In a thrilling new twist on two time-honored classics, three guttersnipe girls determined to rise from the slums and become Musketeers find themselves trapped in a fiendish plot to seize the French throne – a plot that only those who’ve come up the hard way can stop.

SYNOPSIS:

MY FAIR MUSKETEERS

Tone & Style: Outrageously funny period dramedy filled with battle of the sexes humor, swashbuckling action and female coming-of-age triumph. 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 impossible odds to improve their lives and achieve their dreams.

The daredevil thrills of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, the rags-to-riches magic of MY FAIR LADY, the liberating spirit of THELMA & LOUISE, the down and dirty heroics of RENEGADE NELL and the bawdy period comedy of TOM JONES and THE GREAT combine in a rambunctious, inspiring and highly entertaining tale of female tenacity and empowerment set in the treacherous world of 17th Century France, where danger lurks around every corner and the blades are always sharp.

Story Overview: The great powers of Europe are vying for dominance. King Louis XIII of France hasn’t produced an heir and has been diagnosed with incurable lung disease. And because he greatly prefers the company of men to his childless wife, Queen Anne, the chances of him producing an heir are all but zero, leaving France fatally vulnerable.

Cardinal Richelieu, head of the Catholic Church, Chief Minister of State and the most powerful man in France, knows this and is quietly devising ways to get rid of Louis and seize the throne, installing himself as a strongman to keep France from the clutches of its enemies.

The legendary Three Musketeers are already hard at work solving the Queen’s pregnancy problem and in a dingy tavern in the slums of Paris, three rough and tumble girls who want to be Musketeers are about to find themselves in the middle of a desperate power struggle that will test their mettle and demand all the guts and cleverness they can muster as they struggle to shed their old skin and emerge as beautiful lady cavaliers ready to take on the world.

Main Characters:

Annie, Gabi and Max: Rough and tumble slum girls going nowhere fast, age 20. They drink hard, fight hard, swear like sailors and sleep in the underground sewers because they can't afford to live "up top."

Annie: The brains of the outfit and leader of the pack, age 20. Shrewd, cunning and determined to get her and her mates of the slums and make something of themselves. Dreams of being a Musketeer and knows they could do a better job than the celebrated Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who she reads about in The Gazette and ridicules as “a bunch of fuckin’ cunts.” Possessor of a razor sharp mind and wit, which will be more than a match for theirs if they ever cross paths.

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. Shares Annie’s dreams of being a Musketeer and willing to do anything to achieve it. Fast learner, quick to adapt and always eager to show off her new skills. Bold, sassy and totally fearless.

Max: The brawniest and most amusing who can drink any man under the table and call for more. Not quite as nimble as Annie and Gabi but the best bare-knuckle fighter who can knock heads together like coconuts. Resistant to becoming a lady until she realizes it’s her ticket to a better life and open the doors to her bedding the handsomest men in Paris.

But beneath their dirty faces and rough façades are beautiful diamonds just waiting to shine.

Athos, Porthos and Aramis: Legendary swordsmen and infamous ladies men getting a bit long in the tooth.

Athos: The cunning leader, age 35. Cool and calculating with a razor-sharp mind that cuts to the heart of any problem. Sees danger before the others do and always has a plan up his sleeve to thwart it. Mastermind of the plan to get Queen Anne pregnant and give France a desperately needed heir as well as the scheme to capitalize on their fame and get fabulously rich.

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.

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. A man of prodigious appetites when it comes to wine, women and song who can fart in any key and drink a battalion under the table.

France’s greatest heroes, they are also incorrigible rogues eager to cash in on their fame and soak the public for every centime they can get.

D’Artagnan: Stunningly handsome and invaluable fourth Musketeer, age 20. Master of disguise who can sneak into anywhere and the designated gigolo in the Musketeers’ secret plan to get the Queen pregnant and provide an heir. Immensely talented and likable, he looks up to Athos, Porthos and Aramis and they in turn admire his unfailing cocksmanship and never say die spirit.

Tomas Perrigord: Rakish gossip columnist for The Gazette and the Musketeers’ Hollywood-like agent, age 35. Has made a highly successful career exaggerating their exploits and is partner in the plan to launch a stylish new line of Musketeers merchandise that will make them all rich. Knows everyone, has sources everywhere and like all agents, has an eye out for the hottest act in town – which will soon be the girls.

Lady Bellaton: Wealthy and stylish Countess, age 50, whose carriage takes a wrong turn into the slums and is saved from rape and robbery when the girls valiantly beat off her attackers. As a reward, Bellaton invites the girls to her magnificent home and bets Lady de Winter she can turn them into ladies in time for the King’s Masquerade Ball. A stickler for social etiquette who becomes the girls’ champion and forges a deep and everlasting bond.

Cardinal Richelieu: Iron-willed Head of the Catholic Church, Chief Minister of State and the most powerful man in France, age 50. The only one besides the King’s doctors who knows of his illness and wants to hasten his demise and assume control “for the good of France” – but doesn’t know about D’Artagnan’s daily efforts to produce an heir. Employs Rochefort and Lady de Winter to do his dirty work and devises a foolproof plan to kill the King at the Ball and frame the Musketeers.

SYNOPSIS:

Imagine the fireworks if "My Fair Lady" climbed into bed with "The Three Musketeers."

The slums of Paris, 1638. Annie, Gabi and Max are going nowhere fast. They drink their breakfast in the dingy Black Swan tavern looking like cutthroat Anne Bonnys, certain they could be Musketeers if given the chance. But becoming Musketeers is far above their station, and everyone knows that women aren’t allowed.

They head out into the streets mad at the world when suddenly fate takes a turn. A carriage with two elegant ladies aboard – Lady Bellaton and Lady de Winter – enters the slums by mistake and is attacked by four vicious thugs. The girls hear the commotion and race to the rescue and in a brawling sword fight, beat off the attackers and save the ladies from harm. Lady Bellaton is so impressed by the girls’ bravery and spirit that she invites them to come to her home the next day and as the carriage heads off, Bella bets de Winter that she can turn these rough-hewn girls into sparkling ladies in time for the King's Masquerade Ball.

Meanwhile Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the legendary Three Musketeers who are getting a bit long in the tooth at age 35, relax in the Blue Parrot tavern with Tomas Perrigord, their raffish agent who’s made a career exaggerating their exploits and embellishing their feats. As the four shameless cads discuss launching a stylish new line of Musketeer merchandise (signature swords, plumed broad brimmed hats and a bold new fragrance for men of action called “Aramis” that will make them all fabulously rich), Tomas says he heard that three swashbuckling girls saved two elegant ladies in the slums, and if he can find out who they are, he’ll make them France’s newest stars.

The Musketeers scoff at the idea of female Musketeers and besides, they have bigger fish to fry. France is without an heir. King Louis prefers the company of men to Queen Anne and the throne is in peril. To remedy it, the handsome young D’Artagnan has been tapped to secretly shag the Queen every night until she’s either with child or his legendary cock falls off. As the King cavorts at his hunting lodge with three foppish courtiers, the ruthless Cardinal Richelieu and his sniveling henchman Captain Rochefort know that Louis is fatally ill and will never produce an heir. And rather than wait for him to die, Richelieu decides to accelerate his demise. A secret treaty with England, combined with Louis's untimely death, will soon put the crown in his treasonous hands.

We move to Bella’s elegant townhouse where Annie, Gabi and Max are struggling to become ladies. After scrubbing them clean, cutting and styling their hair and dressing them in fashionable gowns, Bella mercilessly drills them in diction, posture, etiquette and manners, but it’s like trying to teach dogs to read Shakespeare and the mishaps are hilarious. The girls want to quit a hundred times but keep at it, desperate to succeed and leave the slums behind. And after many tortuous sessions, the girls finally break their bad habits and start to shine.

Bella couldn’t be prouder. But she knows if the girls really want to compete in the world of the Musketeers, they’ll need to improve their swordsmanship because without that level of skill and technique, they’ll be like lambs to the slaughter. Under the tutelage of the suave Signor Rinaldi, Bella’s dear friend and lover, the girls soon learn the difference between brute force and the art of swordplay and before long they’re prancing and dancing like deadly ballerinas and flashing their blades like lightning.

The wheels of treason start to turn. Richelieu signs a decree unilaterally disbanding the Musketeers and when Rochefort and a company of Cardinal’s Guards enter the Musketeers headquarters and try to enforce it, they’re humiliated by Athos, Porthos and Aramis. And while the encounter ends without bloodshed, the Musketeers sense trouble is on the horizon.

Suspecting Richelieu is up to something, the Musketeers send D'Artagnan into the secret passageways of the Cardinal’s Palace to spy. And as he peers through a peephole, he sees Richelieu hand a letter tied with a black ribbon to Lady de Winter and hears the words “Buckingham” and “Calais” – words that send a chilling signal that a secret treaty with England is being proposed and a coup d’état is in the works.

Pulling the wool over Bella’s eyes, de Winter hires the eager but unsuspecting girls as Lady Cavaliers to escort her to Calais and at a midnight rendezvous on the docks, the girls grow suspicious when she meets with English sailors. Suddenly Athos, Porthos and Aramis appear and in a ferocious sword fight, the girls join the Musketeers and fight like falcons, stunning everyone with their bravery and skill.

De Winter escapes, but Richelieu’s treason has been exposed. As they head back to Paris and stop at a wayside inn, the Musketeers fully expect the girls to jump in bed with them. But the girls, now refined ladies and professional Cavaliers, laugh in their faces. “You’re way too old to satisfy us. And besides, you couldn’t get it up with a rope.” The Musketeers are furious at the rejection and as the girls revel in their rage, the battle of the sexes escalates into an all-out war.

A furious de Winter tells Richelieu the Musketeers were waiting for her and foiled their plot. Enraged, Richelieu turns the tables on everyone and publicly accuses the Musketeers of plotting regicide – an obviously false claim. As scores of Cardinal’s guards scour Paris looking for Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the girls come to their rescue and hide them in their former home in the sewers, where the Musketeers’ humiliation reaches new comedic heights and the girls, to their endless delight, take control.

The night of the Masquerade Ball arrives. And when D’Artagnan reports an attempt will be made on the King’s life, Bella and the girls devise an exquisite trap and convince Louis to play along.

As hundreds of guests arrive in spectacular costumes with masks hiding their identities and as Cardinal’s Guards comb the crowd looking for Athos, Porthos and Aramis, nobody can tell who’s who. As the orchestra plays and dancers dance, a swirling ballet of moves and countermoves unfolds with costumed doppelgangers slipping in and out from behind mirrored panels and when it’s over, would-be assassin Lady de Winter is dead, the King is very much alive and Richelieu and Rochefort are done for. And when Annie, Gabi and Max step forward and reveal themselves, the shocked crowd explodes in cheers.

The next day, the girls’ wildest dreams come true. Before a packed audience in the throne room, Louis proudly anoints them “My Fair Musketeers” and then delivers the biggest news of all. Queen Anne is with child! France will have an heir!

As the girls bid Athos, Porthos and Aramis a saucy “au revoir, Old Farts!” and sashay off with the handsome D’Artagnan in their new Musketeer tunics, Tomas delivers the coup de grace: he’s now the girls’ agent and announces they’ll launch a stylish new line of My Fair Musketeers merchandise (signature swords, plumed broad brimmed hats and an alluring new fragrance for women of action called “Max”) and will embark on a lucrative, show-stopping national tour. It’s a crushing blow to their egos, but Athos, Porthos and Aramis are nothing if not resilient. As they head to the Blue Parrot to drown their sorrows and plot their revenge, they vow to get a ruthless new agent and hope D’Artagnan trips on his cock and kills himself.

Commercial Appeal:

Thrilling Story: Three inspiring young women who the world will root for and cheer as they rise from the bottom and fight their way to the top. Two of the world’s most beloved stories blended together in an exciting tale of treachery, intrigue, female empowerment and bawdy battle of the sexes humor. An amusing new take on the Musketeers’ legend where the altruistic motto “One for all and all for one” gives way to the far less virtuous “What’s in it for me?”

Great Cast: Richly drawn characters from the highest to the lowest, each with their own distinct goals and desires. The Musketeers like you’ve never seen them before going toe to toe with three gusty young women who don’t back down to anyone. Kings and Queens, Cardinals and cads, lords and ladies and agents and assassins woven together in a swirling tapestry of treachery, deceit, madness and mayhem.

Cinematic Visuals: Magnificent costumes, stunning locations, sweeping vistas, breathtaking battles and a jaw-dropping masquerade ball that brings the grandeur and the romance of the age of Cavaliers alive like never before. The majesty and the squalor of 17th Century France shown side by side: magnificent palaces, filthy slums, the glamorous world “up top” and the hardscrabble world below.

Marketing Potential: THE THREE MUSKETEERS has always been a global favorite, and MY FAIR LADY is one of the most cherished movies of all time. Blending these two beloved classics into a hilarious new story world with the Musketeers as quasi-disreputable cads and three inspiring rags to riches female heroes has all the makings of a rollicking hit that audiences everywhere will cheer. And the MY FAIR MUSKETEERS sequel, DR. NEIN, takes things to even dizzier comedic heights.