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February 19, 2026

Eric.Uriel.Hendrickson

The Ghost Protocol

ACT ONE: THE RETURN Marcus Rivera is released from prison after serving eight years for a corporate data breach that killed 43 people – a crime he didn’t commit. His sister Elena is cold and distant, struggling with debt. When loan sharks threaten her, Marcus violently intervenes, attracting the attention of crime boss Dante Corso and The Syndicate.
Hacker Kira Chen reveals herself – she was also framed for the same crime. Together they discover Dr. Rothwell, Chief Innovation Officer at Helix Corporation, orchestrated the frame-up to cover up Project SPIRAL: an AI that malfunctioned and killed people. To protect Elena and fund their investigation, Marcus is forced to work for The Syndicate.
ACT TWO: THE CLIMB Marcus lives a dangerous triple life: working for Syndicate lieutenant Victor Kane, secretly informing FBI Agent Sarah Okonkwo, and helping Kira hack Helix systems. He discovers Helix and The Syndicate are connected through money laundering and illegal activities.
Script 80-90 Pages Long 

Standard margins and spacing

Action sequences broken out appropriately

The extensive action sequences fully visualized

Montages expanded

This would likely expand to 120-150+ pages, putting the runtime at:
2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (120-150 minutes)

Multiple complex action sequences

Three-act structure with substantial character development

Extensive world-building and atmosphere

Several montages that would need significant screen time

Genre: Action, Crime Thriller / Cyberpunk Drama
Themes:
 
The cycle of violence and power

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Nikolas KeskilammiFebruary 19, 2026 at 6:00 pm
This sounds like the next big thing. AI that is the murder suspect. Not minority report. But something real 🙏
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Nikolas KeskilammiFebruary 22, 2026 at 5:19 pm
I read a treatment. I like the corporate espionage themes. Very fitting to todays all the news going on. All the power themes, conspiracy, and the futurism. AI being the villain and all. I like that there's like relationship stuff there. There's moral philosophy and dilemmas. And the corporations stuff, I can relate. Kinda cyberpunk-esque. They are scary to me. There some like nods to the deep state and everything. The ending is eerie and prophetic. You have a lot of good stuff here. This film definitely needs to be made

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