Here's a short preview to Batman: Final Hour the sequel to Batman: Heroes Will Rise (http://www.scribd.com/doc/97751009/Batman-Heroes-Will-Rise). I am currently 30 pages into the script and am excited to give everyone a preview of what is to come. Enjoy!
EXT: GOTHAM STREETS-NIGHT
A young BRUCE WAYNE and his parents, THOMAS WAYNE AND MARTHA WAYNE, exit a classy restaurant to a busy Gotham sidewalk.
Bruce: “The chocolate cake was awesome!”
Martha (laughing): Just keep your promise that you’ll be able to sleep tonight.”
Thomas: “How about a walk to burn off that feast?”
Bruce: “Yeah let’s do it.”
Martha: “It’s getting late Thomas.”
Thomas: “Just a quick one. It’ll be fine.”
Gotham’s prized family takes a harmless troll taking in the sights.
As they turn the street corner, a sidewalk clown show is performing for a small crowd. The clown’s face paint resembles a gothic look compared to traditional circus clowns.
In fear, Bruce grabs his mother’s hand tight, hiding behind his dad.
Bruce: “Please, can we go another way?”
Martha: “Don’t be scared they won’t hurt you.”
One of the clowns comes toward the scared Bruce. The clowns face slightly resembles the Joker’s along with a psychotic laugh.
Terrified beyond measure, Bruce runs off into a dark alley.
Martha runs after him: “Bruce stop, comeback!”
EXT: DARK ALLEY (CONTINUOUS)
Martha finally catches up to her teary eyed son.
Martha: “It’s ok the clown is not going to hurt you.”
Thomas catches up with his family
Thomas: “Bruce you can’t run away from us like that. You could get hurt.”
Footsteps begin to emerge from deep into the alley.
Thomas: “We should go.”
Thomas begins to escort his family out but is cutoff by JOE CHILL and another thug.
Chill: “No reason to leave. We don’t mind company.”
Thomas turns the other way to see 2 more thugs blocking the other exit.
Thug 2: “We got ourselves a Thomas Wayne here. Finally decide to see how the other side lives?”
Thomas: “I don’t want any trouble fellows.”
Thug 3: “No one ever does.”
Bruce and Martha let out a violet scream as they are grabbed from behind with guns put to their heads.
Thomas: “Please!”
Thomas throws his wallet on the ground.
Thomas: “Take it all. Please just don’t hurt my family.”
Chill picks up the wallet opening it.
Chill: “Two hundred dollars. Didn’t people tell you not to carry large amounts of cash? You could get robbed.”
Thug 2: “Your wife and son only worth two hundred? Mr. Wayne you’ve gotten cheap on us.”
Thomas: “What do you want?! I’ll do anything!”
After a moment of pausing, Chill lands a punch knocking Thomas to the ground. Martha and Bruce scream and cry in fear.
Chill: “How about I do something for you. I’ll let you know how it feels to have nothing.”
Chill nods his head and the Thug holding a gun to Martha’s head pulls the trigger killing her.
Thomas: “Nooooo”
Chill: “That’s right it hurts to lose everything but not for long. It’s your son that will lose it all.”
Chill shoots Thomas Wayne killing him then walks over to the terrified Bruce.
Chill: “It’s a tough world kid. Good luck.”
The thugs leave Bruce alone with his dead parents. Bruce senses someone else is present. He looks into the shadows and see’s a large dark figure emerge into the light BATMAN.
The fear and terror climaxes in Bruce’s eyes. Batman grabs Bruce around the throat lifting him off the ground. Bruce struggles to breath.
Batman’s menacing voices echoes in the alley
Batman: “All this is because you were afraid.”
INT: DUNGEON CELL
Adult Bruce EXPLODES from the nightmare as if taking his first breath. Bruce SCREAMS in PAIN and AGONY. The mysterious dark room is dimly lit by rows of candles along the walls.
A pair of hands wrap around Bruce’s head. The person begins to say a prayer, in a Middle Eastern dialect, that slowly calms Bruce into a silent state.
As promised here is a short teaser to my untitled sequel for Superman Genesis. http://www.scribd.com/doc/100252269/Superman-Genesis
Clark: “I thought I could save this world, but I see now that humans crave war. They use peace as a curtain to mask their true nature for destruction. I cannot change that.”
Jonathan: “Don’t lose your faith in people Clark. There is still good. They just have to be shown.”
Clark: “I cannot show these people something they do not wish to see.”
Jonathan: “Like everyman you have the free will to make your own choices. Just know that you are our only hope.”
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