The Disruptors (2024) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Will and Glenn pursue investment through a precarious biotech pitch as the pressure tests their trust and exposes their shared history.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Startup Built on a Pitch

Will seeks entry into the startup world and decides to persuade Bruce to fund a company that does not yet exist. Glenn joins him in presenting a biotech concept whose demonstration must convince Bruce.

Key Events

• Everyday Life Fragments — Disconnected glimpses show people discussing sports, podcasts, work, and technology. Location: Unspecified
• Will Seeks a Startup Opening — Will looks for a way into the startup world. Characters: Will Kerrigan Location: Unspecified
• A Company Invented After Funding — Will reasons that Bruce invests in people, so the company can be invented later. Characters: Will Kerrigan Location: Unspecified
• Glenn Joins the Scheme — Will and Glenn become involved in a plan to secure Bruce's investment. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• The Biotech Concept — They present a concept about the human body as extraordinary technology awaiting a handbook. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• The Demo Must Convince — Their plan depends on persuading Bruce that the demonstration is real. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified

Investment with Conditions

Will and Glenn approach Bruce, who offers to double the requested investment if the demo works. Carla urges due diligence, while the triggered security system at Bruce's house threatens to expose the scheme.

Key Events

• The Demo Must Convince — Their plan depends on persuading Bruce that the demonstration is real. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• Meeting with Bruce — Will and Glenn approach Bruce through a meeting and discuss a major investment. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell, Bruce Marcus Location: Unspecified meeting place
• Bruce Raises the Offer — Bruce offers to double the requested amount at the same valuation if the demo works. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell, Bruce Marcus Location: Unspecified
• Carla Urges Due Diligence — Carla cautions Bruce and urges due diligence, but he dismisses her concerns. Characters: Carla Flores, Bruce Marcus Location: Unspecified
• Security System Triggers — Glenn's intrusion-detection system is triggered, leaving him inside Bruce's house and risking exposure. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Bruce's house
• Will Refuses to Abandon the Demo — Will insists they cannot abandon the presentation scheduled for the next morning. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified

Trust Under Arrest

Glenn is arrested, and Will asks him to stay in custody while Will attempts the demo alone. Glenn objects that they trusted each other and should get out together; Will apologizes but does not abandon the plan.

Key Events

• Will Refuses to Abandon the Demo — Will insists they cannot abandon the presentation scheduled for the next morning. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• Glenn Is Arrested — Glenn is arrested, further disrupting their plan. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• Will Asks Glenn to Stay — Will asks Glenn to remain in custody while he attempts the demonstration alone. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Custody
• Glenn Calls Out the Betrayal — Glenn says they trusted Will and insists they should get out together; Will apologizes but persists. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Custody

The Past and an Unfinished Future

Will recounts Glenn's hacking, the harassment that followed, and how he helped Glenn afterward. Bruce's conference demands and Will's admission about his connection to Bruce leave the scam's consequences and the pair's next move unresolved.

Key Events

• Glenn's Hacking Past Revealed — Will recounts Glenn's teenage Lucasfilm hack and the harassment that followed. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• Will Describes Their Shared Past — Will says Glenn moved in with him after the harassment and that he dropped out of school to help. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell Location: Unspecified
• Conference Demands — Bruce expects Glenn to attend in person and handle security despite Glenn's difficulty with crowds. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell, Bruce Marcus Location: Tech Elite conference
• The Next Move Remains Unresolved — Will acknowledges using a connection close to Bruce; the scam's consequences and their next move remain unresolved. Characters: Will Kerrigan, Glenn Marnell, Bruce Marcus Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• Will's Startup Scheme — Will looks for a path into startups and proposes securing funding before the company exists.
  • Seeking an Opening — Will searches for a way into the startup world.
  • Investor First — Will reasons that Bruce invests in people, allowing the company idea to come later.
• Glenn Joins the Pitch — Glenn becomes Will's partner in presenting a biotech concept to Bruce.
  • Body as Technology — Their concept presents the human body as extraordinary technology awaiting a handbook.
  • A Convincing Demo — Their plan depends on Bruce believing the demonstration is real.
• Bruce's Investment Offer — Bruce links a substantial investment to the success of the demonstration.
  • Meeting Bruce — Will and Glenn discuss a major investment with Bruce.
  • Offer Doubled — Bruce offers twice the requested amount at the same valuation if the demo works.
• Warnings and Exposure — Concerns about the deal and a security-system incident threaten the plan.
  • Carla's Due Diligence — Carla advises caution, but Bruce dismisses her concerns.
  • House Security Trigger — Glenn's intrusion-detection system is triggered at Bruce's house.
• Arrest and Broken Trust — Glenn's arrest drives a conflict over whether Will should continue alone.
  • Will Persists — Will insists the scheduled presentation cannot be abandoned.
  • Glenn Objects — Glenn says they trusted Will and should get out together.
• A Shared Difficult Past — Will's account of Glenn's past reveals the depth of their history and the help Will once provided.
  • Lucasfilm Hack — At seventeen, Glenn hacked Lucasfilm after an online dispute to delay an upcoming Star Wars film.
  • Harassment and Support — After doxing and harassment left Glenn unable to go outside, Will says Glenn moved in with him and he dropped out of school to help.
• Unresolved Conference Pressure — Bruce's expectations and Will's admission leave the characters' next move uncertain.
  • Tech Elite Demand — Bruce expects Glenn to attend in person and handle security despite his difficulty with crowds.
  • Unsettled Consequences — The available events end without resolving the scam's consequences or the pair's next move.

Directed by

Adam Frucci

Key Cast

• Grant O'Brien — Will Kerrigan
• Ally Beardsley — Glenn Marnell
• Marc Evan Jackson — Bruce Marcus
• Gregory Alan Williams — Steve Russell
• Catherine Curtin — Sue Kerrigan