The sun, like, blew up and shit?

Or the moon ate the sun?

Or an ice age happened overnight on the sun?

Or the sun "wanted something more" and fucked off to some other cooler galaxy with better air conditioning?

It's gotta be one of them.

Please tell me I am correct Mr Ron.

Quoted from Ron Aberdeen Family of four go on a vacation to Grandma’s remote cottage. When they wake in the morning there is no sunlight and it doesn’t return. When the producer/director offered me the job, I asked him, “Why is there no sunlight”. He replied, “If you take the job it’s your problem to come up with a logical solution”. Obviously I did.

Very interesting hook. Look forward to see what you came up with. Without knowing the genre of the film, the only really logical solution (if life still exists on Earth) that I can think of, would be something blocking the sun (and that could be anything really).

Or maybe time stands still (but then it wouldn't really be morning when they wake up).

Haven't you seen Flash Gordon?  It's obviously Ming's return, and he's bored again.

Quoted from Shelton Haven't you seen Flash Gordon?  It's obviously Ming's return, and he's bored again.

Sheldon! I love you! But we have only 24 hours to save the Earth!!!

Quoted from sniper Very interesting hook. Look forward to see what you came up with. Without knowing the genre of the film, the only really logical solution (if life still exists on Earth) that I can think of, would be something blocking the sun (and that could be anything really). Or maybe time stands still (but then it wouldn't really be morning when they wake up).

Well going off the Signs and Pitch black logline I cam across, maybe it suggests an alien influence? Or at least some kind of creepy critter interference...

Tommyp

The reason is perfectly plausible and could scientifically happen.

If it did it would not affect the orbiting path of the moon or the earth and the world would be in darkness completely not in just one location.

So it is not something that covers the sun.

The genre is Sci Fi / Horror

Sounds good Ron.

Just to be clear, I was making a joke, not bagging out your concept.

Will look forward to its release

Tommyp

I realised that, but I am so pleased with the concept I would like to say more, but the project is no longer mine.

That does sound like a really compelling idea, Ron.

With a budget of $4.5 million, are we to suspect it is more drama than action focused?

Andrew

My money is on it being a VEI-8 eruption of a super-volcano (say, the caldera in Yellowstone National Park), which would eject thousands of cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere and provoke a volcanic winter. Both plausible and 100% scientifically possible. Although whether that would actually cover the world in darkness, I don't know...

Jonny

You are miles away from the concept.

And Andrew, although the budget is $4.5mil the second half of the second act and the third act are all action.

To keep the costs down there are only six actors and it has limited locations.

The good news I had yesterday is that a possible co-producer wants to lift the budget to $15mil to get two top ‘A’ listed actors.

Sweet!!!!!  Sounds cool, Ron.

Quoted from Ron Aberdeen Jonny You are miles away from the concept.

Ah! So it's something to do with distance...the Earth has moved away from the sun, meaning that no light can now reach us? Or...the family are actually miles away from where they thought they were, in a different time zone in fact, so when they go outside there's no light because it's actually still night?

I'm only joking. I know I'll never guess it. Sounds exciting, Ron! I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd really enjoy running updates on the progress of the project - to hear about it coming together from the early stages would be very interesting.