I still need to finish the redux of my superhero pilot but I think I've finally come up with another project to work on (and probably never really finish.) The new idea was somewhat inspired by Safe House because I thought, hell, I could write a pretty standard action movie.

So my idea is that there's a secret military wet works team that operates solely within the US. They are the domestic Seal Team Six and they are constantly thwarting terrorist attempts. When shit gets real, these guys get the call. They are either under a shadowy branch of the government and don't answer to anyone or they are a privately run group. Haven't figured that part out yet.

Anyway, the government is becoming wary of the team and believes that one of the members may be selling secrets or dealing with foreign operatives. So when a call comes that there could be a dirty bomb attack in the US, the government puts a NY city cop in with them to keep an eye out and try to figure out who the traitor may be. Basically, the government wants the Guardian Devils to find the dirty bomb but they don't want said bomb to get in their hands, if one of them is rogue.
The cop angle is tough and I'm still working on that but I think she gets involved with them by arresting of the them during one of their missions or she is chosen because the various government agencies can't agree on which of their people to send in so they compromise and opt for the overqualified cop to go in.

Not the MOST logical thing in the world but, let's be real, action movies don't need to be. Also, I don't want to make another "The government turns on their elite force" movies but I think a dissension in the ranks type approach hasn't been as common of late. Also, I think the idea of the military working within our own borders is a topic that is starting to become more newsworthy and it's something that is ripe for portrayal on the big screen.

And what is most surprising to me is that, besides a Daredevil video from 8 years ago, the title "Guardian Devils" hasn't been used before.