We found that there were numerous problems with our original script and plot and so have adapted it accordingly.
As our target audience has changed to that of an older generation we have amended the plot. It is basically the same, in that it opens at a dinner party, there's a murder and a detective comes over to inspect the case. However, all the characters names have been changed, this is partly due to the fact that we were infringing copyright as we shamelessly used the names of the cluedo characters in our script. The title of the film has also changed from "Cluedo" to "The Black Death". This is not surprising as Cluedo was a working title and now has very little connection with the plot.
One issue that was presented was that the idea of Cluedo was too comical for film noir. The idea that was presented shouldn't have been comical as it fits in well with several key conventions of film noir, however there are a few points to take into consideration:
There was a comic film called "Clue" made in 1985 which may have influenced their opinion
The concept of a film based on cluedo is too comical to be taken seriously, as it is so well known, despite fitting convention.
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