MY WEEK WITH MARILYN by Adrian Hodges Shooting Script dated 27 August 2010 Pink Revisions: 17 September 2010 Blue Revisions: 05 October 2010 PRODUCTION OFFICE: Trademark (Marilyn) Ltd 'A' Block Pinewood Studios Iver Heath Bucks SL0 0NH Tel: +44 (0)1753 656385 E-mail:
[email protected] 1 EXT. TILBURY DOCKS. DAY. 1 Over a DARK SCREEN we see the caption: “This is a fairy story, an episode out of time and space, which nevertheless was real” - Colin Clark. Then, FADE UP ON: Newsreel footage of SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER AND VIVIEN LEIGH arriving back at Tilbury Docks to be greeted by an excited crowd of fans. As they progress down the gangplank and stop to sign autographs we HEAR an excited commentary OVER: COMMENTATOR “Returning to England are Britain’s acting royalty Sir Laurence Olivier and Lady Olivier, better known as stunning Gone With The Wind star Vivien Leigh. Sir Laurence has added a new string to his bow with the announcement that he is to direct and star in a screen version of Terence Rattigan’s stage play The Sleeping Prince with none other than Hollywood siren Marilyn Monroe. When the world’s greatest actor romances the most famous woman alive, we can be sure that sparks will fly. Now, now Lady Olivier, don’t worry - any romance is strictly for the camera!” As OLIVIER and VIVIEN smile for the photographers, we - CUT TO: 2 EXT. SALTWOOD CASTLE. DAY. 2 It is 1956. Saltwood Castle, the ancestral home of the Clark family, looms over the landscape, framed by the setting sun.