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Superwoman
Cast
Claire kent/Superwoman
Lewis Lane
Alexendria Luthor
Henchman
Young Teenager Claire Kent
Langdon Lang
Martha Kent
Johnthan Kent
Jor-EL
Lor-El
Perry White
Narrator
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We see a planet on the verge of exploding. - CGI shot with narration.
“This is krypton a planet on the verge of exploding as its core is about to go supernova but two Kryptonian scientists realised its pliet and decided to send there only infant daughter who was just a baby to another planet callled earth”
[Cut to the 2 scientists standing next to a closed pod space ship]
Jor-El: Are you sure we should send her there she'll be an outcast. They will fear her and be jelous of her amazing gifts on earth.
Lara-El: It is better than our fate to die here. She will look like one of them and though she will never be one of them she will lead by example and I have recoreded a message to her that will help and guide her it will activate when her powers reach there peak.
[Lara-El presses a button and the ship blasts off with the rocket speeding away
We See Jor-El look into the eyes of his wife before slowly embrasing her before Planet explodes]
Cut to the intro titles
[We then a sign that says “Smallville kansas” - Note: Just use a cgi sign stuck onto a stock image of kansas or something. A CGI meteor shower hits the town. We see the ship from before crash land a hand reaches to open up the ship when it the scene quickly disolves to a title card saying 18 years later]
Narrator: The child was found in a cornfield and raised by a kindly couple, who could not have children of their own. As she aged to maturty she displayed great speed, strenth and intellgence beyond any normal girl her age even her own teachers. She had to been told by her parents to play dumb a bit. They then told her she was adopted and was special so special others would be jelous of her specialness. She was also banned from playing sports by her parents for fear she might hurt someone. She stayed out of the lime light and allthough fairly atractive she declined cheerleading places and became a bit of a shy geek for fear of her powers being exposed. Though her parents never told her she was an alien.
[We see a farm house and zoom in on a teenage girl aged 18, young claire kent is fast asleep under the sheets in her pjs]
Narrator (continued): But today is a special day for Smallville high school teenager claire kent as she is unaware that today on here 18th birthday she will be bestode powers beyond human imagination.
[Its all quiet then suddenly she snaps awake clutching her head in pain. She opens up her buetiful blue eyes and... POV shoot of Claire seeing through the wall to the next room,
Claire: Oh my god I can see through the wall
[She sees her parents in there bed room woken up my her screaming]
Claire: Owwww my eyes are burning
[suddenly beams of heat come out of her eyes she quickly shuts them tight stoping the beams but its too late the room is on fire]
Parents: (Mom worried and Dad concerned yell and bang on the door yelling Claires name).
[Claire then coughs and her freeze breath cools the fire preventing any major damage. (Note fire is CGI)]
[Claires parents finaly get into her room pov on smoke coming from chard remains of a dressing table.]
[Claires mom hugs her whilst her dad asks her if shes ok]
Claire: Whats happening to me? First I could see into your bedroom then heat came out of my eyes and extreeam cold came out when I sneezed. This isn't normal.
Claires Dad: [looking at her mom] I think its time
Claire: Time for what?
Claires dad: The Truth
[Cut to storm celler]
Claire is standing next to a spaceship
[Claires mom and dad are behind her]
Claires Dad: Thats how you came into our world.
Claire: [angry] Why didnt either of you tell me?
Claires dad: We were going to tell you sometime after you turned 18 when we thought you were ready but it looks like your body wanted you to be ready now.
Claire Kent: What should I do now? Should I go to school?
Mrs Kent: You can take the day of just until u get these strange powers under control. And get this informaiton digested.
[Cut to a montage of Claire learning her powers setting candles alight with her heat vision and blowing them out with her superbreath]
[She then hears a car pull up]
[iner thought] Its Langdon Lang Captain of the high school football team, my high school crush and best friend.
Langdon: Hi Claire why wernt you in school today? taking time of for your birthday? Heres your card and gift voucher
Claire: Thanks Langdon (inner thoughts: I wish I could tell him the truth, but he wouldnt believe me) yea something like that. (god I always go to peaces around him I wish I knew he felt the same way about me) how about me and you go out tonight night just the 2 of us. To erm celebrate me turning 18.
Langdon: Claire are you asking me out on a date?
Claire: Yep
Langdon: I don't know where this confidence has come from but I like it. I will pick u up tonight at 8. Bye
[Langon drives away]
[Claire does a little celebratory dance then suddenly hears a pain in her hearing (like a subsonic frequancy)]
Claire: Agh
[She follows the noise back to the space ship. Where she finds a crystal wrapped in what will be her superhero uniform. As soon as she picks it up it glows brighter and she suddenly gets a phycic vision of the arctic]
Claire: I know know what I must do?
[Cut to a few moments later Claire is standing outside the house looking out towards the open fields with a coat on and backpack on]
[Claires mum and dad aproch her from behind]
Claires mom: You ok sweetie
Claire: Yea but I have to go away, Now.
Claires Dad: Where?
Claire: North, Along way north. The space ship openend up and a crystal was calling to me. I dont know how to explane it it was like it was telling me where to go and what to bring.
[Claires parents hold hands]
Claires Father: We both knew this day would come
Claires Mother: Never forget us.
Claire: Of course I wont your my parents. Oh and Langdons supose to pick me up for our date in an hour, can you make something up, please.
Claires mother: Sure we'll tell him your visisting sick relatives or something
[establishing shot frozen tundra sign comes up saying “6 Months later”. We see Claire walking across the screen she stops and takes her back pack from her shoulders digs through it and pulls out the crystal]
[She flungs it hard and the screen shakes as a fortress erects itself in front of her]
[Cut to the next scene as Claire enters the fortress and
Voice: Kayla-El
[Claire looks up and sees a hologram and the scene cuts to it.]
Voice: Kayla-El My daughter you do not remember me. I am Lor-El. Your Mother.
Lor-El: By now, you will have reached your 18th year as it is measured on Earth. By that reckoning, I will have been dead for many of your years. The knowledge that I have, matters physical and historic, I have given you fully on your voyage to your new home. These are important matters, to be sure, but still matters of mere fact. There are questions to be asked, and it is time for you to do so. Here in this...this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. So, my child, speak.
Claire: You called me Kayla-el is that my name?
Lor-El: Yes, that is the name your father and I gave gave you. I am Laura El. Your mother. You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton.
Claire: How come I can do things other people can’t.
Lor-El: The earths sun gives of a radiation that gives us kryptonians the powers you now posses. Before we go into the history of Krypton let me tell you what it means to be a hero to the weaker planet earth is to be brave and virtuous. Humankind will be fascinated by you but you must keep your distance you are never mate with a human male. You will become tempted by the opposite sex but remember you are not one of them. Even though you have been raised as a human girl, you are not like them. Yet move amongst them to see where your powers are needed. You have great powers, only some of which you have as of yet discovered. Now I will teach you about krypton and how to use your powers responsibly. Now to the history of your true home.
[We fade away and then back into see an establisher of the Tundra a message says “12 Years Later”. Time passes and we see Claire now a grown woman stood tall in the fortress. Wearing her Iconic Superwoman suit.]
Lor-El: It is now time for you to rejoin your new world, and serve as collective humanity. Live as one of them, Kayla-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be a great people, Kayla-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... My only daughter...And Now your training is complete
Claire: Thank you mother I agree I'm ready
[Cut a few days later]
Perry White: Lewis Lane meet your new partner Claire Kent
[we see Claire not as superwoman but as a dowdy looking secreatry type woman wearing big oversized glasses with her hair up in a bun.]
Perry White: Take her round town and show her the sites before your meeting with the president this afternoon. And before you protest its just till she settles in.
[Perry leaves the room]
Claire: Hi Lewis I’m Claire. Claire Kent.
[She holds her hand out but Lewis ignores it and looks at her with disdain]
Lewis: So you’re new so im telling you this now. Theres only one thing you really need to know Claire. I am top dog round here so stay out of my way.
[He gets up and bumps her on the shoulder on the walks past. He is momentarily shocked by how solid her shoulder is.]
Claire: ok……noted.
Lewis: Now if you’ll excuse me. The top dog has an interview with the president. On air force one. One of the perks of being a top reporter.
Claire: Wow that’s great. Good Luck!!
[1 hour later sat at her desk Claire hears a radio report saying air force one is in danger of crashing. Panic and worry cross her face. She gets up rushes to a closet whilst tearing her shirt open to reveal the S symbol she steps into the closet and emerges as the iconic Superwoman.
Claire: Here goes nothing
[She superspeeds out the building and we hear a woshing sound].
INT OFFICE
[Lewis rushes in to the office and sees Claire in her chair typing away.]
Lewis: Are you ok? I heard what happed maybe you should be in hospital for shock.
Lewis: I I. I met this amazing woman………I mean she held a plane. Carried it to the airpot. All the while she looked amazing. I have to know more about her. She was so beautiful.
Claire: Lewis it was properly an illusion or something. I refuse to believe a woman can fly.
Lewis: I know what I saw here look at my phone
Claire: Its a blury image.
Lewis: I need to see her. How do I get her to come. I’ll put myself in danger. The Roof!!
Claire: No……wait……Don’t do anything stupid. Not for this so called Super woman
Lewis: Aaaah. Your right look at me swooning over some woman who can fly like something from a fairy tale.
Claire: You need to get some rest. Why don’t you go home. we can both have a think and talk about it tomorrow.
Lewis: ok……I am pretty tired. By the way I liked that name Superwoman
He Leaves the office in a fluster. Claire bites her lip as she ponders her thoughts.
Claire: Superwoman Its catchy.
INT APPARTMENT
Lewis is sat on his couch with a beer trying to wind down.
Lewis: She was so sexy, like an angel sent from heaven to save me from death. If only I could meet her.
[tap, tap]
He looks to his window and sees Superwoman floating outside waving to him.
Lewis: Oh god, its you
Superwoman: I’m sorry am I interrupting? It’s no trouble for me to come back another time.
Lewis - NO!!……no. Please come in I was just surprised. Opening the window.
Superwoman: Thanks for letting me stop by, You know Mr Lane I remember from that save of airforce one that you were a member of the press, I realise there must be many questions about me that the world would like the answer to. So I want my story to be told to someone I could trust and I heard your just the kind of reporter to do a story on me.
Lewis: Really me? Claire wont believe this. She thinks I imagined you.
Superwoman: Well you didnt imagine me and whose Claire is she your girlfriend?
Lewis: No i’m sort married to my job. Claires just a colleague I was gonna brainstorm a way to contact you with her. I even considered jumping of a building to see if you’d save me.
Superowman: Well I wouldn't have encourage that. If you wanted to talk you should have just asked.
Lewis: That easy?
Superwoman: Yep that easy. (Points to her ears) Superhearing. Any way can we start the interview please. I might be needed at any moment.
Lewis: Well, ah, let's start with your vital statistics. Are you married?
Superwoman: Uh, no. No I'm not.
Lewis: Do you have a boyfriend?
Superwoman: Uh, no I don't, but uh, if I did Mr Lane you'd be the first to know about it.
Lewis: (pause, almost smirks) Um, how old are you?
Superwoman: 30 years old
[POV shoot of lewis cheaking out superwomans figure]
Lewis: How tall are you?
Superwoman: (insert here) oh and about my over vitals its (insert here)
Lewis – wooow erm tell me your back story where do u come from. How did you get this amazing powers. I mean I saw u fly when u saved me what else can you do.
Superwoman – Well Mr Lane im from another planet, a place called Krypton on the other side of your galaxy. But I was rocketed here as an infant shortly before its destruction and this is the only home I have ever known. My powers come from earth sun having a different reaction to my physology. Oh and my powers are Heat vision, X-ray vision, superbreath and ice breath.
Lewis: Wait a minuet did u say x-ray vision does that mean u can see through anything and everything.
Superwoman: Yes except for led.
Lewis: Wooow, erm can u give me a demonstraiton?.
Superwoman: Sure red
Lewis: What!?
Superwoman: The colour underware your wearing and please tell your boxers to stop pointing.
(Lewis is totally caught of guard and Suddenly becomes quite bashful.
We see from Superwomans pov lewis is sat in his underware.
Superwoman: I guessed that tgat was gona be your next question. Please don’t worry. I am honourable and I only did it because you asked and I won’t do it again. Unless you ask again.
Lewis gives a smile. His bash-fullness still going strong.
Superwoman: Your in very good shape for a reporter
Lewis: Well for someone not from this planet by our standards your a babe
Superwoman: Thanks.
Lewis: Erm can you bend steel bars?
Superwoman: Yes I can.
Lewis: Wow. I’d love to see that
Superwoman smiles mischievously and walks to a cupboard in his room pulling out a metal pipe.
Superwoman: May I?
[He nods curiously.
Effortlessly she bends the bar a few times before putting it back into shape. Smiling and sitting down again.]
(Superwoman smiles)
Lewis: Cool. Anything else?
Superwoman: I can fly.
Lewis: I saw. What’s that like and How fast do you fly?
Superwoman: Hard to describe and I don't know, I never timed myself before.
Lewis: Well do u always fly solo?
Superwoman: IS that your way of asking me to take you for a flight
Lewis: Hell yea
[Superwoman takes lewis's hand cut to several green screen shots of them flying.]
Cut back to Lewis's apartment
Lewis: Wiat before you go I have 1 last question. What should I call you?
Superwoman: Well I wear an S on my chest which is a sign for hope where I come from and its also my family crest but id like it to stand for Superwoman
Lewis: OK Superwoman.
[Next Day]
Perry White: This is excellent work Lane another pultzer prise winner.
Claire: Howd u do it I mean I cant believe you got her to come to yours and give an interview
Lewis: Some of us are just plain lucky kent.
[We see someone else reading the paper a woman called Alexis Luthor]
Alexis: I cant believe that this bimbo comes flying in when im about to commit the crime of the century. Lets see if I can get her attention
[We see Claire back at the newspaper office typing away at her computer, she hears a sonic noise and a womans voice rings in her ears says]
Alexis: Theres only one person who can hear this and thats you superwoman I suggest you come and find me or millions will die.
Claire: What!
Alexis: I have a particularly strong concoction ready to flood into to the water supply. Something that will make people quite sick and I will release it unless you come to me. Now.
[Claire looks around nervously and gets up and leaves the room rushing and changing into superwoman.]
[INT ALEXIS LAIR]
[We see Alexis Luther sat behind a desk sat in a chair waiting for Superwoman
Superwoman storms into the room]
Alexis: aaaah her she is.
[Superwoman storms over to Alexis and lifts her into the air.]
Claire: Where is the poison?
Alexis: Don’t panic. It’s all part of the game. I have hidden somewhere in this room a remote that can easily terminate the process. Can you find it?
[Superwoman drops Alexis and turns round the room, Identifying one box]
Superwoman: Tell you what I’ll try the only Lead lined box in the room first.
[She opens the Box but is suddenly hit by Kryptonite from inside. Draining her powers.]
Alexis: Good Idea. Find anything nice. This is Kryptonite. It took me lots of money to find it and apparently it completely drains your powers. Is that true?
[Alexis walks over to the weakened heroine and strikes her. She falls to the ground.]
Alexis: Oh turns out it is.
[She take the kryptonite which has been fashioned into a crude necklace and hangs it round Superwomans neck.]
Alexis: Marco. Take her out of my sight.
The henchman takes her away and throws her into a cell.
INT LAIR
[Alexis is drinking champagne.]
Alexis: You know I really thought that would be harder. The world most powerful woman falls for a cheap trick. [Name of Henchman] does that make me the worlds most powerful woman?
Hnchman: Dunno boss. Can you bend steel.
Alexis: It’s a fair point. But no one should have that much power. We can’t have gods walking among men can we.
Henchman: No I guess not.
Alexis: With my billions of dollars of money that I earned this power through blood sweat tears and hard work. I should rule the world, Especially now with her out the way.
Henchman: But you didn't earn that money through hard work you married old billionaires and got them to leave you there money in there wills when they died.
Alexis: Shut up [name of henchman[! Its not like they needed the money where they were going.
Call the president. Tell him I want a 10 figure sum in my account or I release the Misslies with the poison in and do me a favour. Kill the bint.
INT CELL
He leaves conflicted to where Superwoman lies. He picks up the Kryptonite from her neck and she begins to breathe much more freely.
Superwoman: Wah……why?
Henchman: I’m sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing. But now I know what the right thing is. You need to go……stop her. Please.
Superwoman: What’s your name?
Henchman: [Name of henchman]
Superwoman: [Name of Henchman]……Thank you.
[INT LAIR]
[She walks back into the lair and Alexis sits. Looking disappointed.]
Alexis: Did my muscle bottle it?
Superwoman: You’re going to jail for a long time.
[Alexis Smiles.]
Alexis: We’ll see. She launches the missile by pressing a button
Superwoman flies of after the misslies.
[Later]
INT Office
[Claire sits at her desk typing. More noise on the radio about the thwarted bio attack and Alexis Arrest. Claire smiles]
Claire: And then Superwoman saved the day again. No one knows who she realy is but we know she stands for True, Justice and the american way.
[Lewis walks past]
Claire: I was wondering if you wanted to go to a movie or something this weekend.
Lewis: Sorry Claire im erm not interested.
Claire [to herself] if only you knew
Lewis: What was that
Claire: I said I bet you wont say no to superwoman.
Lewis: Yea but your not superwoman.
FADE TO BLACK.
Need pointers for a story, possible custom
Hi other than in the title you dont ask anything - what is it you want? Shouldnt this be in the stories section if you arent asking anything of the forum?
I haven't read it all but there's a lot of words omitted - I would consider re-reading it slowly and editing it - if its going to be the basis for a custom you want it to read as well as possible, particularly as it might end up with an actress who may not have English as a first language, so try and keep it flowing and use a spell checker.
Dont be afraid to use dictionaries for words you dont know or are unfamiliar with, (like 'plight' ) and try and avoid any superfluous phrases if its to be a custom - you want it to be as simple and straight forward to understand as possible (for example at the beginning you have 'only infant daughter who was a baby ' she could be their 'only daughter who was an infant' or 'their only daughter who was a baby' but she cant be 'their only infant daughter who was a baby'
As a custom you have 8 or 9 characters - that would make it EXTREMELY expensive. If you are serious about getting it done as a custom I would look to try and trim it down to 3 or maybe 4 at most.
This is not intended to be hyper critical I am just offering advice and I will comment on the actual content once I have read it. Good on you for taking that brave, bold step of creating and posting something for others to read and enjoy. Well done on that sir!
I haven't read it all but there's a lot of words omitted - I would consider re-reading it slowly and editing it - if its going to be the basis for a custom you want it to read as well as possible, particularly as it might end up with an actress who may not have English as a first language, so try and keep it flowing and use a spell checker.
Dont be afraid to use dictionaries for words you dont know or are unfamiliar with, (like 'plight' ) and try and avoid any superfluous phrases if its to be a custom - you want it to be as simple and straight forward to understand as possible (for example at the beginning you have 'only infant daughter who was a baby ' she could be their 'only daughter who was an infant' or 'their only daughter who was a baby' but she cant be 'their only infant daughter who was a baby'
As a custom you have 8 or 9 characters - that would make it EXTREMELY expensive. If you are serious about getting it done as a custom I would look to try and trim it down to 3 or maybe 4 at most.
This is not intended to be hyper critical I am just offering advice and I will comment on the actual content once I have read it. Good on you for taking that brave, bold step of creating and posting something for others to read and enjoy. Well done on that sir!
How strange are the ways of the gods ...........and how cruel.
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Thanks tally ho. This is kinda a passion project of mine i have already done 3 smaller versions of this story twice with one producer [https://www.clips4sale.com/studio/80597 ... stello+WMV]
[https://www.clips4sale.com/studio/80597 ... stello-WMV]
and 1 with another
https://tksproductions.wordpress.com/20 ... beginning/
i dunno i guess i want to keep trying till i get it perfect but i dunno if i can get it perfect if you know what i mean. Those 2 producers did wonders for the job I gave them.
I was turned down by someone today cos this version doesn't have nudity or sex. I just need help making it the best version of the story it can be.
[https://www.clips4sale.com/studio/80597 ... stello-WMV]
and 1 with another
https://tksproductions.wordpress.com/20 ... beginning/
i dunno i guess i want to keep trying till i get it perfect but i dunno if i can get it perfect if you know what i mean. Those 2 producers did wonders for the job I gave them.
I was turned down by someone today cos this version doesn't have nudity or sex. I just need help making it the best version of the story it can be.
Thats great that you have a vision and I understand completely - I am a bit of a perfectionist about things and if it doesnt feel right I just keep getting drawn back to it to MAKE it right lol
How strange are the ways of the gods ...........and how cruel.
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You should include the kryptonian dubstep engine
Unless you have a fetish for narration, I recommend getting rid of it. Narration in anything but a documentary is offputting. Besides, everyone knows the Superman origin story, so explanation is unnecessary.
You can save money if you skip Krypton entirely.
And you only need one adoptive parent, who can tell the heroine she's adopted and came to earth in a spaceship.
You could even skip showing the spaceship: have the parent pull the costume and crystal out of a hope chest and say these items were in the ship with her.
Once in the Fortress of Solitude, the disembodied voice of her Kryptonian parent can briefly tell the story of Krypton's demise.
You can use similar techniques to tighten up the story and cut the number of characters, locations, props, effects, and shots you need.
But ask yourself -- are you really trying to make a feature-style origin story gender-flipped homage to Superman: The Movie? That's a tall order, even with every money-saving and story-focusing trick in the book -- and you might find that as you hone it to be more filmable, it becomes less appealing.
We all know the Superman origin story so well, and Superman: The Movie is so iconic, that you might find more happiness picking just your most favorite scenes, or the scenes you most want to see your gender-flipped version of, and then pick the one or two of those that are the most filmable on your budget, and focus on totally nailing those.
Because if the whole narrative matters so much that just doing one scene seems like it's not worth the effort, then maybe you need to write a novel, not make a movie.
Or do a radio play. Podcasts are making that a thing again.
Just don't stop scratching that creative itch.
You can save money if you skip Krypton entirely.
And you only need one adoptive parent, who can tell the heroine she's adopted and came to earth in a spaceship.
You could even skip showing the spaceship: have the parent pull the costume and crystal out of a hope chest and say these items were in the ship with her.
Once in the Fortress of Solitude, the disembodied voice of her Kryptonian parent can briefly tell the story of Krypton's demise.
You can use similar techniques to tighten up the story and cut the number of characters, locations, props, effects, and shots you need.
But ask yourself -- are you really trying to make a feature-style origin story gender-flipped homage to Superman: The Movie? That's a tall order, even with every money-saving and story-focusing trick in the book -- and you might find that as you hone it to be more filmable, it becomes less appealing.
We all know the Superman origin story so well, and Superman: The Movie is so iconic, that you might find more happiness picking just your most favorite scenes, or the scenes you most want to see your gender-flipped version of, and then pick the one or two of those that are the most filmable on your budget, and focus on totally nailing those.
Because if the whole narrative matters so much that just doing one scene seems like it's not worth the effort, then maybe you need to write a novel, not make a movie.
Or do a radio play. Podcasts are making that a thing again.
Just don't stop scratching that creative itch.
2nd draft
Cast
Claire kent/Superwoman
Lewis Lane
Alexandria Luthor
Unnamed Henchman
Young Teenager Claire Kent
Ma Kent
Pa Kent
Perry White (voice only)
Jor-EL (voice only)
Lor-El (voice only)
Narrator (voice or scrolling text)
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We see an alien planet in space. With title card saying “Krypton”
Jor-El (voice over dialogue): .Are you sure we should send her where she'll be an outcast. They will fear her and be jealous of her amazing gifts on earth.
Lor-El (V.O): It is better than our fate to die here. She will look like one of them and though she will never be one of them she will lead by example and I have recorded a message to her that will help and guide her it will activate when her powers reach their peak.
[CGI shot of the planet exploding]
[We then a title card that says "Smallville Kansas" - Note: Use stock images of Kansas or something. [Title card saying 18 years later]
Narrator (or scrolling text): The child was found in a cornfield and raised by a kindly couple, who could not have children of their own. As she aged to maturity she displayed great speed, strength and intelligence beyond any normal girl her age even her teachers. She had to been told by her parents to play dumb a bit and was banned from playing sports even cheerleading by her parents for fear she might hurt someone.
[We see a farmhouse and zoom in on a teenage girl aged 18, young Claire kent is fast asleep under the sheets in her pjs]
[It's all quiet then suddenly she snaps awake clutching her head in pain. She opens up her beautiful blue eyes, and we go into a POV shot of Claire seeing through the wall to the next room,
Claire: Oh my god I can see through the wall
[She sees her parents in their bedroom woken up by her screaming]
Claire: Owwww my eyes are burning
[suddenly beams of heat come out of her eyes she quickly shuts them tight stopping the rays, but its too late the room is on fire]
Parents: (Mom worried, and Dad concerned yell and bang on the door yelling Claire's name).
[Claire then coughs, and her freeze breath cools the fire preventing any significant damage. (Note fire is CGI)]
[Claire's parents finally get into her room pov on smoke coming from chard remains of a dressing table.]
[Claire's mom hugs her while her dad asks her if she's ok]
Claire: What's happening to me? First I could see into your bedroom then the heat came out of my eyes and extreme cold came out when I sneezed. This isn't normal.
Claires Dad: [looking at her mom] I think its time
Claire: Time for what?
Claire's dad: The Truth. You see Claire your adapted and your real parents wern't from around here.
Claire Where were they from?
Claires Mum: You see Claire we couldn't have children of our own but then you came to us from the heavens.
Claire [Confused]: What you trying to say that im from another planet?
Claire: [angry] Why didn't either of you tells me this?
Claire's dad: We were going to tell you sometime after you turned 18 when we thought you were ready, but it looks like your body wanted you to be prepared now
Claire: OK then wheres my spaceship.
In the cellar, but all that was in it is in a hope chest under our bed.
Claire: Im not a freak im not
Claires parents hug her.
Claire Kent: What should I do now? Should I go to school?
Mrs Kent: You can take the day of just until you get these strange powers under control. And get this information digested.
[Cut to a montage of Claire learning her powers setting candles alight with her heat vision and blowing them out with her superbreath]
[Claire does a little celebratory dance then suddenly hears a pain in her hearing (like a subsonic frequency)]
Claire: Agh
[She follows the noise back to a hope chest: Where she finds a crystal wrapped in what will be her superhero uniform. As soon as she picks it up, it glows brighter, and she suddenly gets a psychic vision of the Arctic]
Claire: I know know what I must do?
[Cut to a few moments later Claire is standing outside the house looking out towards the open fileds (possible green screen) with a coat on and backpack on]
[Claire's mum and dad approach her from behind]
Claire's mom: You ok sweetie
Claire: Yea but I have to go away, Now.
Claires Dad: Where?
Claire: North, Along way north. The space ship opened up, and a crystal was calling to me. I don't know how to explain it it was like it was telling me where to go and what to bring.
[Claire's parents hold hands]
Claires Father: We both knew this day would come
Claires Mother: Never forget us.
Claire: Of course I won't. You're my parents.
[establishing shot tundra sign comes up saying "6 Months later". We see Claire walking across the screen she stops and takes her backpack from her shoulders digs through it and pulls out the crystal]
[She flings it hard, and the screen shakes as a fortress erects itself in front of her]
[Cut to the next scene as Claire enters the fortress and
Voice: Kayla-El
[Claire looks up and sees a hologram and the scene cuts to it.]
Voice: Kayla-El, My daughter you do not remember me. I am Lor-El. Your Mother.
Lor-El: By now, you will have reached your 18th year as it is measured on Earth. By that reckoning, I will have been dead for many of your years. The knowledge that I have matters physical and historical, I have given you fully on your voyage to your new home. These are important matters, to be sure, but still matters of mere fact. There are questions to be asked, and it is time for you to do so. Here in this... this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. So, my child, speak.
Claire: You called me Kayla-el is that my name?
Lor-El: Yes, that is the name your father and I gave you. I am Laura El. Your mother. You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton.
Claire: How come I can do things other people can’t.
Lor-El: The earth's sun gives off radiation that gives us Kryptonians the powers you now possess. Before we go into the history of Krypton, let me tell you what it means to be a hero to the weaker planet earth is to be brave and virtuous. Humankind will be fascinated by you, but you must keep your distance you never mate with a human male. You will become tempted by the opposite sex but remember you are not one of them. Even though you have been raised as a human girl, you are not like them. Yet you should move amongst them to see where your powers are needed. You have great powers, only some of which you have as of yet discovered. Now I will teach you about Krypton and how to use your powers responsibly. Now to the history of your true home.
[We fade away and then back into seeing an establisher of the Tundra a message says "12 Years Later". Time passes, and we see Claire now a grown woman stood tall in the fortress. Wearing her Iconic Superwoman suit.]
Lor-El: It is now time for you to rejoin your new world, and serve as a collective of humanity. Live as one of them, Kayla-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be great people, Kayla-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... My only daughter... And Now your training is complete.
Claire: Thank you, mother, I agree I'm ready.
[Cut a few days later]
Perry White (vo): Lewis Lane meet your new partner Claire Kent
[we see Claire not as superwoman but as a dowdy looking secretary type woman wearing big oversized glasses with her hair up in a bun.]
Perry White (vo): Take her around town and show her the sites before your meeting with the president this afternoon. And before you protest its just till she settles in.
[Perry leaves the room]
Claire: Hi Lewis I’m Claire. Claire Kent.
[She holds her hand out, but Lewis ignores it and looks at her with disdain]
Lewis: So you're new, so I'm telling you this now. There's only one thing you need to know Claire. I am top dog around here so stay out of my way.
[He gets up and bumps her on the shoulder on the walks past. He is momentarily shocked by how solid her shoulder is.]
Claire: ok…… noted.
Lewis: Now if you’ll excuse me. The top dog has an interview with the president. On air force one. One of the perks of being a top reporter.
Claire: Wow that’s great. Good Luck!!
[1 hour later sat at her desk Claire hears a radio report saying air force one is in danger of crashing. Panic and worry cross her face. She gets up rushes to a closet whilst tearing her shirt open to reveal the S symbol she steps into the closet and emerges as the iconic Superwoman.
Claire: Here goes nothing
[She superspeeds out the building and we hear a whooshing sound].
INT OFFICE
[Lewis rushes into the office and sees Claire in her chair typing away.]
Lewis: Are you ok? I heard what happen maybe you should be in the hospital for shock.
Lewis: I I. I met this amazing woman………I mean she held a plane. Carried it to the airport. All the while she looked fantastic. I have to know more about her. She was so beautiful.
Claire: Lewis it was properly an illusion or something. I refuse to believe a woman can fly.
Lewis: I know what I saw here look at my phone
Claire: It's a blurry image.
Lewis: I need to see her. How do I get her to come? I'll put myself in danger. The Roof!!
Claire: No……wait…… Don't do anything stupid. Not for this so-called Superwoman.
Lewis: Aaaah. Your right look at me. I'm swooning over some woman who can fly like something from a fairy tale.
Claire: You need to get some rest. Why don't you go home? We can both think and talk about it tomorrow.
Lewis: ok…… I am pretty tired. By the way, I liked that name Superwoman.
[He Leaves the office in a fluster. Claire bites her lip as she ponders her thoughts.
Claire: Superwoman It's catchy.
INT APARTMENT
Lewis is sat on his couch with a beer trying to wind down.
Lewis: She was so sexy, like an angel sent from heaven to save me from death. If only I could meet her.
[tap, tap]
He looks to his window and sees Superwoman floating outside waving to him.
Lewis: Oh god, it's you
Superwoman: I’m sorry am I interrupting? It’s no trouble for me to come back another time.
Lewis - NO!!……no. Please come in I was just surprised. [Opening the window.]
Superwoman: Thanks for letting me stop by, You know Mr Lane I remember from that save of airforce one that you were a member of the press, I realise there must be many questions about me that the world would like the answer to. So I want my story to be told to someone I could trust, and I heard your just the kind of reporter to do a story on me.
Lewis: Really me? Claire won't believe this. She thinks I imagined you.
Superwoman: Well you didn't imagine me and whose Claire is she your girlfriend?
Lewis: No I'm sort married to my job. Claire is just a colleague I was going to brainstorm a way to contact you with her. I even considered jumping off a building to see if you'd save me.
Superwoman: Well I wouldn't have encouraged that. If you wanted to talk you should have just asked.
Lewis: That easy?
Superwoman: Yep that easy. (Points to her ears) Superhearing. Anyway, can we start the interview please. I might be needed at any moment.
Lewis: Well, ah, let's start with your vital statistics. Are you married?
Superwoman: Uh, no. No, I'm not.
Lewis: Do you have a boyfriend?
Superwoman: Uh, no I don't, but uh, if I did Mr Lane you'd be the first to know about it.
Lewis: (pause, almost smirks) Um, how old are you?
Superwoman: 30 years old
[POV shoot of Lewis checking out superwoman figure]
Lewis: How tall are you?
Superwoman: (insert here) oh and about my over vitals it's (insert here)
Lewis – Wooow erm tell me your back story where do you come from. How did you get your amazing powers? I mean I saw you fly when you saved me what else can you do.
Superwoman – Well Mr Lane I'm from another planet, a place called Krypton on the other side of your galaxy. But I was rocketed here as an infant shortly before its destruction, and this is the only home I have ever known. My powers come from earth sun having a different reaction to my physiology. Oh, and my powers are Heat vision, X-ray vision, super breath and ice breath.
Lewis: Wait a minute did you say x-ray vision does that mean you can see through anything and everything.
Superwoman: Yes except for led.
Lewis: Wooow, erm can you give me a demonstration?.
Superwoman: Sure red
Lewis: What!?
Superwoman: The colour underwear your wearing and please tell your boxers to stop pointing.
(Lewis is caught entirely off guard and Suddenly becomes quite bashful.)
[We see from Superwoman pov lewis is sat in his underwear.]
Superwoman: I guessed that that was going to be your next question. Please don't worry. I am honourable, and I only did it because you asked and I won't do it again unless you ask again.
[Lewis gives a smile. His bash-fullness still going strong.]
Superwoman: You're in excellent shape for a reporter
Lewis: Well for someone not from this planet by our standards you're a babe
Superwoman: Thanks.
Lewis: Erm can you bend steel bars?
Superwoman: Yes I can.
Lewis: Wow. I'd love to see that.
Superwoman smiles mischievously and walks to a cupboard in his room pulling out a metal pipe.
Superwoman: May I?
[He nods curiously.
Effortlessly she bends the bar a few times before putting it back into shape. Smiling and sitting down again.]
(Superwoman smiles)
Lewis: Cool. Anything else?
Superwoman: I can fly.
Lewis: I saw. What’s that like and How fast do you fly?
Superwoman: Hard to describe and I don't know, I never timed myself before.
Lewis: Well do you always fly solo?
Superwoman: Is that your way of asking me to take you for a flight
Lewis: Hell yea
[Superwoman takes lewis's hand cut to several green screen shots of them flying.]
[Cut back to Lewis's apartment.]
Lewis: Wait before you go I have one last question. What should I call you?
Superwoman: Well I wear an S on my chest which is a sign for hope where I come from and its also my family crest but id like it to stand for Superwoman
Lewis: OK Superwoman.
[Next Day]
Perry White: This is excellent work Lane another Pulitzer prize winner.
Claire: How you do it I mean I can't believe you got her to come to yours and give an interview
Lewis: Some of us are just plain lucky kent.
[We see someone else reading the paper a woman called Alexis Luthor]
Alexis: I can't believe that this bimbo comes flying in when I'm about to commit the crime of the century. Let's see if I can get her attention.
[We see Claire back at the newspaper office typing away at her computer, she hears a sonic noise, and a woman's voice rings in her ears says]
Alexis: There's only one person who can hear this and that you superwoman I suggest you come and find me or millions will die.
Claire: What!
Alexis: I have a particularly strong concoction ready to flood into to the water supply. Something that will make people quite sick and I will release it unless you come to me. Now.
[Claire looks around nervously and gets up and leaves the room rushing and changing into superwoman.]
[INT ALEXIS LAIR]
[We see Alexis Luther sat behind a desk sat in a chair waiting for Superwoman
Superwoman storms into the room]
Alexis: aaaah her she is.
[Superwoman storms over to Alexis and lifts her into the air.]
Claire: Where is the poison?
Alexis: Don’t panic. It’s all part of the game. I have hidden somewhere in this room a remote that can easily terminate the process. Can you find it?
[Superwoman drops Alexis and turns around the room, Identifying one box]
Superwoman: Tell you what I’ll try the only Lead lined box in the room first.
[She opens the Box but is suddenly hit by Kryptonite from inside. Draining her powers.]
Alexis: Good Idea. Find anything nice. This is Kryptonite. It took me lots of money to find it and apparently it completely drains your powers. Is that true?
[Alexis walks over to the weakened heroine and strikes her. She falls to the ground.]
Alexis: Oh turns out it is.
[She take the kryptonite which has been fashioned into a crude necklace and hangs it round Superwoman neck.]
Alexis: Marco. Take her out of my sight.
The henchman takes her away and throws her into a cell.
INT LAIR
[Alexis is drinking champagne.]
Alexis: You know I really thought that would be harder. The world most powerful woman falls for a cheap trick. [Name of Henchman] does that make me the worlds most powerful woman?
Henchman: Dunno boss. Can you bend steel?
Alexis: It's a fair point. But no one should have that much power. We can't have gods walking among men, can we?
Henchman: No I guess not.
Alexis: With my billions of dollars of money that I earned this power through blood sweat tears and hard work. I should rule the world, Especially now with her out the way.
Henchman: But you didn't earn that money through hard work you married old billionaires and got them to leave you there money in there wills when they died.
Alexis: Shut up [name of henchman[! It's not like they needed the money where they were going.
Call the president. Tell him I want a 10 figure sum in my account, or I release the Missiles with the poison in and do me a favour. Kill the bint.
INT CELL
He leaves conflicted to where Superwoman lies. He picks up the Kryptonite from her neck, and she begins to breathe much more freely.
Superwoman: Wah…… why?
Henchman: I’m sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing. But now I know what the right thing is. You need to go……stop her. Please.
Superwoman: What’s your name?
Henchman: [Name of henchman]
Superwoman: [Name of Henchman]……Thank you.
[INT LAIR]
[She walks back into the lair, and Alexis sits. Looking disappointed.]
Alexis: Did my muscle bottle it?
Superwoman: You’re going to jail for a long time.
[Alexis Smiles.]
Alexis: We'll see. She launches the missile by pressing a button.
Superwoman flies off after the missiles.
[Later]
INT Office
[Claire sits at her desk typing. More noise on the radio about the thwarted bio attack and Alexis Arrest. Claire smiles]
Claire [typing at her computer]: And then Superwoman saved the day again. No one knows who she is, but we know she stands for True, Justice and the American way.
[Lewis walks past]
Claire: did you want to go to a movie or something this weekend?
Lewis: Sorry Claire in erm not interested.
Claire [to herself] if only you knew
Lewis: What was that
Claire: I said I bet you won't say no to superwoman.
Lewis: Yea but your not superwoman.
FADE TO BLACK.
Cast
Claire kent/Superwoman
Lewis Lane
Alexandria Luthor
Unnamed Henchman
Young Teenager Claire Kent
Ma Kent
Pa Kent
Perry White (voice only)
Jor-EL (voice only)
Lor-El (voice only)
Narrator (voice or scrolling text)
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We see an alien planet in space. With title card saying “Krypton”
Jor-El (voice over dialogue): .Are you sure we should send her where she'll be an outcast. They will fear her and be jealous of her amazing gifts on earth.
Lor-El (V.O): It is better than our fate to die here. She will look like one of them and though she will never be one of them she will lead by example and I have recorded a message to her that will help and guide her it will activate when her powers reach their peak.
[CGI shot of the planet exploding]
[We then a title card that says "Smallville Kansas" - Note: Use stock images of Kansas or something. [Title card saying 18 years later]
Narrator (or scrolling text): The child was found in a cornfield and raised by a kindly couple, who could not have children of their own. As she aged to maturity she displayed great speed, strength and intelligence beyond any normal girl her age even her teachers. She had to been told by her parents to play dumb a bit and was banned from playing sports even cheerleading by her parents for fear she might hurt someone.
[We see a farmhouse and zoom in on a teenage girl aged 18, young Claire kent is fast asleep under the sheets in her pjs]
[It's all quiet then suddenly she snaps awake clutching her head in pain. She opens up her beautiful blue eyes, and we go into a POV shot of Claire seeing through the wall to the next room,
Claire: Oh my god I can see through the wall
[She sees her parents in their bedroom woken up by her screaming]
Claire: Owwww my eyes are burning
[suddenly beams of heat come out of her eyes she quickly shuts them tight stopping the rays, but its too late the room is on fire]
Parents: (Mom worried, and Dad concerned yell and bang on the door yelling Claire's name).
[Claire then coughs, and her freeze breath cools the fire preventing any significant damage. (Note fire is CGI)]
[Claire's parents finally get into her room pov on smoke coming from chard remains of a dressing table.]
[Claire's mom hugs her while her dad asks her if she's ok]
Claire: What's happening to me? First I could see into your bedroom then the heat came out of my eyes and extreme cold came out when I sneezed. This isn't normal.
Claires Dad: [looking at her mom] I think its time
Claire: Time for what?
Claire's dad: The Truth. You see Claire your adapted and your real parents wern't from around here.
Claire Where were they from?
Claires Mum: You see Claire we couldn't have children of our own but then you came to us from the heavens.
Claire [Confused]: What you trying to say that im from another planet?
Claire: [angry] Why didn't either of you tells me this?
Claire's dad: We were going to tell you sometime after you turned 18 when we thought you were ready, but it looks like your body wanted you to be prepared now
Claire: OK then wheres my spaceship.
In the cellar, but all that was in it is in a hope chest under our bed.
Claire: Im not a freak im not
Claires parents hug her.
Claire Kent: What should I do now? Should I go to school?
Mrs Kent: You can take the day of just until you get these strange powers under control. And get this information digested.
[Cut to a montage of Claire learning her powers setting candles alight with her heat vision and blowing them out with her superbreath]
[Claire does a little celebratory dance then suddenly hears a pain in her hearing (like a subsonic frequency)]
Claire: Agh
[She follows the noise back to a hope chest: Where she finds a crystal wrapped in what will be her superhero uniform. As soon as she picks it up, it glows brighter, and she suddenly gets a psychic vision of the Arctic]
Claire: I know know what I must do?
[Cut to a few moments later Claire is standing outside the house looking out towards the open fileds (possible green screen) with a coat on and backpack on]
[Claire's mum and dad approach her from behind]
Claire's mom: You ok sweetie
Claire: Yea but I have to go away, Now.
Claires Dad: Where?
Claire: North, Along way north. The space ship opened up, and a crystal was calling to me. I don't know how to explain it it was like it was telling me where to go and what to bring.
[Claire's parents hold hands]
Claires Father: We both knew this day would come
Claires Mother: Never forget us.
Claire: Of course I won't. You're my parents.
[establishing shot tundra sign comes up saying "6 Months later". We see Claire walking across the screen she stops and takes her backpack from her shoulders digs through it and pulls out the crystal]
[She flings it hard, and the screen shakes as a fortress erects itself in front of her]
[Cut to the next scene as Claire enters the fortress and
Voice: Kayla-El
[Claire looks up and sees a hologram and the scene cuts to it.]
Voice: Kayla-El, My daughter you do not remember me. I am Lor-El. Your Mother.
Lor-El: By now, you will have reached your 18th year as it is measured on Earth. By that reckoning, I will have been dead for many of your years. The knowledge that I have matters physical and historical, I have given you fully on your voyage to your new home. These are important matters, to be sure, but still matters of mere fact. There are questions to be asked, and it is time for you to do so. Here in this... this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. So, my child, speak.
Claire: You called me Kayla-el is that my name?
Lor-El: Yes, that is the name your father and I gave you. I am Laura El. Your mother. You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton.
Claire: How come I can do things other people can’t.
Lor-El: The earth's sun gives off radiation that gives us Kryptonians the powers you now possess. Before we go into the history of Krypton, let me tell you what it means to be a hero to the weaker planet earth is to be brave and virtuous. Humankind will be fascinated by you, but you must keep your distance you never mate with a human male. You will become tempted by the opposite sex but remember you are not one of them. Even though you have been raised as a human girl, you are not like them. Yet you should move amongst them to see where your powers are needed. You have great powers, only some of which you have as of yet discovered. Now I will teach you about Krypton and how to use your powers responsibly. Now to the history of your true home.
[We fade away and then back into seeing an establisher of the Tundra a message says "12 Years Later". Time passes, and we see Claire now a grown woman stood tall in the fortress. Wearing her Iconic Superwoman suit.]
Lor-El: It is now time for you to rejoin your new world, and serve as a collective of humanity. Live as one of them, Kayla-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be great people, Kayla-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... My only daughter... And Now your training is complete.
Claire: Thank you, mother, I agree I'm ready.
[Cut a few days later]
Perry White (vo): Lewis Lane meet your new partner Claire Kent
[we see Claire not as superwoman but as a dowdy looking secretary type woman wearing big oversized glasses with her hair up in a bun.]
Perry White (vo): Take her around town and show her the sites before your meeting with the president this afternoon. And before you protest its just till she settles in.
[Perry leaves the room]
Claire: Hi Lewis I’m Claire. Claire Kent.
[She holds her hand out, but Lewis ignores it and looks at her with disdain]
Lewis: So you're new, so I'm telling you this now. There's only one thing you need to know Claire. I am top dog around here so stay out of my way.
[He gets up and bumps her on the shoulder on the walks past. He is momentarily shocked by how solid her shoulder is.]
Claire: ok…… noted.
Lewis: Now if you’ll excuse me. The top dog has an interview with the president. On air force one. One of the perks of being a top reporter.
Claire: Wow that’s great. Good Luck!!
[1 hour later sat at her desk Claire hears a radio report saying air force one is in danger of crashing. Panic and worry cross her face. She gets up rushes to a closet whilst tearing her shirt open to reveal the S symbol she steps into the closet and emerges as the iconic Superwoman.
Claire: Here goes nothing
[She superspeeds out the building and we hear a whooshing sound].
INT OFFICE
[Lewis rushes into the office and sees Claire in her chair typing away.]
Lewis: Are you ok? I heard what happen maybe you should be in the hospital for shock.
Lewis: I I. I met this amazing woman………I mean she held a plane. Carried it to the airport. All the while she looked fantastic. I have to know more about her. She was so beautiful.
Claire: Lewis it was properly an illusion or something. I refuse to believe a woman can fly.
Lewis: I know what I saw here look at my phone
Claire: It's a blurry image.
Lewis: I need to see her. How do I get her to come? I'll put myself in danger. The Roof!!
Claire: No……wait…… Don't do anything stupid. Not for this so-called Superwoman.
Lewis: Aaaah. Your right look at me. I'm swooning over some woman who can fly like something from a fairy tale.
Claire: You need to get some rest. Why don't you go home? We can both think and talk about it tomorrow.
Lewis: ok…… I am pretty tired. By the way, I liked that name Superwoman.
[He Leaves the office in a fluster. Claire bites her lip as she ponders her thoughts.
Claire: Superwoman It's catchy.
INT APARTMENT
Lewis is sat on his couch with a beer trying to wind down.
Lewis: She was so sexy, like an angel sent from heaven to save me from death. If only I could meet her.
[tap, tap]
He looks to his window and sees Superwoman floating outside waving to him.
Lewis: Oh god, it's you
Superwoman: I’m sorry am I interrupting? It’s no trouble for me to come back another time.
Lewis - NO!!……no. Please come in I was just surprised. [Opening the window.]
Superwoman: Thanks for letting me stop by, You know Mr Lane I remember from that save of airforce one that you were a member of the press, I realise there must be many questions about me that the world would like the answer to. So I want my story to be told to someone I could trust, and I heard your just the kind of reporter to do a story on me.
Lewis: Really me? Claire won't believe this. She thinks I imagined you.
Superwoman: Well you didn't imagine me and whose Claire is she your girlfriend?
Lewis: No I'm sort married to my job. Claire is just a colleague I was going to brainstorm a way to contact you with her. I even considered jumping off a building to see if you'd save me.
Superwoman: Well I wouldn't have encouraged that. If you wanted to talk you should have just asked.
Lewis: That easy?
Superwoman: Yep that easy. (Points to her ears) Superhearing. Anyway, can we start the interview please. I might be needed at any moment.
Lewis: Well, ah, let's start with your vital statistics. Are you married?
Superwoman: Uh, no. No, I'm not.
Lewis: Do you have a boyfriend?
Superwoman: Uh, no I don't, but uh, if I did Mr Lane you'd be the first to know about it.
Lewis: (pause, almost smirks) Um, how old are you?
Superwoman: 30 years old
[POV shoot of Lewis checking out superwoman figure]
Lewis: How tall are you?
Superwoman: (insert here) oh and about my over vitals it's (insert here)
Lewis – Wooow erm tell me your back story where do you come from. How did you get your amazing powers? I mean I saw you fly when you saved me what else can you do.
Superwoman – Well Mr Lane I'm from another planet, a place called Krypton on the other side of your galaxy. But I was rocketed here as an infant shortly before its destruction, and this is the only home I have ever known. My powers come from earth sun having a different reaction to my physiology. Oh, and my powers are Heat vision, X-ray vision, super breath and ice breath.
Lewis: Wait a minute did you say x-ray vision does that mean you can see through anything and everything.
Superwoman: Yes except for led.
Lewis: Wooow, erm can you give me a demonstration?.
Superwoman: Sure red
Lewis: What!?
Superwoman: The colour underwear your wearing and please tell your boxers to stop pointing.
(Lewis is caught entirely off guard and Suddenly becomes quite bashful.)
[We see from Superwoman pov lewis is sat in his underwear.]
Superwoman: I guessed that that was going to be your next question. Please don't worry. I am honourable, and I only did it because you asked and I won't do it again unless you ask again.
[Lewis gives a smile. His bash-fullness still going strong.]
Superwoman: You're in excellent shape for a reporter
Lewis: Well for someone not from this planet by our standards you're a babe
Superwoman: Thanks.
Lewis: Erm can you bend steel bars?
Superwoman: Yes I can.
Lewis: Wow. I'd love to see that.
Superwoman smiles mischievously and walks to a cupboard in his room pulling out a metal pipe.
Superwoman: May I?
[He nods curiously.
Effortlessly she bends the bar a few times before putting it back into shape. Smiling and sitting down again.]
(Superwoman smiles)
Lewis: Cool. Anything else?
Superwoman: I can fly.
Lewis: I saw. What’s that like and How fast do you fly?
Superwoman: Hard to describe and I don't know, I never timed myself before.
Lewis: Well do you always fly solo?
Superwoman: Is that your way of asking me to take you for a flight
Lewis: Hell yea
[Superwoman takes lewis's hand cut to several green screen shots of them flying.]
[Cut back to Lewis's apartment.]
Lewis: Wait before you go I have one last question. What should I call you?
Superwoman: Well I wear an S on my chest which is a sign for hope where I come from and its also my family crest but id like it to stand for Superwoman
Lewis: OK Superwoman.
[Next Day]
Perry White: This is excellent work Lane another Pulitzer prize winner.
Claire: How you do it I mean I can't believe you got her to come to yours and give an interview
Lewis: Some of us are just plain lucky kent.
[We see someone else reading the paper a woman called Alexis Luthor]
Alexis: I can't believe that this bimbo comes flying in when I'm about to commit the crime of the century. Let's see if I can get her attention.
[We see Claire back at the newspaper office typing away at her computer, she hears a sonic noise, and a woman's voice rings in her ears says]
Alexis: There's only one person who can hear this and that you superwoman I suggest you come and find me or millions will die.
Claire: What!
Alexis: I have a particularly strong concoction ready to flood into to the water supply. Something that will make people quite sick and I will release it unless you come to me. Now.
[Claire looks around nervously and gets up and leaves the room rushing and changing into superwoman.]
[INT ALEXIS LAIR]
[We see Alexis Luther sat behind a desk sat in a chair waiting for Superwoman
Superwoman storms into the room]
Alexis: aaaah her she is.
[Superwoman storms over to Alexis and lifts her into the air.]
Claire: Where is the poison?
Alexis: Don’t panic. It’s all part of the game. I have hidden somewhere in this room a remote that can easily terminate the process. Can you find it?
[Superwoman drops Alexis and turns around the room, Identifying one box]
Superwoman: Tell you what I’ll try the only Lead lined box in the room first.
[She opens the Box but is suddenly hit by Kryptonite from inside. Draining her powers.]
Alexis: Good Idea. Find anything nice. This is Kryptonite. It took me lots of money to find it and apparently it completely drains your powers. Is that true?
[Alexis walks over to the weakened heroine and strikes her. She falls to the ground.]
Alexis: Oh turns out it is.
[She take the kryptonite which has been fashioned into a crude necklace and hangs it round Superwoman neck.]
Alexis: Marco. Take her out of my sight.
The henchman takes her away and throws her into a cell.
INT LAIR
[Alexis is drinking champagne.]
Alexis: You know I really thought that would be harder. The world most powerful woman falls for a cheap trick. [Name of Henchman] does that make me the worlds most powerful woman?
Henchman: Dunno boss. Can you bend steel?
Alexis: It's a fair point. But no one should have that much power. We can't have gods walking among men, can we?
Henchman: No I guess not.
Alexis: With my billions of dollars of money that I earned this power through blood sweat tears and hard work. I should rule the world, Especially now with her out the way.
Henchman: But you didn't earn that money through hard work you married old billionaires and got them to leave you there money in there wills when they died.
Alexis: Shut up [name of henchman[! It's not like they needed the money where they were going.
Call the president. Tell him I want a 10 figure sum in my account, or I release the Missiles with the poison in and do me a favour. Kill the bint.
INT CELL
He leaves conflicted to where Superwoman lies. He picks up the Kryptonite from her neck, and she begins to breathe much more freely.
Superwoman: Wah…… why?
Henchman: I’m sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing. But now I know what the right thing is. You need to go……stop her. Please.
Superwoman: What’s your name?
Henchman: [Name of henchman]
Superwoman: [Name of Henchman]……Thank you.
[INT LAIR]
[She walks back into the lair, and Alexis sits. Looking disappointed.]
Alexis: Did my muscle bottle it?
Superwoman: You’re going to jail for a long time.
[Alexis Smiles.]
Alexis: We'll see. She launches the missile by pressing a button.
Superwoman flies off after the missiles.
[Later]
INT Office
[Claire sits at her desk typing. More noise on the radio about the thwarted bio attack and Alexis Arrest. Claire smiles]
Claire [typing at her computer]: And then Superwoman saved the day again. No one knows who she is, but we know she stands for True, Justice and the American way.
[Lewis walks past]
Claire: did you want to go to a movie or something this weekend?
Lewis: Sorry Claire in erm not interested.
Claire [to herself] if only you knew
Lewis: What was that
Claire: I said I bet you won't say no to superwoman.
Lewis: Yea but your not superwoman.
FADE TO BLACK.
Why would Claire's parents tell her to play dumb, and stay away from sports because she might hurt someone, and NOT tell her why?
Why not just let all of her powers manifest at once on her birthday?
How badly do you need the greenscreen? They could say their goodbyes in the living room.
Don't you want Lewis to be the one to come up with the name Superwoman? If you're cribbing from the movie: "What a super woman."
Surely the henchman's name is Otis.
Why not just let all of her powers manifest at once on her birthday?
How badly do you need the greenscreen? They could say their goodbyes in the living room.
Don't you want Lewis to be the one to come up with the name Superwoman? If you're cribbing from the movie: "What a super woman."
Surely the henchman's name is Otis.
Superwoman
Cast
Claire kent/Superwoman
Lewis Lane
Alexandria Luthor
Unnamed Henchman
Young Teenager Claire Kent
Ma Kent
Pa Kent
Perry White (voice only)
Jor-EL (voice only)
Lor-El (voice only)
Narrator (voice or scrolling text)
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We see an alien planet in space. With title card saying “Krypton”
Jor-El (voice over dialogue): .Are you sure we should send her where she'll be an outcast. They will fear her and be jealous of her amazing gifts on earth.
Lor-El (V.O): It is better than our fate to die here. She will look like one of them and though she will never be one of them she will lead by example and I have recorded a message to her that will help and guide her it will activate when her powers reach their peak.
[CGI shot of the planet exploding]
[We then see a title card that says "Smallville Kansas" - Note: Use stock images of Kansas or something. [Title card saying 18 years later]
Narrator (or scrolling text): The child was found in a cornfield and raised by a kindly couple, who could not have children of their own. As she aged to maturity she displayed great speed, strength and intelligence beyond any normal girl her age or even her teachers. She had been told by her parents to play dumb a bit and was banned from playing sports even cheerleading by her parents for fear she might hurt someone.
[We see a farmhouse outside and zoom in on a window cut to a teenage girl aged 18, young Claire kent who is fast asleep under the sheets in her pjs]
[It's all quiet then suddenly she snaps awake clutching her head in pain. She opens up her beautiful blue eyes, and we go into a POV shot of Claire seeing through the wall to the next room.]
Claire: Oh my god I can see through the wall
[She sees her parents in their bedroom woken up by her screaming]
Claire: Owwww my eyes are burning
[suddenly beams of heat come out of her eyes she quickly shuts them tight stopping the rays, but its too late the room is on fire]
Parents: (We hear her Mom worrying, and her Dad concerned as they yell and bang on the door screaming Claire's name).
[Claire then coughs, and her freeze breath cools the fire preventing any significant damage. (Note fire is CGI)]
[Claire's parents finally get into her room pov on smoke coming from chard remains of a dressing table.]
[Ma Kent hugs her while her dad asks her if she's ok]
Claire: What's happening to me? First I could see into your bedroom then the heat came out of my eyes and extreme cold came out when I coughed. This isn't normal.
Pa Kent: [looking at her mom] I think its time
Claire: Time for what?
Pa Kent: The Truth. You see Claire we adopted you. See, your biological parents weren't exactly from around here.
Claire: Where were they from?
Ma Kent: You see Claire we couldn't have children of our own, but then you came to us from the heavens.
Claire [Confused]: What you trying to say? That I can do all these amazing things is because I'm from another planet?
[Claires parents nod]
Claire: [angry] Why didn't either of you tells me this?
Pa Kent: We were going to tell you sometime after you turned 18 when we thought you were ready, but it looks like your body wanted you to be prepared now.
Claire: OK then where's my spaceship.
In the cellar, but all that was in it is in a hope chest under our bed.
Claire: Look just cause I'm stronger and faster than all my peers does not mean I'm a freak Because I'm not a freak! I'm not!
Claire's parents hug her.
Claire Kent: What should I do now? Should I go to school?
Ma Kent: You can take the day off just until you get these strange powers under control. And get this information digested.
[Cut to a montage of Claire learning her powers setting candles alight with her heat vision and blowing them out with her superbreath]
[Claire does a little celebratory dance then suddenly hears a pain in her hearing (like a subsonic frequency)]
Claire: Agh
[She follows the noise back to a hope chest: Where she finds a crystal wrapped in what will be her superhero uniform. As soon as she picks it up, it glows brighter, and she suddenly gets a psychic vision of the Arctic]
Claire: I know know what I must do?
[Cut to a few moments later Claire is standing outside the house looking out towards the open fields (possible green screen) with a coat on and backpack on]
[Ma Kent and dad approach her from behind]
Ma Kent: You ok sweetie
Claire: Yea but I have to go away, Now.
Pa Kent: Where?
Claire: North, Along way north. The crystal inside the spaceship was calling to me. I don't know how to explain it it was like it was telling me where to go and what to bring.
[Claire's parents hold hands]
Pa Kent: We both knew this day would come
Ma Kent: Never forget us.
Claire: Of course I won't. You're my parents.
[establishing shot tundra sign comes up saying "6 Months later". We see Claire walking across the screen she stops and takes her backpack from her shoulders digs through it and pulls out the crystal]
[She flings it hard, and the screen shakes as a fortress erects itself in front of her, though we only see Claire's reaction to it happening]
[Cut to the next scene as Claire enters the fortress]
Voice: Kayla-El
[Claire looks up and sees a hologram and the scene cuts to it.]
Voice: Kayla-El, My daughter you do not remember me. I am Lor-El. Your Mother.
Lor-El: By now, you will have reached your 18th year as it is measured on Earth. By that reckoning, I will have been dead for many of your years. The knowledge that I have matters physical and historical, I have given you fully on your voyage to your new home. These are important matters, to be sure, but still matters of mere fact. There are questions to be asked, and it is time for you to do so. Here in this... this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. So, my child, speak.
Claire: You called me Kayla-el is that my name?
Lor-El: Yes, that is the name your father and I gave you. I am Lor El. Your mother.
Claire: How come I can do things that other people can’t.
Lor-El: You are the last survivor of the planet Krypton, a planet that was destroyed many years ago. The earth's sun gives off radiation that gives us Kryptonians the powers you now possess. Before we go into the history of the place of your birth, let me tell you what it means to be a hero to the weaker planet earth is to be brave and virtuous. Humankind will be fascinated by you, but you must keep your distance you never mate with a human male. You will become tempted by the opposite sex but remember you are not one of them. Even though you have been raised as a human girl, you are not like them, and yet you should move amongst them to see where your powers are needed. You have great powers, only some of which you have as of yet discovered. Now I will teach you about Krypton and how to use your powers responsibly. Now to the history of your original home Krypton.
[We fade away and then back into seeing an establisher of the Tundra a message says "12 Years Later". Time passes, and we see Claire now a grown woman stood tall in the fortress. Wearing her Iconic Superwoman suit.]
Lor-El: It is now time for you to rejoin your new world, and serve as a collective of humanity. Live as one of them, Kayla-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be great people, Kayla-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... My only daughter...
And Now your training is complete.
Claire: Thank you, mother, I agree I'm ready.
[Cut a few days later]
Perry White (vo): Lewis Lane meet your new partner Claire Kent
[we see Claire not as superwoman but as a dowdy looking secretary type woman wearing big oversized glasses with her hair up in a bun.]
Perry White (vo): Take her around town and show her the sites before your meeting with the president this afternoon. And before you protest its just till she settles in.
[Perry leaves the room]
Claire: Hi Lewis I’m Claire. Claire Kent.
[She holds her hand out, but Lewis ignores it and looks at her with disdain]
Lewis: So you're new, so I'm telling you this now. There's only one thing you need to know Claire. I am top dog around here so stay out of my way.
[He gets up and bumps her on the shoulder on the walks past. He is momentarily shocked by how solid her shoulder is.]
Claire: ok…… noted.
Lewis: Now if you’ll excuse me. The top dog has an interview with the president. On air force one. One of the perks of being a top reporter.
Claire: Wow that’s great. Good Luck!!
[1 hour later sat at her desk Claire hears a radio report saying air force one is in danger of crashing. Panic and worry cross her face. She gets up rushes to a closet while tearing her shirt open to reveal the S symbol she steps into the closet and emerges as the iconic Superwoman.
Claire: Here goes nothing
[She superspeeds out the building and we hear a whooshing sound].
INT OFFICE
[Lewis rushes into the office and sees Claire in her chair typing away.]
Lewis: Are you ok? I heard what happen maybe you should be in the hospital for shock.
Lewis: I I. I met this fantastic woman………I mean she held a plane and carried it to the airport. All the while she looked fantastic. I have to know more about her. She was so beautiful.
Claire: Lewis it was probably an illusion or something. I refuse to believe a woman can fly.
Lewis: I know what I saw here look at my phone
Claire: It's a blurry image.
Lewis: I need to see her. How do I get her to come? I'll put myself in danger. The Roof!!
Claire: No……wait…… Don't do anything stupid. Not for this so-called Superwoman.
Lewis: Aaaah. Your right look at me. I'm swooning over some woman who can fly like something from a fairy tale.
Claire: You need to get some rest. Why don't you go home? We can both think and talk about it tomorrow.
Lewis: ok…… I am pretty tired. By the way, I liked that name Superwoman.
[He Leaves the office in a fluster. Claire bites her lip as she ponders her thoughts.
Claire: Superwoman It's catchy.
INT APARTMENT
Lewis is sat on his couch with a beer trying to wind down.
Lewis: She was so gorgeous, like an angel sent from heaven to save me from death. If only I could meet her.
[tap, tap]
He looks to his window and sees Superwoman floating outside waving to him.
Lewis: Oh god, it's you
Superwoman: I’m sorry am I interrupting? It’s no trouble for me to come back another time.
Lewis - NO!!……no. Please come in I was just surprised. [Opening the window.]
Superwoman: Thanks for letting me stop by, You know Mr Lane. From what I remember from that save of airforce one is that you were a member of the press, the daily planet if I remember right? I realise there must be many questions about me that the world would like the answer too. So I want my story to be told to someone I could trust, and I heard the daily planet, and more importantly you just the kind of person to do a story on me.
Lewis: Really me? Claire won't believe this. She thinks I imagined you.
Superwoman: Well you didn't imagine me and whose Claire is she your girlfriend?
Lewis: No I'm sort married to my job. Claire is just a colleague I was going to brainstorm a way to contact you with her. I even considered jumping off a building to see if you'd save me.
Superwoman: Well I wouldn't have encouraged that. If you wanted to talk you should have just asked.
Lewis: That easy?
Superwoman: Yep that easy. (Points to her ears) Superhearing. Anyway, can we start the interview please. I might be needed at any moment.
Lewis: Well, ah, let's start with your vital statistics. Are you married?
Superwoman: Uh, no. No, I'm not.
Lewis: Do you have a boyfriend?
Superwoman: Uh, no I don't, but uh, if I did Mr Lane you'd be the first to know about it.
Lewis: (pause, almost smirks) Um, how old are you?
Superwoman: 30 years old
[POV shoot of Lewis checking out superwoman figure]
Lewis: How tall are you?
Superwoman: (insert here) oh and about my over vitals it's (insert here)
Lewis – Wooow erm tell me your back story where do you come from? How did you get your amazing powers? I mean I saw you fly when you saved me what else can you do.
Superwoman – Well Mr Lane I'm from another planet, a place called Krypton on the other side of your galaxy. But I was rocketed here as an infant shortly before its destruction, and this is the only home I have ever known. My powers come from earth sun having a different reaction to my physiology. Oh, and my powers are Heat vision, X-ray vision, super breath and ice breath.
Lewis: Wait a minute did you say x-ray vision does that mean you can see through anything and everything.
Superwoman: Yes except for led.
Lewis: Wooow, erm can you give me a demonstration?.
Superwoman: Sure red
Lewis: What!?
Superwoman: The colour underwear your wearing and please tell your boxers to stop pointing.
(Lewis is caught entirely off guard and Suddenly becomes quite bashful.)
[We see from Superwoman pov lewis is sat in his underwear.]
Superwoman: I guessed that that was going to be your next question. Please don't worry. I am honourable, and I only did it because you asked and I won't do it again unless you ask again.
[Lewis gives a smile. His bash-fullness still going strong.]
Superwoman: You're in excellent shape for a reporter.
Lewis: Well for someone not from this planet by our standards you're a babe.
Superwoman: Thanks.
Lewis: Erm can you bend steel bars?
Superwoman: Yes I can.
Lewis: Wow. I'd love to see that.
Superwoman smiles mischievously and walks to a cupboard in his room pulling out a metal pipe.
Superwoman: May I?
[He nods curiously.
Effortlessly she bends the bar a few times before putting it back into shape. Smiling and sitting down again.]
(Superwoman smiles)
Lewis: Cool. Anything else?
Superwoman: I can fly.
Lewis: I saw. What’s that like and How fast do you fly?
Superwoman: Hard to describe and I don't know, I never timed myself before.
Lewis: Well do you always fly solo?
Superwoman: Is that your way of asking me to take you for a flight
Lewis: Hell yea
[Superwoman takes lewis's hand cut to several green screen shots of them flying.]
[Cut back to Lewis's apartment.]
Lewis: Wait before you go I have one last question. What should I call you?
Superwoman: Well I wear an S on my chest which is a sign for hope where I come from and its also my family crest but id like it to stand for Superwoman
Lewis: OK Superwoman.
[Next Day]
Perry White: This is excellent work Lane another Pulitzer prize winner.
Claire: How you do it? I mean I can't believe you got her to come to yours and give an interview.
Lewis: Some of us are just plain lucky kent.
[We see someone else reading the paper a woman called Alexis Luthor]
Alexis: I can't believe that this bimbo comes flying in when I'm about to commit the crime of the century. Let's see if I can get her attention.
[We see Claire back at the newspaper office typing away at her computer, she hears a sonic noise, and a woman's voice rings in her ears says]
Alexis: There's only one person who can hear this and that you superwoman I suggest you come and find me or millions will die.
Claire: What!
Alexis: I have a particularly strong concoction ready to flood into to the water supply. Something that will make people quite sick and I will release it unless you come to me. Now.
[Claire looks around nervously and gets up and leaves the room rushing and changing into superwoman.]
[INT ALEXIS LAIR]
[We see Alexis Luther sat behind a desk sat in a chair waiting for Superwoman
Superwoman storms into the room]
Alexis: aaaah her she is.
[Superwoman storms over to Alexis and lifts her into the air.]
Claire: Where is the poison?
Alexis: Don’t panic. It’s all part of the game. I have hidden somewhere in this room a remote that can easily terminate the process. Can you find it?
[Superwoman drops Alexis and turns around the room, Identifying one box]
Superwoman: Tell you what I’ll try the only Lead lined box in the room first.
[She opens the Box but is suddenly hit by Kryptonite from inside. Draining her powers.]
Alexis: Good Idea. Find anything nice. This here is Kryptonite. It took me lots of money to find it, and my scientists say it can completely drain you of your powers. Is that true?
[Alexis walks over to the weakened heroine and strikes her. She falls to the ground.]
Alexis: Oh turns out it can.
[She take the kryptonite which has been fashioned into a crude necklace and hangs it round Superwoman neck.]
Alexis: Take her out of my sight.
The henchman takes her away and throws her into a cell.
INT LAIR
[Alexis is drinking champagne.]
Alexis: You know I thought that would be harder. The world most powerful woman falls for a cheap trick. [Name of Henchman] does that make me the worlds most powerful woman?
Henchman: Dunno boss. Can you bend steel?
Alexis: It's a fair point. But no one should have that much power. We can't have gods walking among men, can we?
Henchman: No I guess not.
Alexis: With my billions of dollars of money that I earned this power through blood sweat tears and hard work. I should rule the world, Especially now with her out the way.
Henchman: But you didn't earn that money through hard work you married old billionaires and got them to leave you there money in there wills when they died.
Alexis: Shut up [name of henchman[! It's not like they needed the money where they were going.
Call the president. Tell him I want a 10 figure sum in my account, or I release the Missiles with the poison in and do me a favour. Kill the bint.
INT CELL
He leaves conflicted to where Superwoman lies. He picks up the Kryptonite from her neck, and she begins to breathe much more freely.
Superwoman: Wah…… why?
Henchman: I’m sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing. But now I know what the right thing is. You need to go……stop her. Please.
Superwoman: What’s your name?
Henchman: [Name of henchman]
Superwoman: [Name of Henchman]……Thank you.
[INT LAIR]
[She walks back into the lair, and Alexis sits. Looking disappointed.]
Alexis: Did my muscle bottle it?
Superwoman: You’re going to jail for a long time.
[Alexis Smiles.]
Alexis: We'll see. She launches the missile by pressing a button.
Superwoman flies off after the missiles.
[Later]
INT Office
[Claire sits at her desk typing. More noise on the radio about the thwarted bio attack and Alexis Arrest. Claire smiles]
Claire [typing at her computer]: And then Superwoman saved the day again. No one knows who she is, but we know she stands for True, Justice and the American way.
[Lewis walks past]
Claire: did you want to go to a movie or something this weekend?
Lewis: Sorry Claire in erm not interested.
Claire [to herself] if only you knew
Lewis: What was that
Claire: I said I bet you won't say no to superwoman.
Lewis: Yea but your not superwoman.
FADE TO BLACK.
Cast
Claire kent/Superwoman
Lewis Lane
Alexandria Luthor
Unnamed Henchman
Young Teenager Claire Kent
Ma Kent
Pa Kent
Perry White (voice only)
Jor-EL (voice only)
Lor-El (voice only)
Narrator (voice or scrolling text)
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We see an alien planet in space. With title card saying “Krypton”
Jor-El (voice over dialogue): .Are you sure we should send her where she'll be an outcast. They will fear her and be jealous of her amazing gifts on earth.
Lor-El (V.O): It is better than our fate to die here. She will look like one of them and though she will never be one of them she will lead by example and I have recorded a message to her that will help and guide her it will activate when her powers reach their peak.
[CGI shot of the planet exploding]
[We then see a title card that says "Smallville Kansas" - Note: Use stock images of Kansas or something. [Title card saying 18 years later]
Narrator (or scrolling text): The child was found in a cornfield and raised by a kindly couple, who could not have children of their own. As she aged to maturity she displayed great speed, strength and intelligence beyond any normal girl her age or even her teachers. She had been told by her parents to play dumb a bit and was banned from playing sports even cheerleading by her parents for fear she might hurt someone.
[We see a farmhouse outside and zoom in on a window cut to a teenage girl aged 18, young Claire kent who is fast asleep under the sheets in her pjs]
[It's all quiet then suddenly she snaps awake clutching her head in pain. She opens up her beautiful blue eyes, and we go into a POV shot of Claire seeing through the wall to the next room.]
Claire: Oh my god I can see through the wall
[She sees her parents in their bedroom woken up by her screaming]
Claire: Owwww my eyes are burning
[suddenly beams of heat come out of her eyes she quickly shuts them tight stopping the rays, but its too late the room is on fire]
Parents: (We hear her Mom worrying, and her Dad concerned as they yell and bang on the door screaming Claire's name).
[Claire then coughs, and her freeze breath cools the fire preventing any significant damage. (Note fire is CGI)]
[Claire's parents finally get into her room pov on smoke coming from chard remains of a dressing table.]
[Ma Kent hugs her while her dad asks her if she's ok]
Claire: What's happening to me? First I could see into your bedroom then the heat came out of my eyes and extreme cold came out when I coughed. This isn't normal.
Pa Kent: [looking at her mom] I think its time
Claire: Time for what?
Pa Kent: The Truth. You see Claire we adopted you. See, your biological parents weren't exactly from around here.
Claire: Where were they from?
Ma Kent: You see Claire we couldn't have children of our own, but then you came to us from the heavens.
Claire [Confused]: What you trying to say? That I can do all these amazing things is because I'm from another planet?
[Claires parents nod]
Claire: [angry] Why didn't either of you tells me this?
Pa Kent: We were going to tell you sometime after you turned 18 when we thought you were ready, but it looks like your body wanted you to be prepared now.
Claire: OK then where's my spaceship.
In the cellar, but all that was in it is in a hope chest under our bed.
Claire: Look just cause I'm stronger and faster than all my peers does not mean I'm a freak Because I'm not a freak! I'm not!
Claire's parents hug her.
Claire Kent: What should I do now? Should I go to school?
Ma Kent: You can take the day off just until you get these strange powers under control. And get this information digested.
[Cut to a montage of Claire learning her powers setting candles alight with her heat vision and blowing them out with her superbreath]
[Claire does a little celebratory dance then suddenly hears a pain in her hearing (like a subsonic frequency)]
Claire: Agh
[She follows the noise back to a hope chest: Where she finds a crystal wrapped in what will be her superhero uniform. As soon as she picks it up, it glows brighter, and she suddenly gets a psychic vision of the Arctic]
Claire: I know know what I must do?
[Cut to a few moments later Claire is standing outside the house looking out towards the open fields (possible green screen) with a coat on and backpack on]
[Ma Kent and dad approach her from behind]
Ma Kent: You ok sweetie
Claire: Yea but I have to go away, Now.
Pa Kent: Where?
Claire: North, Along way north. The crystal inside the spaceship was calling to me. I don't know how to explain it it was like it was telling me where to go and what to bring.
[Claire's parents hold hands]
Pa Kent: We both knew this day would come
Ma Kent: Never forget us.
Claire: Of course I won't. You're my parents.
[establishing shot tundra sign comes up saying "6 Months later". We see Claire walking across the screen she stops and takes her backpack from her shoulders digs through it and pulls out the crystal]
[She flings it hard, and the screen shakes as a fortress erects itself in front of her, though we only see Claire's reaction to it happening]
[Cut to the next scene as Claire enters the fortress]
Voice: Kayla-El
[Claire looks up and sees a hologram and the scene cuts to it.]
Voice: Kayla-El, My daughter you do not remember me. I am Lor-El. Your Mother.
Lor-El: By now, you will have reached your 18th year as it is measured on Earth. By that reckoning, I will have been dead for many of your years. The knowledge that I have matters physical and historical, I have given you fully on your voyage to your new home. These are important matters, to be sure, but still matters of mere fact. There are questions to be asked, and it is time for you to do so. Here in this... this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. So, my child, speak.
Claire: You called me Kayla-el is that my name?
Lor-El: Yes, that is the name your father and I gave you. I am Lor El. Your mother.
Claire: How come I can do things that other people can’t.
Lor-El: You are the last survivor of the planet Krypton, a planet that was destroyed many years ago. The earth's sun gives off radiation that gives us Kryptonians the powers you now possess. Before we go into the history of the place of your birth, let me tell you what it means to be a hero to the weaker planet earth is to be brave and virtuous. Humankind will be fascinated by you, but you must keep your distance you never mate with a human male. You will become tempted by the opposite sex but remember you are not one of them. Even though you have been raised as a human girl, you are not like them, and yet you should move amongst them to see where your powers are needed. You have great powers, only some of which you have as of yet discovered. Now I will teach you about Krypton and how to use your powers responsibly. Now to the history of your original home Krypton.
[We fade away and then back into seeing an establisher of the Tundra a message says "12 Years Later". Time passes, and we see Claire now a grown woman stood tall in the fortress. Wearing her Iconic Superwoman suit.]
Lor-El: It is now time for you to rejoin your new world, and serve as a collective of humanity. Live as one of them, Kayla-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be great people, Kayla-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... My only daughter...
And Now your training is complete.
Claire: Thank you, mother, I agree I'm ready.
[Cut a few days later]
Perry White (vo): Lewis Lane meet your new partner Claire Kent
[we see Claire not as superwoman but as a dowdy looking secretary type woman wearing big oversized glasses with her hair up in a bun.]
Perry White (vo): Take her around town and show her the sites before your meeting with the president this afternoon. And before you protest its just till she settles in.
[Perry leaves the room]
Claire: Hi Lewis I’m Claire. Claire Kent.
[She holds her hand out, but Lewis ignores it and looks at her with disdain]
Lewis: So you're new, so I'm telling you this now. There's only one thing you need to know Claire. I am top dog around here so stay out of my way.
[He gets up and bumps her on the shoulder on the walks past. He is momentarily shocked by how solid her shoulder is.]
Claire: ok…… noted.
Lewis: Now if you’ll excuse me. The top dog has an interview with the president. On air force one. One of the perks of being a top reporter.
Claire: Wow that’s great. Good Luck!!
[1 hour later sat at her desk Claire hears a radio report saying air force one is in danger of crashing. Panic and worry cross her face. She gets up rushes to a closet while tearing her shirt open to reveal the S symbol she steps into the closet and emerges as the iconic Superwoman.
Claire: Here goes nothing
[She superspeeds out the building and we hear a whooshing sound].
INT OFFICE
[Lewis rushes into the office and sees Claire in her chair typing away.]
Lewis: Are you ok? I heard what happen maybe you should be in the hospital for shock.
Lewis: I I. I met this fantastic woman………I mean she held a plane and carried it to the airport. All the while she looked fantastic. I have to know more about her. She was so beautiful.
Claire: Lewis it was probably an illusion or something. I refuse to believe a woman can fly.
Lewis: I know what I saw here look at my phone
Claire: It's a blurry image.
Lewis: I need to see her. How do I get her to come? I'll put myself in danger. The Roof!!
Claire: No……wait…… Don't do anything stupid. Not for this so-called Superwoman.
Lewis: Aaaah. Your right look at me. I'm swooning over some woman who can fly like something from a fairy tale.
Claire: You need to get some rest. Why don't you go home? We can both think and talk about it tomorrow.
Lewis: ok…… I am pretty tired. By the way, I liked that name Superwoman.
[He Leaves the office in a fluster. Claire bites her lip as she ponders her thoughts.
Claire: Superwoman It's catchy.
INT APARTMENT
Lewis is sat on his couch with a beer trying to wind down.
Lewis: She was so gorgeous, like an angel sent from heaven to save me from death. If only I could meet her.
[tap, tap]
He looks to his window and sees Superwoman floating outside waving to him.
Lewis: Oh god, it's you
Superwoman: I’m sorry am I interrupting? It’s no trouble for me to come back another time.
Lewis - NO!!……no. Please come in I was just surprised. [Opening the window.]
Superwoman: Thanks for letting me stop by, You know Mr Lane. From what I remember from that save of airforce one is that you were a member of the press, the daily planet if I remember right? I realise there must be many questions about me that the world would like the answer too. So I want my story to be told to someone I could trust, and I heard the daily planet, and more importantly you just the kind of person to do a story on me.
Lewis: Really me? Claire won't believe this. She thinks I imagined you.
Superwoman: Well you didn't imagine me and whose Claire is she your girlfriend?
Lewis: No I'm sort married to my job. Claire is just a colleague I was going to brainstorm a way to contact you with her. I even considered jumping off a building to see if you'd save me.
Superwoman: Well I wouldn't have encouraged that. If you wanted to talk you should have just asked.
Lewis: That easy?
Superwoman: Yep that easy. (Points to her ears) Superhearing. Anyway, can we start the interview please. I might be needed at any moment.
Lewis: Well, ah, let's start with your vital statistics. Are you married?
Superwoman: Uh, no. No, I'm not.
Lewis: Do you have a boyfriend?
Superwoman: Uh, no I don't, but uh, if I did Mr Lane you'd be the first to know about it.
Lewis: (pause, almost smirks) Um, how old are you?
Superwoman: 30 years old
[POV shoot of Lewis checking out superwoman figure]
Lewis: How tall are you?
Superwoman: (insert here) oh and about my over vitals it's (insert here)
Lewis – Wooow erm tell me your back story where do you come from? How did you get your amazing powers? I mean I saw you fly when you saved me what else can you do.
Superwoman – Well Mr Lane I'm from another planet, a place called Krypton on the other side of your galaxy. But I was rocketed here as an infant shortly before its destruction, and this is the only home I have ever known. My powers come from earth sun having a different reaction to my physiology. Oh, and my powers are Heat vision, X-ray vision, super breath and ice breath.
Lewis: Wait a minute did you say x-ray vision does that mean you can see through anything and everything.
Superwoman: Yes except for led.
Lewis: Wooow, erm can you give me a demonstration?.
Superwoman: Sure red
Lewis: What!?
Superwoman: The colour underwear your wearing and please tell your boxers to stop pointing.
(Lewis is caught entirely off guard and Suddenly becomes quite bashful.)
[We see from Superwoman pov lewis is sat in his underwear.]
Superwoman: I guessed that that was going to be your next question. Please don't worry. I am honourable, and I only did it because you asked and I won't do it again unless you ask again.
[Lewis gives a smile. His bash-fullness still going strong.]
Superwoman: You're in excellent shape for a reporter.
Lewis: Well for someone not from this planet by our standards you're a babe.
Superwoman: Thanks.
Lewis: Erm can you bend steel bars?
Superwoman: Yes I can.
Lewis: Wow. I'd love to see that.
Superwoman smiles mischievously and walks to a cupboard in his room pulling out a metal pipe.
Superwoman: May I?
[He nods curiously.
Effortlessly she bends the bar a few times before putting it back into shape. Smiling and sitting down again.]
(Superwoman smiles)
Lewis: Cool. Anything else?
Superwoman: I can fly.
Lewis: I saw. What’s that like and How fast do you fly?
Superwoman: Hard to describe and I don't know, I never timed myself before.
Lewis: Well do you always fly solo?
Superwoman: Is that your way of asking me to take you for a flight
Lewis: Hell yea
[Superwoman takes lewis's hand cut to several green screen shots of them flying.]
[Cut back to Lewis's apartment.]
Lewis: Wait before you go I have one last question. What should I call you?
Superwoman: Well I wear an S on my chest which is a sign for hope where I come from and its also my family crest but id like it to stand for Superwoman
Lewis: OK Superwoman.
[Next Day]
Perry White: This is excellent work Lane another Pulitzer prize winner.
Claire: How you do it? I mean I can't believe you got her to come to yours and give an interview.
Lewis: Some of us are just plain lucky kent.
[We see someone else reading the paper a woman called Alexis Luthor]
Alexis: I can't believe that this bimbo comes flying in when I'm about to commit the crime of the century. Let's see if I can get her attention.
[We see Claire back at the newspaper office typing away at her computer, she hears a sonic noise, and a woman's voice rings in her ears says]
Alexis: There's only one person who can hear this and that you superwoman I suggest you come and find me or millions will die.
Claire: What!
Alexis: I have a particularly strong concoction ready to flood into to the water supply. Something that will make people quite sick and I will release it unless you come to me. Now.
[Claire looks around nervously and gets up and leaves the room rushing and changing into superwoman.]
[INT ALEXIS LAIR]
[We see Alexis Luther sat behind a desk sat in a chair waiting for Superwoman
Superwoman storms into the room]
Alexis: aaaah her she is.
[Superwoman storms over to Alexis and lifts her into the air.]
Claire: Where is the poison?
Alexis: Don’t panic. It’s all part of the game. I have hidden somewhere in this room a remote that can easily terminate the process. Can you find it?
[Superwoman drops Alexis and turns around the room, Identifying one box]
Superwoman: Tell you what I’ll try the only Lead lined box in the room first.
[She opens the Box but is suddenly hit by Kryptonite from inside. Draining her powers.]
Alexis: Good Idea. Find anything nice. This here is Kryptonite. It took me lots of money to find it, and my scientists say it can completely drain you of your powers. Is that true?
[Alexis walks over to the weakened heroine and strikes her. She falls to the ground.]
Alexis: Oh turns out it can.
[She take the kryptonite which has been fashioned into a crude necklace and hangs it round Superwoman neck.]
Alexis: Take her out of my sight.
The henchman takes her away and throws her into a cell.
INT LAIR
[Alexis is drinking champagne.]
Alexis: You know I thought that would be harder. The world most powerful woman falls for a cheap trick. [Name of Henchman] does that make me the worlds most powerful woman?
Henchman: Dunno boss. Can you bend steel?
Alexis: It's a fair point. But no one should have that much power. We can't have gods walking among men, can we?
Henchman: No I guess not.
Alexis: With my billions of dollars of money that I earned this power through blood sweat tears and hard work. I should rule the world, Especially now with her out the way.
Henchman: But you didn't earn that money through hard work you married old billionaires and got them to leave you there money in there wills when they died.
Alexis: Shut up [name of henchman[! It's not like they needed the money where they were going.
Call the president. Tell him I want a 10 figure sum in my account, or I release the Missiles with the poison in and do me a favour. Kill the bint.
INT CELL
He leaves conflicted to where Superwoman lies. He picks up the Kryptonite from her neck, and she begins to breathe much more freely.
Superwoman: Wah…… why?
Henchman: I’m sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing. But now I know what the right thing is. You need to go……stop her. Please.
Superwoman: What’s your name?
Henchman: [Name of henchman]
Superwoman: [Name of Henchman]……Thank you.
[INT LAIR]
[She walks back into the lair, and Alexis sits. Looking disappointed.]
Alexis: Did my muscle bottle it?
Superwoman: You’re going to jail for a long time.
[Alexis Smiles.]
Alexis: We'll see. She launches the missile by pressing a button.
Superwoman flies off after the missiles.
[Later]
INT Office
[Claire sits at her desk typing. More noise on the radio about the thwarted bio attack and Alexis Arrest. Claire smiles]
Claire [typing at her computer]: And then Superwoman saved the day again. No one knows who she is, but we know she stands for True, Justice and the American way.
[Lewis walks past]
Claire: did you want to go to a movie or something this weekend?
Lewis: Sorry Claire in erm not interested.
Claire [to herself] if only you knew
Lewis: What was that
Claire: I said I bet you won't say no to superwoman.
Lewis: Yea but your not superwoman.
FADE TO BLACK.
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GeekyPornCritic
Your custom has a lot of characters, and the budget will increase for each actor in it. You may want to consider revising your story as Tallyho recommended.