltrate Germany under the guise of another traveling road show to get the girls and the Musketeers close to Dr. Nein. But like all best laid plans, things go badly awry.

Lady Bellaton: Wealthy and stylish Countess, age 50, who the girls saved when her carriage took a wrong turn into the slums and rewarded them by turning them into ladies and adopting them as nieces. Furious about Dr. Nein’s threat, she calls the girls to action to save France and tells them that despite their antipathy towards Athos, Porthos and Aramis, they must to work together and make the best of it.

Signor Rinaldi: Master swordsman and Lady Bellaton’s lover, age 50, who taught the girls the art of high-level swordplay and molding them from tough street brawlers into prancing and dancing Lady Cavaliers. A stern taskmaster who brooks no nonsense, he demands that the girls and the Musketeers stop their squabbling and work as a team or he’ll have their guts for garters. And he’s not kidding.

Cardinal Richelieu: Iron-willed Head of the Catholic Church, Chief Minister of State and the most powerful man in France, age 50. His plot to kill the King and frame the Musketeers was foiled by the girls, but his life was spared due to his value as a statesman. But his thirst for power remains unquenched and with Anne now Queen Regent, he sees another chance to seize control. And this time, he’s in league with the most powerful man in the world.

Captain Rochefort: Richelieu’s sniveling henchman whose life was also spared after the failed plot to kill King Louis, age 35. The hatred between him and the Musketeers runs deep, but while the Musketeers only want him dead, Rochefort wants to disembowel them and fry their livers. And his plans for the girls are even more sadistic. A thoroughly disgraceful and disreputable scoundrel who deserves everything that’s coming to him.

Don Juan: Handsome Spanish nobleman and Queen Anne’s cousin, age 30. Called “the best spy in Europe,” Anne brings him on board for intel on Dr. Nein. His devastating smile leave the girls weak in the knees and the Musketeers fuming with jealousy, but all that changes when he leads the team into a deadly trap at Castle Nein. Meets his fate by proving Newton’s theory of gravity in a most impactful way.

Queen Anne: Finally able to produce an heir thanks to D’Artagnan’s efforts, age 40. Now Queen Regent and mother of Little Louis. Highly intelligent and fiercely courageous, she refuses to give into Dr. Nein’s demands that she abdicate and leave France with her son or his Thunderballs will vaporize Paris. Orders the girls and the Musketeers to stop their squabbling and save France or she’ll marry them to each other and banish them all to Quebec – a fate worse than death.

Merlin: Lord of Magic and Protector of the Ancient Realm known as The Shadow World. Joins the troupe as a wizened old man on their infiltration into Germany, performs such amazing feats of magic and steals every show. But his magical feats always have a purpose, like producing flying unicorns from thin air, and his world-saving mission is revealed during a dramatic High Noon showdown with Dr. Nein.

Nimue: Beautiful and ethereal Lady of the Lake of Arthurian lore, age 30. Merlin’s oldest friend and former lover, her magical powers shield the traveling troupe from the Thunderballs’ attack as they race back to France, saving the lives of all on board. Clever and witty with a timeless sense of humor who when asked what she wants to eat, replies “anything but fish.”

Little Louis: Five-year old Prince and the future King Louis XIV, one of the greatest monarchs of all time. Joyful and rambunctious, loves taking horsey rides on D’Artagnan’s shoulders and going to the kitchen to eat cakes. Wise and stalwart beyond his tender years, and when told of Dr. Nein’s demands says firmly “France is our home, and here shall we stay!”

SYNOPSIS:

France is giddy with excitement and gaga over Annie, Gabi and Max, three rough and tumble girls who rose from the slums of Paris to become France’s first female Musketeers. Sexy, vivacious and France’s reigning rock stars, they’re having a blast headlining a bawdy My Fair Musketeers road show reprising their swashbuckling adventures with a top notch cast of actors, performers and musicians playing rockin’ baroque versions of Heart, Led Zeppelin and more and partying like it’s 1699.

Every show’s a triumph and the girls are raking it in selling My Fair Musketeers merchandise (signature swords, plumed broad brimmed hats and a bold new fragrance for women of action called “Max”) as well as their racy biography penned by their agent Tomas Perrigord, who knows how to work the crowds into a frenzy of lust and anticipation before the girls take the stage and knock ‘em dead.

And at night, the revelry continues in wayside taverns along the way as the girls and the cast try to drink each other under the table and feast like there’s no tomorrow. Then it’s back on the road to do it again. Lyon. Saint Etienne. Limoges. Poitiers. Tours. The shows never stop and the crowds can’t get enough.

But not everyone loves the girls. Back in Paris, Athos, Porthos and Aramis – the legendary but aging Three Musketeers who helped the girls rise to glory – are furious. The girls have stolen their merchandising schemes, eclipsed their fame and left them in the dust without a centime to show for it. Once the reigning heroes of France – the men every man envied and every woman wanted to bed – they drink their anger and frustration away in the Blue Parrot tavern vowing to get even with the girls.

But their focus on the girls changes quickly when D’Artagnan, the handsome young fourth Musketeer, tells them their old nemesis Cardinal Richelieu as mysteriously vanished. Knowing that Richelieu’s thirst for power remains unquenched, Athos senses there’s more to this than meets the eye. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in the Black Forest of Germany, just across the border with France. Dr. Friedrich Nein, a vainglorious cross between Isaac Newton and the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney whose solid gold finger can control the forces of Nature, is intent on conquering Europe and decides to demonstrate his power. Without any warning, his terrifying armada of electrically charged golden Thunderballs sails across the sky and destroys the beautiful medieval city of Reims like the Martian Machines in “The War Of The Worlds,” engulfing the city in a towering inferno and killing thousands.

News of the attack reaches Paris and the girls and the Musketeers are summoned. Gathered in the throne room with Lady Bellaton, Signor Rinaldi, Tomas Perrigord, D’Artagnan, the precocious Little Louis and tensions running high between the girls and the Musketeers, Queen Anne reads a letter from Dr. Nein demanding she abdicate the throne and leave France within three weeks or Paris will be next. And if she tries to send an army, it will be destroyed in seconds. No one’s ever heard of Dr. Nein, but what he did to Reims speaks volumes. And when the Musketeers urge caution, the girls call them cowards and offer go after Nein themselves. As tempers explode and swords are drawn, Anne orders them to stop their incessant squabbling of she’ll marry them to each other and banish them to Quebec – a double-edged fate far worse than death.

Suddenly Tomas comes up with a clever plan: another traveling road show with everyone disguised as carnival performers that can get into Germany without raising alarm. Anne agrees and brings in her cousin Don Juan – a dashing Spaniard and “the best spy in Europe” – who briefs the team on the mysterious Dr. Nein’s background and agrees the road show will get them within striking distance. The girls are comically smitten by Don Juan’s good looks, but once again Athos is suspicious. Despite him being the Queen’s cousin, there’s something a little too glib about him.

Another traveling show hits the road with the girls playing lusty wenches, the Musketeers reduced to playing clowns (to the girls’ wicked delight) and a wizened old magician named Merlin, who impressed Tomas with some stunning tricks and was invited aboard and might be more than he seems.

As the colorful convoy, joined by the trusty D’Artagnan, heads towards Germany performing in towns along the way, Merlin turns rabbits into flying unicorns, the girls cavort and do raunchy scenes from Shakespeare and the Musketeers fail miserably as clowns – especially Porthos, constantly humiliated by smart-aleck kids that he breaks down in a puddle of comedic despair.

Don Juan rides ahead and as the convoy enters Germany, Annie starts getting suspicious. They crossed the border without being checked. Surely Dr. Nein would have guards on alert, but there was no one. After performing one more show and settling in at a wayside inn, Don Juan rejoins them and says he’s found Dr. Nein’s castle – but they need to stay incognito. So the girls and the Musketeers huddle in the back of a covered wagon and as Don Juan drives them into the Black Forest, the girls and Musketeers bury the hatchet and get down to business.

Led by Don Juan, they sneak into Castle Nein far too easily and when they find Dr. Nein in a museum-like room filled with magnificent scientific instruments and inventions, everything goes to hell. Nein greets them affably, says he knew they were coming and when the girls and the Musketeers draw their swords to kill him, Nein’s gold finger zaps them with a debilitating electrical charge that leaves them writhing on the floor in agony, then hits them with a gravity spell that turns their boots to lead, rendering them helpless.

Suddenly Cardinal Richelieu, Captain Rochefort and Don Juan enter smirking with delight as the conspiracy is revealed. Richelieu will be given control of France, Rochefort will do his unfettered bidding and Don Juan will become governor of Andalusia. And when the girls and the Musketeers call them traitors, they’re met with howls of laughter and derision.

And it gets worse. Weighed down by their gravity boots, they’re taken to a field where the Thunderballs are tethered and Nein demonstrates their savage power by creating a lightning storm that strikes the Thunderballs’ lightning rods and turns their snake-like hoses into white hot lasers that dangle like cocks inches above his captives, sizzling and snapping with ferocious voltage. Terrified and totally humiliated, the girls and the Musketeers are thrown into separate dungeons where they collapse in exhaustion, knowing they have no chance against Nein’s incredible powers.

But all is not lost. Merlin magically appears in the dungeons, breaks the Musketeers’ gravity spell and tells them to say “the magic words” and the flying unicorns he created along the way will help them escape. But it’s not exactly clear what the magic words are. Then he whisks the girls off to an ancient realm called The Shadow World where they hook up with the lusty Knights of Camelot, get their sexy groove back and learn to ride dragons, the only things that can beat the Thunderballs.

But things are never easy. When Nein learns the girls have escaped, he orders Rochefort, Richelieu and Don Juan and the guards to kill the Musketeers and sky-sails for Paris with his deadly armada. With seconds left to live, the hapless Musketeers shout every magic word they know – but nothing happens. Suddenly the trusty D’Artagnan appears swinging Excalibur like a Dark Age demon and in a frantic battle, the guards are killed and Richelieu, Rochefort and Don Juan are thrown from the ramparts to their death. D’Artagnan shouts the right magic words, the unicorns magically appear and rocket them off through the skies in a desperate race to catch the Thunderballs.

Back at the wayside inn, Tomas, Lady Bellaton, Rinaldi and the troupe are worried about the girls and the Musketeers. Suddenly Nimue, the legendary Lady of the Lake, appears and says that Merlin has rescued their friends and while he has a plan to defeat Dr. Nein’s Thunderballs, they must hurry back to France for safety. Confused by the news but heeding her warning, the convoy hits the road and gallops for Paris.

The fast-flying unicorns reunite the Musketeers with the convoy on the open road and Nimue assures everyone that the girls are with Merlin and coming to the rescue. As D’Artangan rockets ahead on his unicorn to fly Quuen Anne and Little Louis to safety, suddenly the Thunderballs appear overhead. Dr. Nein sees the convoy and the Musketeers below and furious that they’ve escaped the castle, orders an attack. But Nimue’s magic powers create a protective shield as as the Thunderballs blast the convoy and sail towards Paris, everyone is saved. Shaken but undaunted, the Musketeers take to the air on their unicorns, determined to stop the Thunderballs at all cost.

Paris appears in the distance and Nein, tasting victory, waves his hand and a massive storm explodes. Lightning strikes the Thunderballs’ rods and the hoses lash out like lasers. Suddenly Merlin and the girls appear in the sky ahead, Merlin flying a unicorn and the girls flying dragons. As the Musketeers stare in shock, their unicorns veer off like fighter jets and join the formation. The brief détente between the girls and the Musketeers instantly vanishes in a barrage of insults and slurs and as Merlin shouts commands to the dragons and unicorns, a spectacular air battle erupts.

As the dragons dive like bombers and the unicorns dart like hornets through the armada, the girls whoop with delight and Musketeers scream in terror and hang on for dear life. And while the Thunderballs might be invincible, they’re no match for the dragons’ molten fire and the unicorns’ deadly blasts. One by one the Thunderballs explode and plunge to the ground as the relentless attack continues.

Dr. Nein is driven to ground in the last remaining Thunderball and as Merlin lands nearby, they face each other in a High Noon showdown. Nein defends his Enlightenment mastery of Nature, but Merlin says that Nuture belongs to all of us and it’s not his to control. And despite Dr. Nein’s superior intellect, he’s using his genius for conquest and personal glory instead of for the betterment of mankind. “Men like you will certainly exist in the centuries to come, but for now, you are too far ahead of your time, and therefore, you must be stopped.” Merlin’s magic neutralizes Nein’s gold finger and as a fitting punishment for what he did to the innocnt people of Reims, the dragons’ molten fire turns Dr. Nein to ash.

France has been saved and the nation cheers – everyone except Queen Anne. Fed up with her Musketeers’ constant squabbling, she threatens to invoke a triple marriage to bring them all to heel. As the terrified girls and Musketeers grovel and beg for mercy swearing to change their ways, Anne grants them one last chance. But old habits die hard. As the girls and the Musketeers step out into the sunshine knowing they’ve just dodged a fate worse than death, they bid each other flamboyantly cutting adieus and go their separate ways, shamelessly plotting how to do each other in once and for all.

Marketing Potential:

Audiences crave this type of movie: a rollicking and magical action adventure with three feisty young heroines matching wits with their jealous male counterparts while going up against a brilliant and formidable Bond-like villain bent on conquering the world. It’s a compelling, hilarious and highly entertaining sequel to MY FAIR MUSKETEERS that takes us back to the swashbuckling days of yore, the birth of scientific invention and the mystical realm of Authurian lore that will captivate viewers and connect with audiences everywhere.

Commercial Appeal:

Compelling Themes: Battle of the sexes conflict and the fight for female empowerment in a decidedly man’s world. Might vs Right. Authoritarian drive for conquest vs. those who refuse to surrender. Man vs. Nature. Should Man be at the mercy of Nature or try to control its elemental forces? A question that grips us today. Science and invention in the Age of The Enlightenment.

Great Cast: Three gutsy female Musketeers determined to stay on top. Three aging Musketeers determined to get back on top. Maniacal villains, treasonous scoundrels, courageous Queens, magical wizards, Ladies of the Lake, lusty Knights and the always-dependable D’Artagnan. A hilarious troupe of supporting actors and musicians who keep the shows rollin’ and everyone loose.

Cinematic Visuals: Magnificent costumes, stunning locations, sweeping vistas, eerie castles, breathtaking battles, explosive stage shows and jaw-dropping magic that thrill and surprise us at every turn. The fascinating world of 17th Century Europe balanced between dark Medieval superstition and bright scientific invention.

“The melding of Musketeers hijinks, Enlightenment science, James Bond villainy and a totally rockin' soundtrack filled with killer songs make this a hilarious script and a perfect sequel to MY FAIR MUSKETEERS."