Free Guy

Original characters; nothing established to swap.

Female lead Millie is highly competent and drives much of the plot, but the male hero Guy is celebrated, not diminished or mocked as a message.

• Millie is a skilled coder and gamer who outwits the antagonist
• Guy remains the heart and hero of the story

A brief comedic moment where a side character realizes feelings for another male character, but it's minor and played for laughs.

• A supporting character's quick same-sex attraction beat near the end

Diverse modern cast fitting a contemporary tech/gaming setting; nothing contradicts the world.

• Diverse roster of game players and developers

Light themes about kindness and free will, but folded into a fun action-comedy without sermonizing.

• Guy's 'be a good guy' ethos as a feel-good message

The villainous tech CEO is greedy and arrogant, but framed as a corporate jerk rather than a statement about masculinity or the West.

• Antoine the CEO as a self-serving antagonist

Original screenplay with no source material.