As with most action films, we decided our main character, Blake, needed to be a strong-willed, charismatic character. However, unlike with many of the alpha-male characters we usually see in films, we wanted to make Blake's character more interesting, he is a good man doing bad things for a good reason, the reason being to rescue his partner. To better capture the majority of the audience's interest, we made Blake a normal, middle class guy, thus also keeping him more easy to relate to. This is similar to, and influenced by the character Bryan Mills from the film Taken.
Our main female character is a bit different. She breaks many of the feminine stereotypes we see in most action films today. She is no damsel in distress, she is ex-police, as Blake is, but her addiction to gambling has landed her among thugs and villains. Though she helps develop Blake's character somewhat, we thought it important to have her as his equal, she is just as likely to be a leader in any given situation as he is. Her strength and independence is similar to the character Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games.
Ellen Ripley from the film Alien is also an inspiring female role for us to aim for, as the characteristics of independence and somewhat that of leadership are good qualities we could convey with Jen.
Our bad guy criminal characters are partially inspired by those seen in films such as the James Bond series. Most notably the darker attire and commonplace glaring at the protagonist are things that we feel are good conventions to uphold with our characters.
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