Twilight Saga: New Moon

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TWILIGHT:
NEW MOON

Written By

Melissa Rosenberg

Adapted from the Novel by

Stephenie Meyer

Dec. 21, 2008

CREDITS OVER:

A FULL MOON FILLS THE FRAME -- Luminous, tinged with gold.

Slowly, a penumbral shadow begins to spread across the

moon's surface, darkening it from left to right...

BELLA (V.O.)

"These violent delights have violent

ends..."

... until the moon is enveloped in shadow; a new moon...

which disappears into the darkness.

OVER BLACK - A RUFFLED TULIP appears, isolated against the

blackness.

BELLA (V.O.)

"... And in their triumph die, like

fire and powder..."

HOLD ON the tulip as the background FADES UP around it to

reveal we're now in --

EXT. FOREST - ECU ON THE TULIP - DAY

It's surrounded by the dark, lush, greenery of the forest

floor.

BELLA (V.O.)

"... Which, as they kiss, consume..."

SUDDENLY A FOOT SLAMS DOWN next to the tulip, nearly

crushing it. As the foot immediately lifts off again, it

grazes the tulip, knocking its petals off --

ON THE RUNNING PAIR OF FEET

They abruptly change direction. Race on. INCLUDE BELLA

SWAN, desperately searching the woods -- SHORT, SURREAL CUTS

of her frenetic quest --

BELLA:

Edward!

Ahead, through the darkness of the thick forest, she SEES

SUNLIGHT; a clearing. She hurtles toward it --

EXT. MEADOW - DAY

BELLA:

Edward!

2.

-- as Bella bursts into the sunlight. It's the meadow where

Edward revealed his skin in the sun. But he's not here now.

Instead, Bella SEES --

ACROSS THE MEADOW -- AN OLD WOMAN, white hair framing her

withered face. Bella's eyes widen with surprise as she

recognizes --

BELLA:

... Gran?

GRAN looks as surprised as Bella. Bella smiles and waves,

as does Gran. Bella starts toward her but --

EDWARD (O.S.)

Bella...

She spins to the voice behind her to SEE --

EDWARD emerge from the forest, his alabaster skin in sharp

contrast to the shadows. She beams at him, relieved, in

love... until he moves to edge of the shade, inches from

sun's rays --

BELLA:

Stop - she'll see!

But Edward just smiles and steps into the sunlight.

Sunbeams SHATTER off his skin like a thousand rainbow

shards, as if he were made of diamonds. An awesome sight.

JUMP CUT TO:
Edward now inches from Bella, still glistening,

entrancing her. She wraps an arm around his waist, then

arranges her face into a calm expression. They turn to --

Gran, whose expression is calm, too. Gran's arm is

extended, as if she also holds someone.

JUMP CUT TO:
Bella and Edward, only feet from Gran now.

Bella's about to present Edward, but then SEES that --

Gran mimics Bella's movement exactly. With growing horror,

Bella reaches out to Gran... and touches glass!

PULL BACK TO FIND Gran is now surrounded by a GILDED FRAME.

It's a MIRROR, mounted on a wall with wallpaper reflecting a

surreal dreamlike version of the forest behind Bella.

BELLA:

Oh my God.

-- as she realizes that's not Gran; it's Bella, sixty-five

years older.

3.

Bella spins to her perfect, eternally 17-year-old Edward.

He takes her now WRINKLED, age-spotted hand. Kisses it.

Then he leans in very close to her 83-YEAR-OLD FACE and

whispers into her ear --

EDWARD:

Happy birthday.

SMASH TO:

INT. BELLA'S BEDROOM - MORNING

ON BELLA - her eyes snap open. She lies atop her bed. A

book, "ROMEO AND JULIET," lays open on her chest. Bella

sits up, the dream still weighing on her...

INCLUDE HER ROOM, cluttered with pictures of Edward, of the

Cullens; memorabilia of all things Edward. A KNOCK on the

door. CHIEF CHARLIE SWAN enters carrying two gifts, one

wrapped, one not.

CHARLIE:

Happy birthday, Bells.

BELLA:

Dad, we agreed, no gifts.

CHARLIE:

At least mine's not wrapped.

He hands it to her. It's a digital camera. Bella's

pleased, despite herself.

BELLA:

Okay, this is actually kind of great.

Thanks, Dad.

CHARLIE:

(re:
wrapped gift)

Goes with this one from your mom. We

coordinated - well, she coordinated

me.

Bella opens the wrapped gift to reveal a SCRAPBOOK.

CHARLIE:

To put your pictures in, record your

senior year -- man, senior year.

How'd you get so old so fast?

BELLA:

Not that old.

4.

CHARLIE:

I don't know. Is that a wrinkle?

Bella races to the mirror, searches her face.

CHARLIE:

I was kidding.

BELLA:

So not funny, Dad.

EXT. FORKS HIGHWAY - DAY

An AERIAL VIEW of this lush, green, overcast landscape; the

rainy world that is Forks. FIND Bella's old truck as it

lumbers down the two-lane highway...

BELLA (V.O.)

It was just a dream... but also my

worst nightmare.

EXT. FORKS HIGH SCHOOL - PARKING LOT - DAY

Bella climbs out of her truck, shouldering her book bag.

She looks around the parking lot, seeking Edward --

MIKE (O.S.)

Wherefore art thou, Bella?

She turns as MIKE, ERIC, ANGELA and JESSICA approach.

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