Dealing with someone else doing my idea?
Hey guys, so I work in the film industry, and eventually I’d love to become a director. I’ve been developing a story for years now, and the story itself isn’t the most original out there, but I’m trying to give it my own touch and voice.
The thing is, the story is based on a very specific lore based on the mythology from a small are in ny country, which hasn’t been used before in any movies. And I just found out a couple days ago that a studio from my country is currently making a movie based on the same lore.
I felt like they punched me in the face when I found out. I’ve been working on this project for years, made it so personal and it was original because the lore around it had never been used before. But I am a no one and don’t have the means to make a movie, whereas they are a studio with decades of experience and they can do whatever they want.
Now I simply want to forget about my projects and never think about it ever again, I honestly feel gutted. Even if I ever had the means to actually make the movie, it would no longer be the first to use this mythology, so I feel like there’s no point in making it anymore and I lost all hope.
Is this something to be expected to happen often when trying to get into directing?