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Shadows of the Coming Storm

When millions vanish in an instant, a disillusioned Marine searching for his missing wife is thrust into a world unraveling under a charismatic new leader—forcing him to confront prophecy, deception, and the battle for his own soul before the final storm breaks.

Script Excerpt
Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Mid
Starring Roles For:
Josh Brolin as Liam O’Connor
Cillian Murphy as Marius Vortigern
Rebecca Ferguson’s as Bekah O’Connor
In the Vein Of:
The Leftovers (HBO, 2014–2017)
Children of Men (Universal, 2006)
The Book of Eli (Warner Bros., 2010)
Posted:
11/09/2025
Updated:
11/09/2025
Author Bio:
Dr. Michael J. McDermott is an award-recognized screenwriter, novelist, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran whose work bridges faith, history, and human endurance. A storyteller of both conviction and craft, his screenplays and novels combine cinematic intensity with emotional and spiritual depth, inviting audiences to wrestle with truth, destiny, and redemption.

A Vietnam-era Marine who later served with the Army National Guard and U.S. Army during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, McDermott brings hard-earned realism and moral gravity to every story he writes.

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Contest Results:
Table Read (Quarterfinalist) [2025]
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