INVESTOR PROSPECTUS
A FEATURE ACTION THRILLER
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 01 / TITLE
A world-class cellist who moonlights as an elite hitman learns he has terminal cancer and walks away from the criminal family he's killed for — only to become their next target, forcing him into a bloody final war against the killers he once called family.
WHY THIS WORKS
An assassin who is a genuine concert cellist, killing with his bow, is a premise the audience has not seen and can describe to a friend in one sentence.
The terminal diagnosis gives the film its structure, its stakes, and its ending. Quinn cannot win by surviving.
Hotel rooms, a desert highway, a single estate — action designed around locations producible at an independent budget without looking like one.
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 02 / LOGLINE
LEAD / PATRICK QUINN
A four-decade screen career across Young Guns, My Best Friend's Wedding, Point of No Return, Copycat, The Grey, Scream VI and Anyone but You. He is also a working cellist who has performed on the scores of Jurassic World, Zootopia and Rogue One.
DIRECTOR / WRITER
Began as a stuntman and fight choreographer with credits on more than 50 action films before moving to directing, working with Steven Seagal on Half Past Dead 2 and Scott Adkins on The Chemist. The fight design on the page is shootable on a budget.
PRODUCER
[BIOS AND CREDITS TO BE SUPPLIED]
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 03 / TALENT
Contained, character-led action thrillers with a distinctive hook and a recognizable lead return disproportionately against budget.
| TITLE | BUDGET | WORLDWIDE | RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BEEKEEPER (2024) | $40M BUDGET | $162.6M WORLDWIDE | 4.1x |
| JOHN WICK (2014) | ~$20–30M BUDGET | $86.1M WORLDWIDE | 3.4x |
| NOBODY (2021) | $16M BUDGET | $57.5M WORLDWIDE | 3.6x |
| SISU (2022) | ~$6.5M BUDGET | $14.3M WORLDWIDE | 2.2x |
Publicly reported production budgets and worldwide theatrical gross. Comparables are indicative of category performance and are not a projection of this film's results.
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 04 / THE MARKET
RECOUPMENT ORDER
PLACEHOLDER TERMS — NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION TO BUY SECURITIES.
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 05 / THE DEAL
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 06 / ROUTE TO MARKET
Script locked, package assembled, lead attached.
Equity close, incentive application, sales agent attachment.
Six weeks: locations, stunt design, cello coaching and rehearsal.
[TBD] shooting days across four principal locations.
Cut, original score recorded live to picture, sound and finish.
Full delivery to sales agent and distributors.
FINANCING ENQUIRIES
JASON ABUSTAN — JASON@THECELLISTFILM.COM[PLACEHOLDER]
THE CELLIST — CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE. · 07 / SCHEDULE