As The Age of Empires goes up in flames, three highborn sisters who serve as England's deadliest agents face their toughest test when an unstoppable German super weapon threatens to turn the tide of World War I.

SYNOPSIS:

THE JONES GIRLS

TONE & STYLE: A reimagined WWI Bond movie with all the action, high stakes, vainglorious villainy and unflappable courage you’d expect. But instead of 007 we have three highly individual and liberated young women who delight in danger and never say die. The action-packed thrills of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and BOND, the cheeky humor and unruffled courage of BLACK DOVES, the sharp sibling tension of BAD SISTERS and the Edwardian gloss of DOWNTON ABBEY combine in a highly cinematic and entertaining thriller set during the turbulent early days of aviation, women’s rights, technology and a decidedly old school world at war. The dialogue is snappy, the locations are exotic, the battles are thrilling and the pace never lets up in this rambunctious and wildly unpredictable story world filled with breathtaking action and gutsy heroics always underpinned by humor.

MAIN CHARACTERS: Mo, Larry and Curly Jones, aka The Jones Girls.

Deadly as scorpions, seductive as Mata Hari, funny as hell and never far from a stiff drink, their distinct personalities and complimentary skills have forged Britain’s top undercover team. And while the girls don’t always agree and tempers can flare, they never lose sight of the ties that bind. The girls aren’t superheroes and possess no magical powers, but like Bond and Indiana Jones, they succeed through an inspiring combination of guts, brains, tenacity and guile. And their commitment to female empowerment and equal rights mark them as women far ahead of their time regarding social norms, sexual liberation, fashion sense and their own libertine lifestyle. Daring and formidable in an era where women’s rights are scorned, the girls make their own rules and don’t back down to anyone.

Mo: The cool, sophisticated eldest sister and leader, age 25. Mo sets the tone, has final say in operational strategy and wants the entail of their ancestral Fountain Abbey estate to go to her and her sisters. But the laws of male primogeniture strictly forbid it. Her plan? Beat von Braun and gain leverage to force Parliament to change the law and get what’s rightfully theirs.

Larry: The intellectual middle girl, age 23, whose sharp literary mind and knowledge of all things mechanical provide surprising solutions to even the most challenging problems. Over Mo’s objections, Larry offers to use her potent mix of brains and beauty to seduce von Braun, gain his trust and learn his plans – even if it costs her her life.

Curly: The youngest and wildest, age 21. A wizard with weapons and one-liners whose powers of concentration are enhanced by large amounts of whisky. Hilariously funny and always up for a scrap, her picklock skills and deadly arsenal get the girls out of several tough jams. Wants a statue in Trafalgar Square, a shopping spree at Selfridges, a line of boyfriends a mile long and a beat she can dance to.

Baron von Braun: Visionary Prussian industrialist, merchant of death and the most dangerous man in Germany, age 50. Bent on destroying England and becoming Fuhrer. Loves Led Zeppelin – but not in the way you think.

Charles Jones (Lord Townshend): 9th Earl of Townshend and the girls’ loving father, age 45. As he nobly goes down on Titanic, his final charge to his daughters inspires them to face the challenges ahead without fear and forge a progressive future.

Capt. Chips Chippington: Ace pilot, louche aristocrat, lovable rogue and the girls’ favorite companion, age 25. Oxford man and proud member of Boodles who fears his life expectancy shortens whenever the girls are around. Master of the ridiculous who always gets the job done in spite of himself.

Capt. T.E. “Teddy” Lawrence: Chips’ rival at Oxford and British army officer turned dashing rogue-hero Lawrence of Arabia, age 25. Loose cannon, slightly messianic and fond of white billowy robes, Teddy’s bravery and daring help drive the Jones team to even greater heights.

Sharif Ali: Bedouin Prince, arch ladykiller and Teddy’s brother in arms, age 25. Likes being called “Most Handsome One,” and for good reason. Loves firing Teddy’s messianic verve for Arab independence as well as the Jones Girls’ passion for dashing men.

Mrs. Molly Brown: Bold, brassy, wealthy and “unsinkable” American socialite, age 45. who survives Titanic and takes the girls under her wing in New York until they return to England. Forges a strong bond with the girls over their commitment to women’s suffrage and equality - progressive causes that will shape and define the girls for years to come.

SYNOPSIS:

1912. Charles Jones, 9th Earl of Townshend, is on board Titanic with his three teenage daughters Maureen, Larissa and Constance when disaster strikes. As he prepares to go down with the ship, Townshend orders the girls onto the last lifeboat and gives them their final charge: “Live for me, and serve England well.” Two years later, World War I explodes. And despite the carnage, barely a mile of ground is gained by either side. Scientists and engineers work feverishly to develop a breakthrough, but none is forthcoming. Yet in a dark corner of Germany, a devastating secret weapon is being developed that will instantly turn the tide.

1917. The world is at war and the Jones Girls have undergone a stunning transformation. Now 25, 23 and 21, Mo, Larry, and Curly have taken their father’s charge to heart and honed their combat flying, espionage and individual skills into England’s deadliest undercover team, saving England’s bacon time and again through daring missions and intelligence coups. But all is not well at their ancestral home, Fountain Abbey. Granny, the insufferable Dowager Countess and a dead ringer for Violet Crawley, is driving the girls crazy with her Victorian strictures and blithering prattle. And when arsenic and hemlock fail to do the job, the girls are forced to contemplate more serious measures.

With The Great War at a stalemate, the girls – partial to trousers, leather jackets and motorcycles – are summoned to Downing Street where a cable has been intercepted from the shadowy Baron von Braun reading “Operation Toadstool is ready to launch.” Not knowing what it means but fearing the worst, the girls are tasked to get to the bottom of it and shut it down. The meeting gets heated and as tempers rise, Mo accepts on three ironclad conditions: their father’s entail, titles and peerage go to them, the government gives full support to women’s suffrage after the war, and they’re given a King’s Letter authorizing any military personnel they need. And if the PM can arrange to kill Granny while they’re off saving England, so much the better. A stake through the heart would do nicely.

Ace pilots in their own right, the girls bag 7 Fokkers in a furious dogfight over France and land at an airfield to enlist the amusing Capt. Chips Chippington, who knows how the bodies pile up when the girls are around and artfully declines. But the King’s Letter changes his tune. The team travels to Cairo in search of Capt. Teddy Lawrence, where they enjoy the exotic nightlife and foil several German assassination attempts. Told that Teddy is out in the desert playing Lawrence of Arabia, the team is captured by the dashing and impossibly hot Sharif Ali, Lawrence’s brother-in-arms who insists on being called “Most Handsome One.” The girls have no problem with that and after Teddy and Chips settle an old Oxford score, Teddy says he’ll join on one condition: they take Aqaba first. The girls have no problem with that either and help capture the port in a thrilling Bedouin charge.

Eager to get to Germany, the team ships across the sea and boards the Orient Express in Venice. After a tense standoff with three more assassins, the girls eject them from the train with trademark panache. Finally arriving in Berlin, the team masquerades as colorful Balkan royals and attends the Kaiser’s Ball, where they meet von Braun and the gamesmanship begins. In a shocking betrayal, Larry turns against her sisters and joins von Braun. And as the team sneaks into von Braun’s castle, they walk into a trap arranged by Larry in hopes of learning his plans. And it works. Von Braun smugly reveals “Toadstool” actually means “Tod Strahl,” the German words for Death Ray. And to carry it, he’s built the largest airship in history: the invincible Led Zeppelin, a 700-foot alloyed behemoth. London will be vaporized, the Allies will surrender and von Braun will rule Europe as a self-styled Fuhrer.

As the Zeppelin heads for England with Larry on board, the rest of the team escapes the dungeon thanks to Curly’s picklock skills and races to catch up, stealing cars and motorcycles and jumping border fences like Steve McQueen. They reach the front, commandeer two Sopwiths and take to the air in hot pursuit. As the Zeppelin crosses the Channel with Fokker escorts and the Death Ray blasts huge chunks from the White Cliffs, von Braun finally sees through Larry’s deception and arrests her. But Larry, a skilled assassin, kills her guard and and races through the cavernous Zeppelin to the roof. In a thrilling climax filled with breathtaking aerial feats, the team pulls out all the stops and bags the Fokkers, plucks Larry from the roof, disables the zeppelin’s engines and steering, ropes grappling hooks to the landing skids and drags the mammoth airship down. As von Braun fires the Death Ray wildly into the sky, the invincible Led Zeppelin plunges to earth and explodes in a fireball near Stonehenge, saving the Realm.

In a huge celebration at Buckingham Palace, King George awards the team Victoria Crosses, names the girls Countesses of Townshend and anoints them England’s greatest living heroes. But as Chips and Teddy head to Boodles to celebrate, the girls are left on a Hyde Park bench swilling a bottle of whisky. Furious at being excluded, the girls decide to open their own mixed-sex club and we attend the grand opening of “Ali’s”, an oasis-like nightclub with huge photos of Teddy, Ali and his Bedouin warriors lining the walls. Three handsome guest stars make a surprise appearance and as the girls and the men head upstairs to enjoy “the magic of the Arabian night,” Curly turns and wraps things up with a wink and a saucy smile.

COMMERCIAL APPEAL: THE JONES GIRLS compelling and resonant themes should strongly connect with audiences everywhere: the battle between freedom and fascism, which is very much alive today; the fight for women’s rights and universal suffrage; and the thrilling early days of aviation, technology and weapons of mass destruction set against the backdrop of an old school world at war. Plus, the dynamic female-led cast and blend of iconic historical and fictional characters alongside the story’s breathtaking cinematic visuals and heart-stopping thrills will give audiences a richly rewarding and highly entertaining viewing experience.

FRANCHISE POTENTIAL: The girls’ irreverent charm and gutsy heroics have strong potential to carry several more films or an HETV series, and two further feature-length film scripts have already been written: the Gatsby-gangster mayhem of ROARING INTO THE ‘20s, and the WWII Hollywood hijinks of HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU, FRAULEIN.

“THE JONES GIRLS is the funniest, most engaging, most exciting script I’ve ever read. If this doesn’t get made into a movie, the world will be a much poorer place.”

“A sure-fire franchise just waiting to happen.” – The Black List.