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Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance by Scott Gimple and Seth Hoffman Current Revisions by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor Based on a Story By David Goyer Shooting Script 23rd October 2010 CONFIDENTIALREADER/SENDER NAME: Thomas Gargotta \ Eve Swannell 1 EXT. EASTERN EUROPEAN MOUNTAINS - DAY 1 * Speed. Pavement. We are chewing up winding mountain highway... aggressive - banking, accelerating - ascending. A 1973 Moto Guzzi takes the turns - the RIDER in worn leathers, face obscured by helmet, tinted goggles, and a scarf wrapped around his face... the twisting road overlooks yawning, gut-churning drops and spectacular mountain vistas. He is picked up by HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS as he approaches... 2 EXT. MONASTERY - CONTINUOUS 2 ... an ancient stone MONASTERY nestled in the wooded Romanian cliffs. But this is no forgotten ruin - * The perimeter is secured by an ULTRA-MODERN SECURITY NET - guard posts, HD surveillance, laser motion sensors. PRIVATE SOLDIERS in BLACK tactical gear - and armed with P90 assault rifles - man the posts... they relay word of the RIDER’S approach as he slows before the main gate. The gate opens to let him pass. He shuts down, climbs off and is met by BENEDICT - late 50s, clothed in an opulent hooded robe evoking ST. ANTHONY, father of all monks. He is flanked by ARMED SECURITY behind black aviators. The RIDER pulls off his helmet and goggles to reveal salt and pepper hair cut short, a scraggly beard and piercing eyes full of spirit - this is MOREAU. Around his neck: a CONFIDENTIALprominentREADER/SENDER SILVER NAME: CROSS. Thomas He Gargotta strides \ Eve straight Swannell up to BENEDICT. MOREAU Is it true? You found the boy. BENEDICT is impassive, masking contempt. BENEDICT Yes - we did what you could not. MOREAU ignores the jab - the old MONK is irrelevant to him. MOREAU Let me see him. 3 INT. MONASTERY - DAY 3 BENEDICT leads MOREAU into the heart of the MONASTERY. We see that behind the ancient facade is a modern, high-tech compound. 2. They pass banks of computers manned by monks, arrays of LCD screens feeding satellite data and news streams from around the world. More ARMED MEN patrol the corridors. BENEDICT * Raw data from a hundred * geosynchronous orbiter satellites * flows to our servers every day to * be mined and sifted - word by * word, pixel by pixel. * 4 INT. MONASTERY, HOLDING ROOM - CONTINUOUS 4 They continue up a winding stone staircase to a high room * in the compound. * BENEDICT * It was only a matter of time * beofre the child fell into out * hands. * MOREAU steps past him - makes brief eye contact, * unimpressed. * MOREAU * God’s will, perhaps. * They enter a dimly lit HOLDING ROOM. Minimally furnished. * Pale white light filters in through closed windows. * BENEDICT, two SOLDIERS and several other MONKS are behind him. A LITTLE BOY is sitting in a window sill, playing a * handheld video game. We only see him from behind at first - * he does not turn as they enter - but the WOMAN at his side does: CONFIDENTIALREADER/SENDER NAME: Thomas Gargotta \ Eve Swannell Late 20s, dark hair, dark lashes - beautiful - Eastern European features with a hint of olive to her complexion and eyes that could hypnotize you or burn your face off with their intensity. This is NADYA - we will see that the boy is her SON. She goes right at MOREAU. NADYA Who the hell are you? I want to know what’s going on. MOREAU is calm, warm. He steps closer to her, putting his back to BENEDICT and the others. MOREAU My name is Romaine Moreau. I am a brother of this order. Have they told you why you’re here? 3. NADYA No one has told us anything. (gestures toward BENEDICT) Who are you people? MOREAU They are protecting you, Nadya. (indicating the BOY) Protecting Danny. NADYA From what? We don’t want your protection. MOREAU takes her arm and steps away from the group. MOREAU Listen to me, Nadya. I am your friend. These guys - (he smiles) They don’t like me. I am one of them - but also not - do you understand? NADYA is like a coiled animal - tense, desperate - but there is something sympathetic in MOREAU’S attitude that seems to put her at ease. Or is she just playing possum? MOREAU (CONT’D) I can help you. And I can answer your questions - but I need you to trust me. (he nods toward the BOY) May I speak to him? She studies MOREAU intently - reluctantly nods. MOREAU CONFIDENTIALapproachesREADER/SENDER the NAME:BOY. Thomas Gargotta \ Eve Swannell * MOREAU (CONT’D) Danny? The BOY - DANNY - turns to face him. He is 10 - dark haired, complex. There is a profound sense of innocence to him, something almost angelic. MOREAU seems both humbled and fascinated - we can feel his heart race. MOREAU (CONT’D) It’s a pleasure to meet you. I know it seems crazy, but I’ve waited all my life for this moment. DANNY You don’t look like a monk. 4. MOREAU (grins) Appearances. So deceptive. We feel that he is talking about DANNY as much as himself. CUT TO: 5 INT./EXT. MONASTERY, BALCONY - DAY 5 MOREAU takes BENEDICT out onto a sheltered balcony overlooking the mountains. Several ARMED SECURITY hang back. MOREAU They’re not safe here. BENEDICT Nonsense. This is a fortress. MOREAU Respectfully - I hope you don’t underestimate the importance of this boy to the ones hunting him. * There is only one place Danny can be safe - the Sanctuary. (BENEDICT smirks) Let me take him. BENEDICT can’t help but chuckle at this. BENEDICT You do enjoy your wine, Moreau. * You really think we would give this child over to your “protection?” * CONFIDENTIALREADER/SENDER NAME: Thomas Gargotta \ Eve Swannell MOREAU Damn it, Benedict - BENEDICT (cutting him off) Understand this: we don’t need * you. You didn’t find the boy. We did. The full resources of the order are at our disposal - we have the best security money can buy. In a few days the winter * solstice will be past and with it * the hour of prophecy - and then * the boy will be of no use to * anyone - * MOREAU (grim) Brother... by that time you will all be dead. 5. BENEDICT This conversation is finished. He’s right: BOOM! a SONIC BLAST - whip pan to: The air seems to WARP - inside, the lights go out... * computers power down... the laser perimeter fence cycles silent. THUP! THUPTHUP! Silenced bullets start to pick off the ARMED SECURITY from a distance. MOREAU drops to a tactical position behind the balcony wall; BENEDICT falls to the floor, rubber legged and terrified. BENEDICT (CONT’D) (to nearby SECURITY) What was that? SECURITY (checking his WALKIE) EMP - electronics are down! They work their way back inside, keeping low. SECURITY (CONT’D) The emergency generators should kick in, they’re lead-shielded - don’t worry - THUP. He DROPS DEAD - hit by a precision shot from outside - * taking a milk-pale BENEDICT down with him. MOREAU peeks through a window and catches a glimpse of the SHOOTERS - * obscure figures in DIGITAL CAMO move through the trees, advancing on the MONASTERY. CONFIDENTIALAREADER/SENDER shot flickers NAME: past Thomas his face,Gargotta barely \ Eve Swannell missing - MOREAU picks up the soldier’s P90 and sprints down the corridor, heading for NADYA and DANNY. 6 INT. MONASTERY - CONTINUOUS 6 DARKNESS, chaos - flashlights and panic - bullets poke white shafts of daylight through the black. The EMERGENCY GENERATOR powers up, nauseous yellow/green fluorescent panels flickering to life. MOREAU runs down a corridor, pushing past monks and * security rushing in the other direction. * BOOM! BOOM! The floor shakes from a blast on the lower level. SECURITY 2 They’re in! 6. 7 EXT. MONASTERY - SAME TIME 7 A BLACK TOUAREG cruises through the open gate and skids to * a stop. THREE MEN get out and walk toward the monastery - RAY CARRIGAN (30s) - wiry, scarred; leather jacket and boots - radiating equal parts sex and violence - a single greasy braid snakes down his neck. He is obviously the LEADER. GRANNIK (40s) a stone-faced killer, CARRIGAN’S right hand. And TERROKOV (30s)- sweaty, sadistic - one ugly son of a bitch. MARAUDERS in digi-camo break the treeline and move on the compound - they fire GRAPPLING CABLES at the balconies. GRANNIK (taking it all in) Too easy. CARRIGAN Say that once we’ve got the little son of a bitch. He pulls out a MAGNUM DESERT EAGLE and KICKS IN the front doors. * 8 INT. MONASTERY, STAIRWELL - CONTINUOUS 8 NADYA and DANNY race down the stairs. They are spotted by - * TWO MARAUDERS in DIGI-CAMO and balaclava masks a level * above them - they train RED LASER SIGHTS on their backs and * bark warnings in CROATIAN. CONFIDENTIALDANNYREADER/SENDER sees the NAME:RED DOTThomas on Gargottahis MOM’S \ Eve Swannellhead and jumps in front of her to shield - as: An arm closes around the barrel of the MARAUDER’S gun and slams it back into his face - MOREAU takes the back of the man’s head and brings it down into the railing, knocking him out cold. The SECOND MAN spins on him - MOREAU backhands the gun away and tosses him over the railing - the MARAUDER slams off * the railing and lands 3 levels down. * MOREAU hops the railing in pursuit of NADYA and DANNY. * MOREAU * Nadya! * She spins - they make eye contact. He sees that she’s * gotten her hands on a Glok 22. * 7. MOREAU (CONT’D) * Stop - come with me, I can help * you! * NADYA is having none of that. Her eyes narrow - she * squeezes two shots in his direction - MOREAU has to leap * for cover.