Little Red

[MJ]

"At the foot of a vicious mountain range sits the village Fae. This small village breeds a hearty sort of person, one who can survive the isolation, the hard work, the cold winters, and more recently, the wolfmen..."

Little Red is a series that takes the fairytales and fables from our childhood and turns them on their head. The series focuses on the characters of Audrey Wright and her friend from childhood, Renwick Parker. What the pair don't know is that their village sits atop a gateway of old magic and the strange situations plaguing the village are more than coincidence.

The show will air like a miniseries but with multiple seasons. Each season will consist of 4-6 episodes and have an overlaying fairytale theme eg. 'Little Red Riding Hood' or 'Snow White' or 'The Princess and the Pea'.


CAST


Sarah Bolger
as
Audrey Wright
Audrey is the friendly and vivacious daughter of the town craftsman and inventor. She is a vibrant young woman with a healthy does of curiosity and an adventurous spirit that some say is too big for their small village to satisfy. She is well known around the village and easily recognized by the red riding cloak that she wears.



Tom Felton
as
Renwick Parker
Renwick is the youngest son of the village butcher and a close friend of Audrey’s. He is a hunter by trade and can often be found out in the forest with his brother. He’s a modest and hard working young man and despite his wish for a simple life is intrigued by Audrey’s adventures and often accompanies her, mostly so she doesn’t get hurt.



James McAvoy
as
Spencer Parker
Spencer is Renwick’s older brother and also one of the village hunters. He’s a friendly individual but rather stoic at times. He’s a well-respected individual around the village and knows the surround woods like the back of his hand.



Alan Rickman
as
Clinton Wright
Clinton Wright is the slightly eccentric father of Audrey. He is a craftsman who works predominantly with mechanical objects and also has a taste for inventing, though he is yet to produce anything of value or use. He cares deeply for his daughter, even more so after the death of his wife, and though he doesn’t like her wandering in the woods he does not wish to deny her anything she wants to do.



Emilia Fox
as
Zinnia
Shortly before the wolfmen were first sighted a strange woman, who claimed to be a traveling merchant, passed though the village. Beautiful but dangerous, it is rumored that she knows the ways of old magic and her presence in the village is far from innocent.


CREATORS NOTES

Just an idea that I had to get off my chest. As you've probably already guessed it's based around the story of Red Riding Hood. I was reading something today that got me thinking of this and then I remembered the rather average 'Red Riding Hood' film that came out recently and though I could do better. So, here it is! Let me know what you guys think

[Jamison]

Interesting idea. When I first saw the trailer for "Red Riding Hood," I was pretty interested in seeing how it would turn out. Then, I saw it was from the producers of "Twilight," which sort of pulled my back a bit... I haven't seen the film yet but I heard it was nothing to write home about. So, this adaption, with your kick ass screenwriting skills could make up for that xD

I love your cast! Very original and interesting choices.

Overall, this is a good idea but I'm worried about the longevity of a series like this? How long can you drag this storyline out before it gets old? Or, are you planning on adding more storylines and plots to this universe and its characters?

[Amin]

Definitely love this idea; everything Chris said, plus a suggestion. It would be interesting to weave in other fairy tales into this, to keep it fresh and interesting. It would still be Little Red Riding Hood as the main character... but you could cleverly insert her into other fairy tales, or vice versa. Just a little suggestion (:

[MJ]

Chris:
I haven't actually seen the movie red riding hood either but from what I've seen of trailers, reviews and comments from my friends, it seemed like it had the potential to be a good movie but ended up more like a rehashing of twilight, just with a werewolf.
As for the issue of longevity, currently I'm thinking it will be more of a mini-series than an actual series, unless I can find a way to get more story lines out of it (which, thanks to AC, I might now). I was originally thinking of pitching it as a movie but when I thought about it a mini-series seemed like the better way to go

AC:
I love the idea of working other fairytales into it! I'm actually a big fan of fairytales and twisting them around to make them a bit darker so I'll be seriously considering your suggestion. Hopefully it'll work

[Ms. Kerry]

This looks like a cool idea! I would certainly read this. I just wanted to say that if you are interested in making the fairy tales darker then you should check out the original Grimm versions of them. They're really dark.

[MJ]

Jun 7, 2011 17:40:12 GMT -6 Ms. Kerry said:

This looks like a cool idea! I would certainly read this. I just wanted to say that if you are interested in making the fairy tales darker then you should check out the original Grimm versions of them. They're really dark.

I love the Grimm versions. My friend actually has a book of them so I'll probably be going through that for ideas when I get the chance

[Amin]

^I would love to help out with that; I think I could come up with some pretty dark twists.

[MJ]

So, thanks to AC's suggestion, I'll be expanding this series to encompass a number of different fairytales and stories. I've jotted down a few of my favourites but I'd love to hear some suggestions on what fairytales or fables you'd like to see re-imagined in this series.

Question: What are some of your favourite fairytales/what fairytales would you like to see in this series?

[Amin]

Easy: Hansel and Gretel. I think one could do A LOT of dark twists right there (:

[MJ]

Hansel and Gretel is on the list, I wasn't about to forgot that one
Problem is just how dark I should go with it... *evil laugh*

[Amin]

Dark, dark, dark! ^^ (I love dark fairytales, lol)

[Aimee Nicole]

What he said! Dark fairytales are great. XD

[skittles]

The Seven Ravens, or better known as Die sieben Raben. ^^

[MJ]

I'd never heard of The Seven Ravens before but I just read up on it and definitely think that would be a good one to work with

[MJ]

UPDATE: Edited the show description and should have some basic episode outlines up soon.

[Amin]

I love the new premise. I've fallen in love with this one, really... turning fairy tales darker and the whole concept of each fairy tale getting a shorter season for itself. The two Fairytales I'd love to help out with are Hansel and Gretel and Sleeping Beauty, if you'd perhaps want my help at some point (:

[Connor J. J]

I think Beauty and the Beast would be a good farirytale

[Amin]

^With the theme of this pitch turning fairy tales darker/more realistic, that just gave me the most disturbing image ever... >_O Brain bleach, anyone?

But on a serious note, yeah, I think there's definitely a lot of potential in that tale for this kind of project.