The Girl in the Mask is a feature-length fan film that will be produced in four separate acts and released on YouTube.
Call Me Spoiler, Act 1 is currently in production.
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SYNOPSIS
When STEPHANIE BROWN discovers the truth about her father’s secret life, she must overcome his betrayal and the loss of everything she once believed and trusted.
Stephanie Brown is a spirited and ambitious freshman at Gotham University with a strong sense of justice. She and her friend, Josie, enroll in a political science class taught by the renowned author and professor, Dr. Mathias Crofthammer. Well-prepared and eager to learn, Stephanie garners the attention – and sometimes annoyance – of her classmates, particularly the watchful eye of Tim Drake.
But Stephanie has a hidden life beyond her academic pursuits. Intrigued by the exploits of Batman and Robin, she has meticulously studied their activities and aspires to become a vigilante herself. Stephanie spends her nights patrolling the streets of Gotham City as “Spoiler,” though her first attempts at crime-fighting yield little success.
Stephanie’s father, Arthur Brown, is a Navy SEAL and a hero in her eyes. Despite his frequent and extended absences, he and Stephanie maintain a playful relationship and she cherishes their time together. After discovering the truth about Arthur, a conflicted and heartbroken Stephanie must grapple with her loyalties and reconcile the heroic image she has of her father with the darkness he’s entangled in.
Stephanie’s journey takes unexpected turns, leading her to question the very foundations of her identity and her place in the fight against crime.
FORMAT
Runtime for Act 1: approximately 35 minutes. To be released on YouTube after production and post-production are complete. (Release goal: eary 2024.)
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WHO IS STEPHANIE BROWN?
Stephanie Brown was introduced in the DC comics by writer Chuck Dixon as a foil for her father, the villainous Cluemaster. With a homemade costume and a can-do attitude, she crusaded against crime as the purple-caped Spoiler before she was promoted to the role of Robin and, later, Batgirl.
Stephanie’s optimistic determination and her rapport with Tim Drake/Red Robin earned her a place in the hearts of diehard DC fans, but her own origin story has never been fully told. The Girl in the Mask film tells the tale of the beloved “Eggplant Avenger” from her own POV, exploring her character arc while packing in the action that everyone wants to see from a movie set in Gotham City.
THE CAST
ADRIANNA MAZURKIEWICZ
Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
Adrianna started her filming career shooting commercials in high school. She is known for playing Stephanie Brown in The Red Hood Fan Series on YouTube. She has worked on the set of Chicago P.D. over the past few seasons as a stand-in and double.
KEVIN PORTER
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Affectionately known as “the people’s Batman,” Kevin Porter is an actor and producer. He is known for his role as Laser in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Michael in The Watchers, his Batman roles in City of Scars and Dying is Easy, and other roles in Bat in the Sun productions.
Kevin Porter said of Girl In the Mask, “I’ve done Batman [for] 25 years; this is a way that I’ve never seen him interpreted before.”
R.J. CECOTT
Tim Drake / Red Robin
R.J. Cecott is an award-winning actor who is experienced in both theater and film. He also has experience choreographing fights for the stage, and is certified in both armed/unarmed stage combat. Some of his notable theater roles include Columbinus (Eric Harris), Evil Dead: The Musical (Ash), and Little Shop of Horrors. Most recently for film, he was seen in Parallels (2023), House of Whores (Horror Society Award – Best Actor), and Chicago Med (NBC).
DREW MARTYN
Arthur Brown
Drew Martyn is trained in mixed martial arts and has trained with the local stunt community. He has been a stunt performer on the television show Chicago P.D. and worked for NBC, Paramount, and Starz.
TIMOTHY J. COX
Commissioner James Gordon
Timothy J. Cox has over 140 film and TV credits, most recently the acclaimed films Rewriting Mallory, Sisyphus Unbound, Live Health, which he produced with his wife Jamie, and the upcoming short After, which he also wrote.
CAROLINA HILDERBRAND
Detective Renee Montoya
Carolina Hilderbrand started acting in LA as a young teen. She started with national commercials but quickly found a love for the art of film. She had the pleasure of working with Danny Trejo in her first Amazon Prime series Paragon: The Shadow Wars, and has since worked on multiple pilots and short films. She’ll be working on her first feature during Fall 2023.
DAVID BERGQUIST
Detective Harvey Bullock
Dave is a fine artist and high school art teacher at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, IL. He has a deep love for art and is passionate about excellent storytelling.
ADDITIONAL CAST
John B. Leen
as Dr. Matthias Crofthammer
Lee Owens
as Lucius Fox
Kaili Harding
as Janine Vanderbilt
THE CREATORS
TIMOTHY KOU
Director, Co-Writer & Co-Producer
Tim wrote and directed his first short film in 2003. His professional focus is on commercial videography and photography. He recently wrote and directed two short films for his business community, Agent 070 and The Rock Stars of Arlington Heights. He served as the Director of Photography and visual effects supervisor for Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, which Method 2 Madness produced in cooperation with Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. He also co-wrote and directed the opening episodes of The Red Hood Fan Series on YouTube in collaboration with CD828 Studios.
CHRISTOPHER KOU
Co-writer & Co-producer
Chris is a writer, designer, and an avid reader of all things Batman. While writing The Girl in the Mask screenplay, he read chronologically through every Stephanie Brown-related panel in DC’s comic book history, so he could draw on the whole body of work to ensure that the Stephanie of our story would be as faithful as possible to her character.
BEN OLSON
Co-Producer
Ben Olson is a contemporary artist whose distinctive personal style expresses his love for the world of film, comics, and iconic characters. He is an artist at the Chuck Jones Gallery. Up-and-coming to the forefront of the animated art scene, his art is internationally renowned.
W. F. SMITH LEITHART
Composer
Smith has scored several short films by filmmakers Tabiyus Nah, Sheffield Leithart, Santiago Calogero, and others. He won the award for Best Soundtrack at the Assurdo Film Festival in 2021 for his work on the short film Unorthodox (directed by Landon Stephen Popadic). He is known for his work on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the upcoming Netflix series, Mech Cadets.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: When is the movie coming out?
A: The Girl in the Mask will be produced in four separate acts, which will also be released separately. Production for Act 1 is complete. Our anticipate release for Act 1 is Spring of 2025.
Q: How long is the movie?
A: Act 1 is fully rough cut (without VFX) and currently comes to 1 hour long! The anticipated runtime of each of the remaining acts range from 25min to 35min. All four acts together is anticipated to be approximately 2.5hrs.
Q: Where can I watch it?
A: We’ll be launching it on our YouTube channel.
Q: Will there be a theater screening?
A: We plan to have a screening together with a cast panel and signing after the completion of all four acts.
Q: What D.C. characters can we expect to see in The Girl in the Mask?
A: The feature-length film has roles for Stephanie Brown/Spoiler, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Tim Drake/Red Robin, Arthur Brown, Commissioner Gordon, Black Mask, and more.
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