Stories by @tomdald98

The Trojan Women

A potential remake of the 1971 film adaptation of Euripides' tragedy.

One Wish

Ever since he was adopted in Taiwan as a baby, Joel Brier has had a happy life. But as Christmas approaches, he begins to question why he was abandoned and who his parents were. With questions gnawing away at him, Joel embarks on an odyssey across three continents to find out the truth about his past.

Children of the New World

Netflix film. America, 9000 BC. Kitai, a female warrior and daughter of a powerful chieftain, is separated from her tribe during a mammoth stampede, during which her mother is killed. Stranded in the prehistoric wilds, Kitai befriends a wolf, whose pack has succumbed to illness and the two form a bond. First in a potential trilogy.

Amazon

A series about the Amazons before the birth of Wonder Woman.

Sins of the Father

TV movie. Joe and his older brother Stephen suffered a childhood straight out of a nightmare at the hands of their abusive father, which eventually culminated in Stephen killing himself. Now a father himself and a successful businessman living in Vancouver, Joe visits his therapist to come to terms with his past, with flashbacks to his past.

Clash of the Titans (2000)

What if Clash of the Titans was remade in 2000?

Never Forget

Santorini, 432 B.C. Kori is a young woman whose parents succumbed to illness when she was a child, and is forced to resort to pick pocketing on the streets in order to survive. Meanwhile, Dictys is a young man born to wealthy aristocrats who, in spite of his material wealth, yearns for a future away from his overbearing parents. When the two meet, an unlikely romance forms set to the music of Take That.

Pocahontas

A miniseries about Pocahontas.

Greek Myths

An animated series featuring characters from Greek mythology.

Children of the Corn

A remake of the 1984 cult horror film of the same name.

Green Grass, Running Water

A potential movie adaptation of Thomas King's best-selling novel, which is a satirical look on Native American culture.

Murdered Over The Internet

A potential TV movie based on the tragic case of Breck Bednar, an American teenager murdered by Lewis Daynes, a friend he had met on the internet.

The Iliad (ITV)

An ITV miniseries based on the Iliad by Homer.

Candyman

A student investigating urban legends travels to a housing complex which is plagued by the Candyman, an undead African-American slave who kills with a hook for a hand.

What Makes You Beautiful

Danielle and Rakesh are two Chicago students from two different worlds; Danielle was adopted by a gay couple and had a liberal, happy childhood, while Rakesh has spent his whole life under the thumb of his overbearing, Indian parents, who want him to give up his dreams of music for a more conventional career. When the two families meet by chance on a vacation to Cancun, Rakesh and Danielle strike up a friendship which leads to romance.

Victoria

Based on the harrowing story of Victoria Climbie, a young girl who moved to England from the Ivory Coast to be educated, but instead died after enduring years of horrific abuse by her aunt and her partner, and the failure of the social services who were in charge of Victoria's case.

The Death of Innocence

A TV miniseries about the residential schools, a series of controversial church-funded establishments in Canada which were established with the view of educating Native American children; in reality, the children were ripped from their homes, subjected to years of appalling physical and emotional maltreatment in an attempt to strip them of their cultural identity, and this had repercussions which have rippled across generations.

New Olympus

David Storm is a teenager whose life seems to be nothing short of nightmarish. On top of having to deal with autism and being bullied at school, he also is desperate to escape from his abusive stepfather. That deliverance comes when he attends a new boarding school, which is soon revealed to be New Olympus, where the Ancient Greek gods have established a new home; and that it is now under threat from the deities of Atlantis, who have also poisoned Zeus. With nothing left to lose, David must embark on a perilous odyssey to save his new refuge and the world.

The Aeneid

When the city of Troy is razed to the ground, the warrior Aeneas and the Trojans who survived the city's destruction embark on a journey across the ancient world.

Desert God

When Egypt is threatened, Taita, the wily eunuch slave and the Pharaoh's advisor, must embark on an odyssey across the Mediterranean to recruit help.