Batman v Superman-(First 27 Pages)

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Batman v Superman(First 27 Pages)

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writing_in_red

21/4/2016


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LEGEND:

"THE DAY THE EARTH WAS INTRODUCED TO SUPERMAN"

OPEN

EXT. HELIPAD - METROPOLIS OUTSKIRTS - DAY

ON the bright blue sky. The noise of chaos not far away.Fighter jets fly ACROSS FRAME and a helicopter descendsquickly.

It touches down and out steps BRUCE WAYNE, rushing, urgent.He is met by a MAN.

BRUCEGet everyone in the chopper! Evacimmediately!

MANWhat about you!?

BRUCEI’m going to the Wayne Tower!

MANBut that’s right under that thing !

BRUCEI have to! My son is there!

Bruce rushes off. The man is left stunned.

MANNo... God help us.

The man turns and is the last to board the helicopter whichlifts off, leaving behind the deserted heli-pad.

EXT. STREETS - METROPOLIS - DAY

Bruce Wayne in the car. Racing through the chaotic streets.Dodging debris and so forth.

INT. CAR - METROPOLIS - DAY

Bruce dials a number on the car display. It’s immediatelyanswered by;


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INT. WAYNE TOWER - METROPOLIS - DAY

JACK (an elderly executive) who is at the top of thebuilding watching the madness outside with terrible fear.

JACK

Mr Wayne?

We INTERCUT with the car and the tower.

BRUCEJack! Is my son with you?

Jack looks round. An eleven year old boy, smart appearancebut frightfully scared right now, sits at the largeboardroom table, watching Jack with wide eyes.

JACKYes. Yes, Damian’s with me.

BRUCEYou’re at the top of the tower.

JACKJust like you said.

BRUCEGood. Stay there.

JACKBut, Mr Wayne, the madness outside--

BRUCEThat tower is the strongestbuilding in the city. Everythingelse might fall but that towerwon’t. It’s strong. You stay there.It’s the safest place in the city.Tell my son I’m coming.

JACKHe wants to talk to you.

BRUCETell him I’ll be there soon. Tellhim to be strong.

Bruce has to swerve quickly to avoid an enormous fireball!The line goes dead.

Jack lowers the phone. Looks at poor, frightened Damian.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 3.

JACKYour father’s coming. He’ll behere.

DAMIAN(frightened, but strong)

I know.

EXT. STREETS - METROPOLIS - DAY

Bruce can’t take the car any further. Too much debris. Toomany shell-shocked bystanders. He gets out. Climbs overrubble. He’s close to the Wayne Tower. It’s in his sight.Not far away at all.

But he has to stop. He has to help a man trapped under abeam. With others helping him, Bruce lifts the beam and theman is helped away.

He carries on. Heading for the Wayne Tower when --

A laser beam cuts through the building.

Bruce stops. Wide-eyed. Can’t believe it.

The building creaks. Weakened.

BRUCENo.

In total disbelief. Total shock. This isn’t possible.

Another laser beam and this sends the Wayne Tower crumblingto the ground!

BRUCENOOOO!

He’s running. There’s nothing else now. The building falls.The smoke is like a tidal wave. But there’s nothing else forBruce. He runs. Runs hard.

Into the smoke.

CUT TO:


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BLACK

Silence. For a few moments... silence.

Then "What Are You Going To Do When You Are Not Saving TheWorld?" theme (from MoS soundtrack) begins and as it plays

we SLOW FADE IN;

LEGEND:

"BATMAN V SUPERMAN"

This takes the first sixty seconds of the track before theLEGEND FADES TO;

LEGEND:

"ONE WEEK LATER"

FADE IN:

EXT. STREETS - METROPOLIS - DUSK

As the music continues, we see STILL SHOTS. WIDEESTABLISHING of the devastation, the rubble, the emptiness.CLOSE UPS of a car crushed under bricks, of a dust-riddenteddy bear left behind, of the little things lost.

As the music FADES AWAY at 1:19, we FADE IN a NEWSREADERV/O.

NEWSREADER(v/o)

The city of Metropolis is to remainoff limits for the foreseeablefuture, a government spokesmanconfirmed today. The statement fromthe White House continued bystating that all military focusmust be on securing the alien crashsites and assessing the stabilityof the city itself.

ON the crashed alien ship. Just another broken machine now.

We now SWITCH TO;


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EXT. METROPLIS SKYLINE/DIRECTLY ABOVE GOTHAM - DUSK

Metropolis across the water. Silent. We SLOWLY MOVE DOWN tosee a poorer city, with sparse activity, with an abandonedfeel to it. This is Gotham.

NEWSREADER(v/o, cont’d)Across the water, the twin city toMetropolis - Gotham City - is saidto be in a state of chaos.Following last week’s incident,many who can have left Gotham andthose who have remained, mainly thepoor and underpriviliged, arereportedly at the mercy of tribalgangs who have overwhelmed theill-equipped Gotham PoliceDepartment. This is followingrecent years of relative peace forthe city --

The V/O FADES AWAY to nothing.

INT. ABANDONED OFFICE - GOTHAM - DUSK

A small office. Maybe a law firm, or even a bank. There’s anAmerican flag hanging proudly on the wall.

A flaming bottle is thrown through the window. We see itpass through the air and crash to the ground.

The fire spreads and lights up the small space in moments.

The flag begins to burn.

EXT. STREET - GOTHAM - DUSK

The YOUNG THUG who threw the bottle stands outside the nowburning office. Proud of what’s he just done. He’s anuneducated fool.

A ROARRR!

The young thug panics - like a caught school boy - and turnsto see - WE QUICK PAN TO SEE - the BATMOBILE!

It’s off to the side but close to the thug and it’s as ifthis great, hulking mechanical beast is watching the thug.

It roars again.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 6.

The young thug welps, he’s pissed himself, and he runs awaylike a frightened rabbit.

The batmobile roars forward. At first we think it’s givingchase but the young thug runs down a side road whilst thebatmobile continues onwards.

INT. BATMOBILE - STREET - DUSK

Through the side view, we see the young thug running away,and as the batmobile continues onward, we MOVE TO FOCUS ONthe driver;

BATMAN. Focused on the road ahead.

EXT. JUNK YARD - GOTHAM - DUSK

The junk yard. It’s like a gladiator’s arena. The goons arethe crowd. The leader is THE JOKER - bleached white skin,manic wildness to him. And in the middle, tied to a chair,is ROBIN - this is the ROBIN from The Dark Knight Returns;young, red-haired, spunky and acrobatic.

The sharp end of a crowbar touches her cheek. She’s bloodiedbut not badly hurt.

The Joker leans in.

JOKERAny last words, Robin?

ROBINEat shit, asshole.

JOKERHahahaha! I like you! You’ve gotspunk! More than the last boywonder anyway and I should know...I got a close up look at him, afterall.

He laughs. Walks off and addresses his goons.

JOKERThis is my domain! When Gods fight,the world of man weeps and thus themonsters come out to play.

(he points at Robin)What am I?

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 7.

ROBINYou’re a two-bit thug!

JOKER(enraged - but loving it)

I’m the clown prince of chaos!

He’s standing over Robin now. He raises the crowbar, aboutto strike down;

JOKER(cont’d)

And I’m done waiting for Bats tocome to your rescue.

Robin laughs. The Joker hesitates.

JOKERDid I say something... amusing? Orare you coming round to my way ofthinking?

Robin looks up, through bloodied teeth and a black eye, shesmiles;

ROBINI don’t need rescuing.

CLOSE ON Robin’s tied up wrists. A short laser in her glovesmakes quick work of her bonds. She upper cuts the Joker,giving her time to blast her ankle bonds, and then she leapsin the air, kicking the Joker hard and sending him flyingbackwards.

She spins in the air. Lands in a crouched, ready to strike,position, and the batmobile roars into play!

For a split second, we get Robin ready to pounce in theFOREGROUND, and in the BACKGROUND we get the batmobile,leaping through the air into battle.

The batmobile lands. Sends flares at most of the goons toknock them out quick.

Robin leaps and bounds between oncoming goons. Dodging everyclumsy swing and delivering her own counters to put down thethugs.

The Joker gets to his feet. Sees the batmobile not far away.

JOKERFinally come out to join the fun,have we?

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 8.

The Joker’s collar is grabbed and pulled and the clown comesface to face with a very angry Batman.

BATMANThis isn’t a game, Joker.

The Joker is awestruck for a brief moment before -- Batmanheadbutts him hard, knocking him clean out.

More thugs race onto the scene.

The batmobile is too far away - dealing with other thugs -so Batman, and Robin, are alone, back to back.

BATMANYou shouldn’t be out here alone.

The thugs - whipped into a frenzy - surround them.

ROBINNeither should you.

A moment. Solidarity. Then;

The thugs converge.

Batman is ruthless and efficient. Robin is quick andpin-point accurate.

Barely a scratch on either of them as thugs - some of themtwice their size - fall like dominoes.

Finally, Batman about to deliver the final punch but...there’s no point. The guy is bloodied and out of it. Batmandrops him.

Battle won.

BATMANYou should go home, Carrie.

ROBINMy place is here. By your side.

BATMANNot this time. Gotham is worse thanit’s ever --

The creaking of metal. The stomping of something big.

It comes round the corner and faces the duo; KILLER CROC, agiant, crocodile-skinned man, hungry for blood.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 9.

BATMANGet behind me!

KILLER CROCI’ve been waiting for this for along time, Batman!

Killer Croc starts charging!

BATMANI’ll go left. You go right. Weflank him. Pull him down. Keep himlow. Go. Now!

Killer Croc charging! Roaring! Then --

-- WHACK! --

-- is sent flying across the junkyard, lands in a heap ofmetal, totally out cold. MOVE BACK TO where Croc had beenstanding, where now stands;

SUPERMAN. His cloack swaying with the force of the suddenlanding. He holds his fist up, rather comically, showing nosign of strain or even bother.

SUPERMAN(turns to the duo)

Mind if I lend a hand?

Batman is silent. Frozen. Just staring. Trying tocontemplate. Robin is a bit starstruck.

SUPERMAN(steps forward)

The Batman of Gotham. I’m glad tofinally meet you. I’ve been meaningto --

But he stops. He listens. CLOSE ON his ear.

INSERT CUT:

Screaming. Asians. Far away. Tokyo. A burning building.

BACK TO:

Superman looks back.

SUPERMANI’m sorry. I’m needed elsewhere.Another time.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 10.

He turns, looks to the skies, and is gone. Up in the air.Off to save another.

Batman and Robin stand in silence. Then;

ROBIN

So... that’s the Superman, then.

Batman turns. Heads quickly to the waiting batmobile.

BATMANGo home, Robin.

ROBINHey, wait, shouldn’t we --

Batman turns on her. Grabs her collar. In her face.

BATMANI said go home.

She’s shocked. Scared, even.

She steps back as Batman enters the batmobile and speedsaway without looking back.

What was that all about?

A siren incoming. Shit. She moves quickly and is gone fromthe yard in moments.

The police car pulls in. The FAT OFFICER gets out. Surveysthe scene.

FAT OFFICER(into his radio)

Yep. We got the big green guy andthe crazy clown. I’m gonna needsupport.

EXT. GOTHAM OUTSKIRTS - NIGHT

Night has fallen.

The batmobile races through countryside, woodland.


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INT. BATMOBILE - COUNTRYSIDE - NIGHT

Batman is breathing hard. Trying to control it. It’soverwhelming.

He pulls his cowl off. Bruce Wayne again.

Still trying to control his heart and breathing.

INT. BATCAVE - NIGHT

Pulls up quickly. Gets out of the batmobile.

He’s on the verge of exploding, of madness, and he can’thold on.

He screams. Yells out. Trashes a computer setup. Throws itagainst the batmobile. Screams louder.

Bats. Hundreds of them. They fly above him. They screechwith him.

EXT. WAYNE MANOR - NIGHT

Above Wayne Manor, only we can hear the distant cries of aman broken.

EXT. SPACE - ABOVE EARTH

START AT a view of the Earth. Majestic and massive.

PAN TO REVEAL Superman. Above Earth. Watching over.Listening. His stirring theme rising to a crescendo.

He shoots off towards the ground.

INT/EXT. RAILWAY LINE - DAY

A train is speeding! Out of control!

Superman flies alongside. There are people screaming in the

carriages.He flies into a carriage and out the otherside with a fewpeople in his arms. He drops them off safely before flyingback into the carriage and saving others. Dropping them offsafely.

He does this several times. Smashing through the carriagestructure like it was nothing. Saving everyone from harm.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 12.

The train is about to smash into the end of the line. Allthe passengers are off but the driver is still in the front!

In ONE LONG SHOT following Superman, he flies through theinside of the train, grabs the driver, smashes through thefront of the train and flies upwards with the driver as we

see below the train exploding into the end of the line.

EXT. STREET - GOTHAM - NIGHT

Late into the night. The streets are deserted. All but forone young woman, TIFF. A pretty but poor girl, small andfragile.

BATMAN(v/o)

It can be just one bad night. Onemistake. One stupid decision.

MOVE UP. Above Tiff, crouched on the edge of a rooftop, isBatman. Watching.

BATMAN(v/o)

Like choosing to walk home alone atnight in one bad city.

ON Tiff again. In front of her, a bear of a man, all hairy,ugly and disgusting, steps forward.

UGLY MANHey, little girl.

Tiff tries to walk on but the man stops her. Grabs her.Throws her to the ground.

Tiff stares up at him. Terrified. She hasn’t made a sound.

BATMAN(v/o)

No one screams.

Batman watches from the rooftop. He watches the man as hestarts to unbuckle his belt.

BATMAN(v/o)

Because they know. They’re just oneperson in a world of many. No one’slistening.

Batman drops down.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 13.

STAY ON Tiff’s face. Batman has dropped onto the ugly man.He screams. Batman tackles him. Beats him. The ugly manyells out in pain. Batman doesn’t stop.

Tiff is even more terrified. Finally, we look at Batman.

He stands over Tiff. A mighty, fearsome warrior draped in

darkness.

BATMANGo home.

Tiff scrambles up and runs.

Batman looks up. Sees Robin on the rooftop. Nods. Robin nodsback. She follows Tiff home. Watching over her.

Batman looks down at the ugly man.

BATMAN(whispers)

Just one.

EXT. HIGH ROOFTOP - GOTHAM - NIGHT

The ugly man opens his eyes. He’s upside down. Hanging by acord wrapped around his ankle above a very, very long dropto the ground.

UGLY MANWo! What the -- HELP!

Batman steps forward.

BATMANNo one can hear you.

UGLY MANHELP! HELP! HELP!

BATMANDo you think you’re worth it? Doyou think you’re worth any help atall?

UGLY MANYou’re a psycho! You gotta let medown, man! I’m scared of heights!

BATMANYou’re not afraid I’ll let youfall?

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 14.

UGLY MANYou wouldn’t. You’re one of thegood guys.

BATMANI am, aren’t I? You’re right. I

would never kill you. You’re notworth it.

Batman whips out his batarang and CUTS the cord holding theugly man.

He falls! Screaming! For certain death! Until --

-- Superman flies down - passing Batman who watches - andcatches the ugly man.

ON Batman. Watching. He was expecting that.

CUT:

Later, on the same rooftop, Batman stands at the edge.Watching over the city, but also looking out at theMetropolis skyline not far away. Waiting.

SUPERMAN(o/s)

You’ve got some explaining to do.

Batman turns. Superman has just arrived on the rooftop.

SUPERMANIf the stories about you are to bebelieved, you don’t kill.

BATMANThere are also stories that I’m aghost, a myth, a governmentconspiracy. Do you believe them?

SUPERMANNo. I know who you are.

(taps the side of his eyes)X-ray vision.

BATMAN(sigh)

Of course.

SUPERMANSo. Did you just want to get myattention?

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 15.

BATMANAn hour ago, that man you saved wasabout to rape an innocent girl.

SUPERMANSo he deserved to die?

BATMANNo. You saved him. Because hescreamed.

SUPERMANWhat are you getting at?

BATMANI don’t like that you only everhear the ones who scream.

SUPERMANWell, I can’t stay in one placewaiting for whatever might gowrong. I can do more for the world.

BATMANThen go and do more for the world.But stay out of Gotham.

SUPERMANWhy?

BATMANBecause you’ve done this. This cityis what happens when people likeyou decide to play at war. Thepoor, the downtrodden, the weak,they all suffer as a consequence ofwhat you did over there.

SUPERMANI couldn’t save Metropolis.

BATMANBut you left Gotham to rot in it’swake.

SUPERMANThe world is bigger than Gotham. Injust one week I’ve saved thousandsacross the globe --

BATMAN-- And millions have left thiscity, hundreds of thousands of

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 16.

BATMAN (cont’d)people are afraid, and thousands ofdesperate scum are on the streets.

SUPERMANI can’t save everyone all the time.I am just one man.

BATMANThat’s right. You are. So this iswhere two men will shake hands. Yougo save the world and leave me toclean up Gotham.

SUPERMAN(turns away)

I would never stop you from helpingyour city.

BATMANYou don’t get it. People like younever do. You hear the screams butyou don’t see the suffering, thepain, the fear, because it’snothing to you, you’ve got thewhole world to worry about.

SUPERMAN(turning back)

What would you have me do!?

BATMANStay out of my way.

SUPERMANWhat does that mean?

BATMANIt means I do see the suffering,the pain and the fear, and I’mprepared to do whatever it takes tostop it.

SUPERMANAnd I’m not?

BATMANYou let a city fall before you didwhat you had to do. How many peopledied, "Superman"?

Superman is silent. He walks to the edge. Takes a long timebefore turning to Batman.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 17.

SUPERMANYou say I’m a man who let a cityfall before I did what you say Ihad to do. Does that make you a manwho will do what he believes he hasto do... before the city is even

attacked?

BATMANWhatever is necessary to avertchaos and ruin.

SUPERMANAnd you ask me how many people diedthat day? I know how many peopledied. I know your son was amongstthose lost.

Batman stiffens up. Clenches his fist.

SUPERMAN(cont’d)

I am truly sorry.

BATMANStop talking.

SUPERMANBut what you’re talking about ispre-emptive action and one dayyou’ll make a mistake. One dayyou’ll do something you can’t takeback. And you’ll be calleddesperate scum by people like me.

BATMANAnd people like you will come forme. And I’ll be ready.

SUPERMANThe path you’re going down,Bruce... it isn’t a path you walkaway from.

BATMANI am prepared to give everything.To lose everything. You’re not.

SUPERMANThat’s because I know what it wouldmean for the rest of the world if Idid lose everything.

(turns away)(MORE)


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I’ll be watching.

Superman flies up and away. Batman watching him disappearthen turns quickly and leaps off the rooftop. A bat glidingin the night.

INT. HALLWAY - WHITE HOUSE - DAY

The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Holly Hunter)is flanked by her CHIEF OF STAFF, her SECRETARY OF STATE andothers in suits.

SECRETARY OF STATEMadam President, we can’t hold offRussia anymore.

PRESIDENTI’ll talk to them when I havesomething to say to them.

SECRETARY OF STATEAnd in the meantime, they continueto boost their military and movenuclear warheads --

PRESIDENT-- Then let them. We’re not at warwith Russia.

CHIEF OF STAFFNot yet.

PRESIDENT(stops, rounds on them both)

We won’t let it come to that. I’mnot about to start World War Threeand I don’t think this Superman iseither.

They enter;

INT. OVAL OFFICE - WHITE HOUSE - DAY

Where it’s just the three of them now.

SECRETARY OF STATEWith all due respect, MadamPresident, I think that’s verynaive. We don’t even know who thisKal El is.

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CONTINUED: 19.

PRESIDENTHe’s American, isn’t he? We havethat, at least.

SECRETARY OF STATEAnd that’s precisely why the restof the world is getting itchy

trigger fingers.

PRESIDENTBecause he’s American?

CHIEF OF STAFFBecause he’s not on their side.

SECRETARY OF STATEImagine if an all powerful beingwalked out of Russia or North Korea- or the KKK for that matter. We’dbe nervous too.

PRESIDENTSo what’s our next move?

SECRETARY OF STATEMy advice? Talk to Russia. Calmtheir nerves.

CHIEF OF STAFFBut don’t show weakness. MadamPresident, in the past week we havehad several sightings of militaryaircraft coming close to ourterritory.

PRESIDENTI know. Are we sure it’s theRussians?

CHIEF OF STAFFIt’s the Russians, Europe, Asia...everyone with a plane and a bomb.

SECRETARY OF STATEThey’re all scared of America’s newall powerful superhero.

PRESIDENTAnd we’re not?

The President moves to the window. In deep contemplation.Then she moves to stand behind the desk. An impressiveimage.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 20.

PRESIDENTOpen communications with allnations. Tell them we are not orever have been in collusion withSuperman. As far as this office isconcerned, Superman is an illegal

immigrant and not an Americancitizen.

CHIEF OF STAFFThat’s a strong stance to take,Madam President.

PRESIDENTIt’s the truth. He sure as hellwasn’t born in Kansas.

EXT. GROUNDS - WAYNE MANOR - DAY

ON a small white gravestone. The only word on the stone isDamien.

Bruce stands in front of the grave.

Behind him, ALFRED comes from the manor.

ALFREDSir. You’ve been out here allmorning.

BRUCEWhat would you have me do instead?

ALFREDRest, Master Wayne. You must rest.

BRUCEI can’t rest.

(turns to Alfred)I can’t sleep. I can’t stopre-living that day.

ALFREDYou buried your son two days ago.No expects you to rest easy.

BRUCEThen don’t lecture me.

Bruce moves past him. Heads towards the manor.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 21.

ALFREDBut if you are to be the Batman...then rest, you must.

Bruce stops. Turns back to Alfred.

BRUCEI didn’t bury my son two days ago.I put a stone in the ground withhis name on it. Next to anotherstone. With another name.

We see that Damien’s stone is next to another stone justlike it; this one reads Grayson.

BRUCE(cont’d)

My son’s body is buried under aWayne Industries Tower, in a citythat’s been evacuated, becausealiens invaded. Here’s thepunchline; the only alien tosurvive that day is now asuperhero, saving people.

ALFREDYou can’t blame Superman for whathappened.

BRUCENo. I know it wasn’t his fault. Buthe should have done more. He couldhave done more.

ALFREDAnd what the Batman have done - inplace of Superman?

BRUCEI would have done what I had to...to stop it from ever happening inthe first place.

ALFREDYou would be the one to start thewar then?

BRUCEI would finish it. Before it evercame to war.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 22.

ALFREDIn my experience, there is alwaysanother war just round the corner.

But Bruce is walking away, heading back to the manor.

Alfred looks back at Damien’s gravestone. Sad.

INT. BATCAVE - DAY

Bruce sits at the array of computer screens and consoles -the bat computer.

He’s looking over satellite images of Metropolis.

ALFRED(looking over his shoulder)

Metropolis?

BRUCEThe crash site.

ALFREDOf the alien ship.

BRUCESpecials Ops teams have secured theimmediate area and are keeping itunder close guard.

ALFREDNo one gets in.

BRUCENot yet anyway.

ALFREDAnd what do you hope to find?

BRUCESomething. Anything. Anything thatcan give me more on Superman.

ALFRED

Give you an advantage, you mean.BRUCE

One can hope.

ALFREDAnd what of those two machines? Theones that were doing all thedamage.

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: 23.

BRUCEThey’re just machines. But this.

(points to the screen of thealien ship image)

This has an inside. It was manned.Which means there’ll be computers,

consoles, you know, that kind ofthing.

ALFREDAh, yes... that kind of thing . Veryastute.

BRUCELook at this.

Bruce points to a bright dot on the thermal-type satelliteimage of the alien ship.

ALFREDWhat is it?

BRUCECan’t say for sure, but itresembles a core of electricalsignals gathered together. In otherwords --

ALFRED-- a data core?

BRUCEExactly. Whatever the language,information is just ones andzeroes. And I need information.

ALFREDBut there’s a small army of SpecialOps units between you and that datacore.

BRUCEI know. But don’t worry.

(walks off to get ready)I’ll go easy on them.

Alfred rolls his eyes.


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INT. ARMORY - BATCAVE - DAY

Bruce is suiting up. Alfred enters.

ALFREDYou’re going now? But it’s the

middle of the day.

BRUCEI have to patrol Gotham at night,Alfred. I have no choice but to gonow.

ALFREDThey’ll see you coming.

BRUCENo. They won’t see this coming.

Bruce pulls the cowl on. He is Batman.

EXT. ABOVE GOTHAM - DAY

The BAT PLANE flies above Gotham. It is jet black.

INT. BAT PLANE - ABOVE GOTHAM - DAY

Batman at the controls. Speaking on comms.

BATMANAlfred, is everything a go at yourend?

INT. BATCAVE - DAY

Alfred at the bat computer.

ALFREDI have eyes on the crash site. TheSpecial Ops units are still there,by the way.

INT. BAT PLANE - ABOVE GOTHAM - DAY

BATMANI’m going in.


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EXT. ABOVE GOTHAM - DAY

The bat plane flies low and over the water between Gothamand Metropolis.

INT. BAT PLANE - DAY

Batman flips a couple of switches.

BATMANEngaging the Bat Cloak.

INT. BATCAVE - DAY

Alfred sighs.

ALFREDJust once I’d like to makesomething that doesn’t have theword Bat in it’s name.

EXT. ABOVE METROPOLIS - DAY

The colour of the bat plane changes! It’s colour morphs sothat it roughly projects what is on the other side. Arougher version of the James Bond car from Die Another Day.

But with the cloaking device enabled, the engines runningsilently and the speed quick enough to avoid a secondglance, the bat plane is able to move above the city unheardand unseen.

INT. BAT PLANE - ABOVE METROPOLIS - DAY

ALFRED(over the comms.)

You’re approaching the crash siteand the Special Ops units are nonethe wiser. Very clever, MasterWayne.

BATMANThanks, Alfred. But I’m not doneyet.

Batman flips a lever and DROPS out of the bat plane.


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EXT. ABOVE METROPOLIS - DAY

Batman falls out of the plane. His cloak immedieatly openingup and he glides quickly down to the ground.

INT. BATCAVE - DAY

Alfred watches the screen.

ALFREDNow for the hard bit.

EXT. CRASH SITE - DAY

The Special Ops units are all on guard. The alien ship hasbeen covered in a tent. Scientists go in and out throughlong tent corridors.

All is peaceful... until...

The bat plane de-cloaks. Right above the site!

It fires missiles. One, two, three! Big explosions. No onehurt.

The soldiers jump into action. Firing back. Taking updefensive positions.

The bat plane fires a few more missiles.

INT. BATCAVE - DAY

Alfred is at the controls, flying the bat plane remotely.

BATMAN(over comms.)

Keep them busy, Alfred.

ALFREDThat’s the easy bit.

(under his breath)The hard bit is not killing them.

EXT. CRASH SITE - DAY

It’s chaos! Explosions. Scientists running for cover.Soldiers firing back.

(CONTINUED)


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One soldier is on the other side of the crash site. He’sabout to move with other soldiers but one of them shoutsback.

SERGEANTYou stay here! Everyone else with

me!

The soldier stays behind as the others leave.

He’s on his own. Then... a clink... what was that?

He looks around. Nothing. Then he looks up.

He’s standing underneath a lampost. There’s the lampost andabove the bright blue sky. Not a cloud to be seen.

Then;

The sky falls on him! SLAM. The soldier out cold.

No. Not the sky. Batman! His cloak and cowl are made withthe same cloaking tech as the bat plane. He had been sittingatop the lampost, covered in his cape and cowl, camouflagedagainst the bright blue sky.

Which means we now have Batman running towards the entranceto the alien ship. And he has a bright blue cape and cowl.

He quickly takes out two soldiers who are looking the wrongway before diving into one of the tent corridors.

INT. TENT CORRIDOR - CRASH SITE - DAY

Batman races down the long, winding corridor. Severalscientists and a few soldiers are coming the other way andBatman has to take them all out.

He moves from one to the other. Taking them out withapparent ease.

The last one - a soldier - puts up more of a fight, but in afew moves Batman takes her out too.

INT. ALIEN SHIP - CRASH SITE - DAY

Batman enters the ship. No one here. The action is happeningoutside.

He takes a moment to breathe. Flips a button on his belt andhis cape and cowl revert back to their black colour.


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Batman moves quickly through the ship.

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