Clash of the Titans Page #34

ANDROMEDA'S POV

As she RISES:
The cliff drops straight down the jagged

wall to the churning waves.

BACK TO SCENE:

FANTASOS:

(INCANTATION)

O Leviathan, firstborn of the

Deep, accept this offering of

mortal flesh... for the exaltation

of your Cosmic Mother.

EXT. OCEAN - DAY

OFF THE COAST OF JOPPA, a dark shape emerges from the

squall -- Tiamat's enormous Palace-Galleon.

The Goddess is at the prow, looking toward the cliffs of

Joppa expectantly.

EXT. CLIFFS OF JOPPA - DAY I

As the huge GONG IS STRUCK --

CUT TO:

THE FACES OF THE ONLOOKERS

Then... GONG! Fantasos continuing his incantations,

then... GONG! Andromeda's face, her frightened eyes

searching the ocean. Everyone looks out to sea, waiting.

109.

EXT. WOODED RIDGE - DAY

Perseus, Spyros, Mongke, and Tamburlane hear the far-off

GONG, GONG, GONG. The Mongols speak to Perseus in their

language, worried.

SPYROS:

The sacrifice has begun.

PERSEUS:

I must get to the cliffs!

SPYROS:

How?

They all look at what separates them from the city --

EXT. BATTLEFIELD - DAY

The MONSTER ARMY OF TIAMAT surges forward with savage

BATTLE CRIES.

The GATES OF THE CITY swing open. Out march the giant

mechanical AUTOMATA, followed by streaming legions of

JOPPAN INFANTRY. The two armies slam together --

The battle is joined. THEY FIGHT.

EXT. CLIFFS OF JOPPA - DAY

GONG! The wind rocks Andromeda on her CREAKING CHAIN.

She watches...

A mile offshore, a BULGE OF WATER SWELLS and plows toward

the coast.

The Onlookers watch in terrified awe as the swell races

closer.

Leviathan explodes from the surface, too huge to be seen

whole. It shoots straight up, up, up the three-hundred-

foot cliffs.

The Kraken's jaws hurtle up at Andromeda. Onlookers

recoil. Fantasos stumbles in panicked retreat. The

creature's BELLOW is deafening.

At the apex of its surge, it SNAPS ITS JAWS SHUT with a

booming THUNDERCRACK... just millimeters from Andromeda's

dangling head -- and FALLS BACK. Churning surf surrounds

its endless SLIDE back down.

110.

ANDROMEDA'S POV

The Kraken slips underwater and its vast shadow

immediately begins to circle wide for another attempt.

EXT. WOODED RIDGE - DAY

Spyros, Mongke and Tamburlane mount their nervous horses.

PUSH IN ON Perseus, who does not mount up. From his

saddle, he takes the bloody canvas bag with Medusa's head

inside and slaps his horse away. Be MURMURS the

INCANTATION Vidalia planted in his mind.

FLASHES OF WHAT PERSEUS SEES

A white lid opens to a black eye... Feathered WINGS beat

the air... The rippled flanks of a WHITE CREATURE.

BACK TO SCENE:

Perseus HEARS the BEATING OF THE WINGS and looks toward

the forest.

PEGASUS WHOOSHES over the treetops, BANKS and LANDS in

front of Perseus. It bows, inviting Perseus aboard.

Perseus climbs on and rides up to the others, who are

flabbergasted.

PERSEUS:

May we all have a good ride today!

He spurs Pegasus. it beats its wings, launching from the

ridge with astounding power.

MONGKE AND TAMBURLANE

Qi chin yang hung xian!

SPYROS:

No sh*t.

They raise their weapons and spur their horses down the

slope to war.

EXT. CLIFFS OF JOPPA - DAY

CLICK-CLACK-CLICK-CLACK. The chain lowers Andromeda

toward the sea.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

Andromeda manages to get herself swinging back and forth

until she builds enough momentum to reach up and grasp

the links above her. With effort, she climbs the very

chain she dangles from, leaving a slack loop beneath.

Leviathan's eyes break the surface below, watching

Andromeda. With a HOWL, Leviathan HURTLES UPWARDS, jaws

wide.

FROM ABOVE - ANDROMEDA

Leviathan grows huge as it leaps for her. UP, UP, UP.

The JAWS SNAP CLOSED... just below her climbing feet. So

close, it BITES ON THE DROOPING SLACK OF CHAIN!

The monster slides back down, clutching the chain in its

jaws. The Princessa plummets with it.

UP ON THE PLATFORM

The chain unreels wildly, pulls tight... and rips the

platform from its anchors. It careens over the edge,

taking Fantasos, Agenor and their Thugs to their

screaming death.

A SHADOW glides over the shocked onlookers. One by one,

they tear their gaze from the sea and look up, GASPING

AT --

PERSEUS AND PEGASUS descending. Perseus sees Andromeda

splash down and get pulled under.

The winch platform SLAMS into the cliff face, pulled by

Leviathan.

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