Cursed by Magic, Bound by Blood Production-Ready | Seeks Lead Investor

The Project:

Hook:

Somewhere beneath the world you know, royal bloodlines carry ancient curses and creatures older than civilisation walk among us.
Gothic origins. Contemporary stakes. A saga engineered to escalate — with the franchise architecture already in place.

Concept:

A dark mythology spanning centuries – royal bloodlines, ancient curses, and a supernatural world hidden beneath the human one.
Think Underworld’s visceral world-building meets the sprawling mythology of Twilight, with the long-game ambition of a universe that grows with every film.

Format:

Feature Film · Supernatural Fantasy · Horror · Action Thriller
Franchise: Yes – universe architecture built into Film 1.
19-film saga planned across 6 sagas with anime and transmedia extensions.

Comparables:

Underworld → 4× budget returned · Twilight: Breaking Dawn → 7× budget returned · Dune → 6× box office vs budget

What’s Ready:

Production Status:

✓ 148-page screenplay at Blue Revision
✓ Locations identified
✓ Creature designs complete
✓ VFX fully scoped
✓ IP wholly owned & fully protected
✓ Full deck & financial model available under NDA

The Team:

Joleen Pond Phelps — creator, writer, and IP holder. Years of disciplined world-building behind a wholly owned supernatural universe.
Backed by an experienced producer and a script supervisor with five co-authored bestselling books and professional screen credits.

Investment & De-Risking:

The Ask:

$100M total · Lead equity investor sought
Production $86M · Marketing & Distribution $14M · Break-even: Week 15 · Full capital recovery: Month 12

Return Model:

Break-even target → $108M net revenue
Priced vs comparables → 20–30% below genre comparables
Cash break-even → ~Week 15 · Full capital recovery → Month 12

De-Risked From Day One:

Completion bond included · 7.23% contingency reserve built into the $86M production budget · 25–40% production rebates available in UK, Ireland & Georgia · Net exposure reduced before a single day of shooting

Most Interesting Project For:

Genre Investors & Studios:

Production-ready supernatural IP with franchise architecture built in. You’re funding execution, not development.

Streaming Platform Partners:

Fantasy is the highest-performing genre on streaming globally. Franchise legs built directly into Film 1.

Private Equity & Film Finance:

Conservative projections priced 20–30% below genre comparables. Full financial model on request.

Interested in this project, please submit your interest through the form. Rest information will be disclosed upon reviewing the details.

Project No: PROJ-2025-024