Genre: Gritty Action/Revenge Thriller
Tone: Equalizer meets The Punisher with underground fight club brutality
CAST ROLES:
- Dean Cain as Jake Mercer (Ex-cop turned vigilante)
- Paul Wight as “Titan” Kross (7’2″ enforcer with a hydraulic-powered fist)
- Michael Eklund as Silas Vane (Psychotic crime boss)
ACT 1: THE FALL
Opening Scene: A bloody fire axe embeds in a warehouse door. Flashback:
Jake Mercer (Dean Cain), a decorated detective, refuses to take a bribe from Silas Vane’s (Eklund) syndicate. In retaliation, Vane orders a hit—Jake’s wife and son are burned alive in their home.
Jake survives, but Vane frames him for corruption. Six years later, Jake’s released from prison—a broken man with nothing left to lose.
ACT 2: THE TRAINING
Jake hunts down “Titan” Kross (Paul Wight), the man who carried out Vane’s orders. Instead of killing him, Jake cuts off Kross’s cybernetic arm (revealing it was Vane who crippled Kross years earlier).
Twist: Kross agrees to train Jake for the war ahead:
- Underground Fight Club (Jake learns to fight dirty—eye gouges, bone breaks)
- Weapons Cache (Custom sawed-off shotgun, barbed-wire bat)
- Intel on Vane’s Empire (Drug labs, human trafficking rings)
Montage: Jake tattoos coordinates of his family’s graves on his knuckles.
ACT 3: THE BLOOD TIDE
Jake systematically destroys Vane’s empire:
- Slaughterhouse Massacre (Jake uses meat hooks on Vane’s men)
- Highway Chase (Kross throws a motorcycle through a windshield)
- Final Showdown in Vane’s Casino
Climax:
- Vane’s 300-pound bodyguard gets his head crushed in a slot machine.
- Kross sacrifices himself, holding off reinforcements so Jake can reach Vane.
- Silas Vane tries to flee—Jake shoots his kneecaps, then drags him to his family’s gravesite.
“You took my world. Now I take your breath.”
Jake strangles Vane with barbed wire, the rain washing blood into the soil.
EPILOGUE: THE GHOST
Jake vanishes, but whispers spread:
- Cops find Vane’s corpse posed like a scarecrow in a field.
- New vigilante killings match Jake’s style.
Final Shot: A new recruit (sequel hook) picks up Jake’s bloody axe.
WHY THIS WORKS FOR YOUR CAST:
- Dean Cain as Jake: Perfect for a fallen hero with quiet intensity.
- Paul Wight (Titan Kross): His size + mechanical arm = iconic henchman-turned-ally.
- Michael Eklund (Silas Vane): Master of playing unhinged villains (see The Call).
Tagline: “They killed his family. Now he’ll kill their legacy.”