Clash of the Titans Page #11

EXT. GARDENS OF THE BASILICA - NIGHT

Perseus and Andromeda walk in moonlit gardens. She stays

close, attracted to him.

ANDROMEDA:

It's not personal. You're not a

bad-looking boy.

(as Perseus laughs)

I'm too young. I don't want to be

married.

PERSEUS:

Me either.

ANDROMEDA:

Then why are you doing it?

PERSEUS:

No one asked me. And now that

I've met you, I don't know if I

can go through with it.

(off her look)

It's not personal. Seeing you

makes it real. I think a man

should make his own decisions. I

won't be the pawn of a King or a

God.

She looks at him with new interest.

ANDROMEDA:

Since we agree, it's settled. No

marriage.

(CONTINUED)

35.

CONTINUED:

PERSEUS:

I don't think it's going to be

that simple.

Ignoring that, she takes his arm, moving even closer.

ANDROMEDA:

That doesn't mean we can't be

friends. Get to know each other.

I want to show you something.

She leads him into a tall, hedged garden maze.

EXT. THE BASILICA - GARDEN MAZE - NIGHT

Beautiful in the moonlight. She hurries him quickly

around one turn, then another, and another. He laughs at

her excitement.

PERSEUS:

I'm already lost.

ANDROMEDA:

I'll take care of you.

They take two more jogs and find themselves in an odd

sylvan chamber. Soft plants have been stacked in what

could be mistaken for a bed.

ANDROMEDA:

This is my special place. No one

can see or hear or even find us

now.

PERSEUS:

(looks around the

CHAMBER)

I don't suppose I could escape

without your aid.

ANDROMEDA:

Do you want to?

When he turns back to her, she melts into his arms and

gives him a long deep kiss. He's surprised, but handles

it well. When she tries to continue, he slows things

down, holding her at bay.

ANDROMEDA:

Do you not find me attractive?

PERSEUS:

One of the most beautiful women

I've ever seen.

(CONTINUED)

36.

CONTINUED:

ANDROMEDA:

Of course, you haven't been much

in the world.

PERSEUS:

True. Maybe a lot of girls look

like you.

ANDROMEDA:

Don't you want to make love to

your almost-wife? Maybe we'll

find we're not compatible.

PERSEUS:

What if we find we're very compat--

She stops him with another kiss. He starts to surrender

to his desire, but again, he stops. Her voice is a low

PURR --

ANDROMEDA:

Is it true you're a demigod?

PERSEUS:

(makes a face)

It seems what everyone wants to

believe.

Her face is inches from his. She looks into his eyes.

SEXY --

ANDROMEDA:

I don't see it.

(as Perseus laughs)

But let's find out for sure...

She kisses him yet again, pulling him toward the bed of

foliage. He can no longer resist. Together they fall

into the softness. He kisses her passionately as their

bodies begin to move together. She breaks the kiss for

only a moment, her voice husky --

ANDROMEDA:

I think I'm becoming a believer...

They start to make love.

EXT. OCEAN - NIGHT

SPEEDING OVER moonlit ocean TOWARD a dark castle on a

cliff. WE begin to HEAR the VOICES of Tiamat and Set.

(CONTINUED)

37.

CONTINUED:

SET (V.0.)

Tiamat, I know this place, but I

know not why.

EXT. THE PALACE OF ACRISIUS - BEDCHAMBER - NIGHT

The chamber, deserted for 25 years, is in decay, dead

vermin everywhere.

TIAMAT (V.0.)

In this chamber Zeus defiled the

Queen Danae and begat the anointed

demigod, who would facilitate this

foul truce.

INT. THE PALACE OF ACRISIUS - GREAT STAIRS - NIGHT

POV DESCENDING the great stairs. The skeletons of dead

guards and soldiers litter the stairs.

SET (V.0.)

Ah, the former palace of the

cursed Acrisius.

TIAMAT (V.0.)

The King who stood against Zeus

and was crushed for it, though he

was not the offender. But this is

not his former home...

INT. THE PALACE OF ACRISIUS - GREAT HALL - NIGHT

MOVING POV ACROSS the stones of the hall where we first

saw King Acrisius and his generals. Now, only bones and

rotting things.

TIAMAT (V.0.)

still he dwells in rancid

hate, having killed his generals

and sucked their bones. We cannot

break the rules of Zeus and

interfere with the humans. But

this poor creature can do our work

and visit the would-be groom.

SET (V.0.)

What form of monster do you visit

upon Perseus?

There is an awful SOUND from the darkness of an archway.

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