Number 9 on the moodboard is the character Silas, from The Da Vinci Code. The Da Vinci Code shares a lot of features with our film, and we have taken a lot of inspiration from it. We like the idea of going to old churches and historical places, as they tend to make really interesting locations. The difference between what we're doing and The Da Vinci Code is that The Da Vinci Code tends to go to the historical places and have some intelligent investigation, whereas our film goes to the historical places and has shoot outs. In this sense, our film has more in common with the prequel to The Da Vinci Code - Angels and Demons. The particular character shown here - Silas - is a character that is very similar to our character of Zubasu. The character of Zubasu was first created for our AS media film Sins of the Martyr but is making a return for this semi-sequel. Between the two we have decided that he has joined some sort of cult, as he is now a highly religious fanatic. This is very similar to the character of Silas, as he whips himself under the teachings of the radical Catholic cult, Opus Dei. The two characters also share attributes in that they are both creepy assassins.
Zubasu works for the criminal organisation of CRUCIFIX, which is a criminal religious cult dedicated to terrorism. In the film they are just making a comeback, and it is Zubasu's job to protect it in its infancy. He is the most physically threatening of the antagonists, as he is a professional assassin and is trying to hunt down the protagonists. We are currently debating as to whether he should have a twin, to make him double as deadly and badass. This would also be a good opportunity to practise some of the skills we have learnt over the course of our media course. Twins tend to work well in action films, and we would be taking inspiration from the acclaimed television series Breaking Bad. In Season 3 of Breaking Bad there are two Mexican twin assassins and they are very threatening figures.
