SUNFALL | Sci-Fi Movie | Red Giant Apocalypse | Solar Collapse | Space Mission | Save Earth

LOGLINE:
When the Sun begins its rapid and catastrophic expansion into the red giant phase, a resourceful but underfunded scientist must team up with an egotistical billionaire to deploy a groundbreaking “vacuum bomb” capable of collapsing the Sun back to its stable size—before Earth faces total annihilation.


MAJOR CHARACTERS
TREVOR BRADY
Role: The protagonist, an inventive and overlooked scientist/engineer.
Motivation: Driven by a relentless desire to save lives and prevent planetary extinction.
Key Trait: Ingenious but underappreciated.
Invention: Creator of the "vacuum bomb," a device originally designed to harvest solar radiation and protect satellites near the Sun.
GEORGE DALLIS (a.k.a. “Mr. D”)
Role: A billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Exosphere (a space-tech company).
Motivation: Craves fame and recognition as a global savior but prioritizes profit and personal legacy over humanity’s wellbeing.
Key Trait: Flamboyant, egotistical, and cunning.
BRENDA DALLIS
Role: George Dallis’s disillusioned wife.
Motivation: Moves from being complicit in her husband’s schemes to standing against his self-serving actions.
Key Trait: Resourceful, principled, and determined under pressure.
CHERYL AND LISA
Role: Environmental activists and moral compasses in the story.
Motivation: Oppose George’s environmentally destructive ventures but join Trevor’s mission to protect the planet.
Key Traits: Passionate, skeptical of corporate greed, and committed to justice.
NICK
Role: Trevor’s trusted friend and colleague.
Motivation: Ensures Trevor continues their work after being gravely injured by a solar flare disaster.
Key Trait: Loyal, insightful, and courageous in the face of imminent danger.
KEY SETTINGS AND LOCATIONS
ISLAND RESEARCH FACILITY
Trevor’s base of operations, where the vacuum bomb was conceived and developed.
Soon-to-be shut down due to corporate acquisitions by Exosphere.
EXOSPHERE ANNIVERSARY GALA
A lavish event held by George Dallis to showcase his success.
Location of critical confrontation between Trevor and George, where activists disrupt with protests, creating a high-stakes turning point.
CITY STREETS (LONDON OR A MAJOR METROPOLIS)
Scene of chaos as solar flares cause catastrophic events:
Meteor-like firestorms, collapsing infrastructure, record-breaking heatwaves, and mass panic.
UNDERGROUND BUNKER / ROCKET SILO
George’s corporate safeguard against apocalyptic events.
Houses rockets capable of deploying Trevor’s bomb and acts as the story’s final command center.
PLOT SUMMARY
Inciting Incident:
Trevor and Nick discover a massive solar flare that destroys a critical communication satellite.
Further analysis reveals the Sun’s premature transition into the red giant phase.
Rising Action:
Trevor, desperate for funding, pitches his vacuum bomb to George Dallis at the Exosphere Gala.
Protesters disrupt the event, highlighting George’s greed.
A second, more devastating wave of solar flares wreaks havoc on Earth, forcing the rivals to collaborate.
Conflict and Challenges:
The vacuum bomb, designed as a small-scale solar shield, must be repurposed for a planetary-scale operation.
Trevor faces resistance from George, who prioritizes his legacy over effective action.
Brenda questions her allegiance to George and aligns herself with Trevor’s mission.
The group races against time through fiery wastelands, braving meteor showers and environmental collapse.
Climax:
The bomb is launched and positioned in orbit near the Sun.
A tense countdown ensues as Trevor calculates the precise moment for detonation.
The bomb creates a gravitational collapse, reducing the Sun’s mass and halting its deadly expansion.
Resolution:
The team emerges from the disaster to a drastically altered world.
Trevor, Cheryl, Lisa, and Brenda stand as symbols of hope and collective resilience.
TONE & THEMES
Urgency and Survival:
The narrative is a high-octane race against time to prevent planetary destruction.
Corporate Greed vs. Global Responsibility:
George Dallis epitomizes capitalism’s harmful tendencies, counterbalanced by Trevor’s altruism and Cheryl/Lisa’s activism.
Individual Genius vs. Collective Action:
While Trevor invents the vacuum bomb, it requires collaboration, trust, and sacrifice to succeed.
Environmental Warning:
The Sun’s catastrophic behavior mirrors the consequences of humanity ignoring environmental and scientific warnings.