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TITLE CARD: A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY



1A EXTERIOR A vast sea of stars provide the backdrop for letters that roll up into infinity


EPISODE
II



There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several hundreds of solar systems under the leadership of the reel leader Count Dooku have declared their intentions to secede from the Republic.

The separatist movement has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.

Senator Amidala, former Queen of Naboo, is returning to Coruscant to vote on the critical issue of creating an army to assist the overwhelmed Jedi.

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2 EXT NIGHT SPACE ABOVE CORUSCANT

An elegant space vehicle travels thru space and enters the atmosphere of the Capital of the Galaxy, Coruscant. It is a Naboo cruiser with Senator Padme Amidala with Astromech droid R2D2 and Captain Typho, the Senators royal protectors. Many other persons were aboard the ship and were assigned to stay to guard.

3 INT NIGHT CORUSCANT NABOO CRUISER

Captain Typho talks to Amidala

TYPHO
Its time to go!

AMIDALA
Yes.

4 EXT NIGHT NABOO CRUISER

Padme walks out of the Naboo Ship with R2D2 and Captain Typho. Then WE HEAR AND SEE: The Ship exploding very loud, Corde, Padmes Handmaiden falls on the ground and Corde dies on Amidalas arms

CORDE
Its too late!
WE SEE: Naboo Starfighters land on the site of the explosion. Padme was aboard a Naboo Starfighter that accompanied the Royal Starship.

5 INT GALACTIC SENATE CHAMBER

Chancellor Palpatine receives word from one of his aides Uv Gizen that Senator Padme Amidala has been killed. Then, Palpatine openly announces it. Amidala arrives suddenly, Representative Jar Jar Binks of the Gungan Army is confused now. He waits for Amidala to get to the platform.

AMIDALA
I am alright, now I have to announce my concern of the civil war between the rebels.

SENATOR 1
Are you in favor of Chancellor Palpatines decision to create an army to assist the overwhelmed Jedi in fighting the rebels?

AMIDALA
I am in favor of the Chancellor.

The issue for Palpatines decision to have a clone army is not resolved.

6 EXT CORUSCANT BALCONY NIGHT

The Chancellor talks to Jedi Mace Windu about the assassination attempt.

PALPATINE
I am still disturbed on the incident that happened tonight, Master Windu

MACE WINDU
We will do anything to protect your young Senator.

PALPATINE
May I ask you to assign veteran Jedi Obi Wan Kenobi and his pupil Anakin Skywalker to protect our Senator.

MACE WINDU
Your permission is granted Chancellor…
7 INT AMIDALA APARTMENT CORUSCANT THAT NIGHT


Anakin Skywalker is a close friend to Senator Padme, they discuss the incident while the Senator walks to her room.

ANAKIN
This one makes me cold, also Padme.

PADME
Maybe someone has a grudge on me, someone from the Senate!

ANAKIN
Did you notice anyone following you at all?

PADME
No one, just the Naboo Starfighters and the Royal Starship below me.

ANAKIN
Don’t worry, at least I became a Jedi, Ill use my life to protect you, I promise.

PADME
(smiles) That’s good.

8 INT PADMES ROOM SAME NIGHT

Padme goes to sleep.

9 INT PADMES DOOR
WE SEE: The tall buildings of Coruscant and the camera PANS to Obi Wan who arrives and talks to Anakin.

OBI WAN
Hey, the Chancellors idea was ugly to them

ANAKIN
I have a bad feeling about this.

10 EXT WINDOW OF PADMES ROOM ON CORUSCANT

Assassin and Bounty Hunter Zam Wessel controls a Flying Assassin Droid that hovers outside of Padmes window. The Droid release poisonous insect like robots called Kouhouns into Padmes room.

11 INT PADMES DOOR
Obi Wan and Anakin sense danger and hear Padme shout. They rush into the room. Obi Wan chases the assassin droid that broke thru the window and hangs from it. Anakin destroys the Kouhouns with his Light Saber. Anakin runs down and takes off with his personal HOT ROD vehicle and chases the Assassin droid that has Obi Wan. Anakin chases the assassin droid with his Hot Rod through the busy traffic of Coruscant. Obi Wan falls off the assassin droid and Anakin catches him with his HOT ROD.

12 INTERIOR CORUSCANT NIGHT CLUB

Zam Wessel has the droid back and is now discovered by the two Jedi.
She runs into the restaurant. When Anakin and Obi Wan try to enter, they are stopped by a bouncer.

BOUNCER
No Jedi.

Anakin tries to scare the bouncer with his light saber but, he becomes more angry

OBI WAN
(using the force to command the bouncer) You will let us in!

BOUNCER
Uh…we will let you in.

OBI WAN
Anakin, you will be the death of me…

ANAKIN
Sorry, Master. (smiling)

An alien called Elian Sleazebaggano attempts to sell a drug to Anakin and Obi Wan called “Death Sticks”.

OBI WAN
(To Elian) Why don’t you rethink your life!

13 INTERIOR CORUSCANT NIGHT CLUB

They finally spot Zam and confront her.

ANAKIN
Why did you attempt to assassinate the Senator? Huh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then a deadly Kyber Dart from nowhere strikes the chest of Zam. Jango Fett shot Zam and now that the information Zam held is safe, LONG SHOT: Jango runs out of the restaurant. Obi Wan pulls the dart out of Zams body

OBI WAN
Kyber Dart, I know the person who can help us.

14 EXT NIGHT CORUSCANT IN THE CITY

The Naboo Starfighter of Anakin flies through the city to find Obi Wans connection, Dexter Jettser.

15 INT OF NABOO CRAFT

Anakin and Obi Wan talk.

ANAKIN
Who is this Jettser guy, Master?

OBI WAN
He is an old connection of mine.

16 EXTERIOR CORUSCANT NABOO FIGHTER EXTERIOR

PAN THEN LONG SHOT to the flying Naboo Starfighter.

17 EXT ABANDONED CORUSCANT BALCONY

Darth Sidious and his new Sith Apprentice Darth Tyranus or Count Dooku meet, Dookus actions of controlling the rebels are actually supervised by Darth Sidous

DARTH SIDIOUS
I have commanded the Kamino to create a clone army using Jangos genetic blueprint.

TYRANUS
Zam Wessel has been killed, Master

DARTH SIDIOUS
No matter.

TYRANUS
Jango asks for the first clone he calls “Bobba”

18 INTERIOR JEDI COUNCIL DAY

The Jedi have a meeting and Anakin is commanded to do something.

YODA
Skywalker, safe the Senator will be when you take her to Naboo.

ANAKIN
Yes, Master Yoda

19 INTERIOR JEDI COUNCIL THAT DAY

Yoda talks to Obi Wan about Zam Wessel

YODA
Now, Master Obi Wan more to say have I about Zam Wessel.

OBI WAN
The Kamino System is where Kyber Darts can be found only, My Master.

YODA
More dark, and more sinister there is in Kamino.

MACE WINDU
Journey to Kamino to investigate the rebellions connection on the assassination attempts on Senator Amidala. May the Force be With You

20 EXT CORUSCANT SPACE PORT NIGHT

Anakin and Padme go to a spaceport and ride a Mass Transport with different aliens on board.

21 INT MASS TRANSPORT

Anakin and Padme are inside the Mass Transport

ANAKIN
Are you alright?

PADME
(nod) Im fine, yeah.

22 EXT SHOT OF MASS TRANSPORT ON THE ORBIT OF CORUSCANT

The Mass Transport ship speeds out of Coruscant, we need a MEDIUM SHOT TO LONG SHOT.

23 EXT NABOO DAY

Anakin and Padme walk on Naboo. Padme and Anakin walk in the areas where Padme used to grow up.
ANAKIN
Its beautiful in here.

PADME
Its also a nice windy place.

PADME
You know I used to grow up here, Anakin.

ANAKIN
Did you have a great time?

PADME
Yes, this is a nice and peaceful planet.

24 EXT NABOO NABERRIES DAY

Padme and Anakin go to the Naberries, and Anakin is introduced to Padmes sisters.

PADME
Anakin, this is my mother and father Jobal and Ruwee and my sisters Ryoo and Pooja.

Anakin spends his day at the lake retreat with the Naberries in the Naboo countryside and moves into a guestroom to spend the night.

25 EXT NIGHT CORUSCANT JEDI TEMPLE

ESTABLISHING AND LONG SHOT of the Jedi Temple.

26 INT JEDI TEMPLE

Obi Wan visits the Temple Archives with a wise librarian named Madame Jocasta Nu and they look on a hologram map of Kamino. They also see a picture of Count Dooku, the leader of the rebellion. Dooku left the order and was one of the LOST TWENTY.
JOCASTA
See, that Obi Wan? That’s Dooku! Oh, theres Qui Gon.

OBI WAN
Now I know what Dooku looks like.

They also see some scenes of young children being trained as Padawans throughout the Temple. In one of these scenes, Yoda shows several young children the proper use of a lightsaber... One boy is talking to Yoda.

BOY
Master, its hard!

YODA
Always keep your guard up


27 INT COUNT DOOKUS SPACE SHIP

Darth Sidious contacts Count Dooku thru hologram.

DARTH SIDIOUS
Lord Tyranus, be mindful, the Jedi is coming. I expected this.

DOOKU
Yes.

SIDIIOUS
Make the first move, Dooku. Now!

28 EXT BALCONY CORUSCANT

Jango Fett and Count Dooku talk.

JANGO FETT
And the Jedi?

COUNT DOOKU
Kill him immediately.

29 EXT PLANET KAMINO DAY
Kamino is one giant ocean; rain constantly pours from the dark sky. The cities are elevated above the water on large poles that are built into the ocean floor. The native Kaminoans are a tall fish-like people.

30 TIPOCA CITY DAY
Obi Wan arrives at Tipoca, the capital city of Kamino. He is greeted by Prime Minister Lama Su.
LAMA
Your Master, Sido Dyas commanded us to create a clone army

OBI WAN
Sido Dyas?

LAMA
Your Master.

OBI WAN
But I do NOT know a Sido Dyas!

31 INT EMPTY AREA ON KAMINO
Obi Wan and Mace Windu decide to talk

MACE
You have to find the identity of this impostor!

OBI WAN
A war is about to begin!

32 INT CLONE LABORATORIES
Prime Minister shows Obi Wan the clone labs.

33 INT TIPOCA CLONE LAB

Obi Wan sees Jango Fett and Jango tries to kill him with his Kyber rifle. Obi Wan draws his lightsaber when the bounty hunter attapmts to kill him

34 EXT TIPOCA SPACE PORT

Obi Wan and Jango
Reach a spaceport and Jango runs to Slave I the ship whre Boba Fett is waiting.

Obi Wan gets a tracer gun and fires to the Slave I WE SEE bolts of electricity fire as Obi Wan fires the tracer

33 INT NABOO GUESTROOM BED DAY

Anakin
Tells Padme of his disturbing vision.

PADME
Whats wrong?

ANAKIN
My mother is in danger!

PADME
YES?

ANAKIN
Look, Padme I have to go to Tatooine to trave there, hey!---Ill take you with me
Its safe there!

34 INT THEED ROYAL PALACE
Anakin talks to Queen Jamillia

JAMILLIA
We weill give you a Royal Starship

PADME
Thank you, your majesty

ANAKIN
--Yeah thank you!

35 INT ROYAL STAR SHIP IN SPACE

Anakin and R2D2 travel in space and go to Tatooine.

PADME
You sure this is a good idea?

ANAKIN
Its good!

36 EXT MOS ESPA SHOP TATOOINE DAY

In Mos Espa, Anakin and Padme find Watto, the greedy Toydarian who owened Anakin 10 years ago.

37 INT WATTO SHOP

Anakin and Padme meet and talk to Watto.

WATTO
Yes, you mean Shmi---Lars! Your mother got married with Cliegg Lars, his son from another relationship of that man is Owen Lars.

ANAKIN
Why?

WATTO
No luck in gambling, boy! Hehehe

WATTO
Owen Lars girlfriend is Beru Whitesun, its interesting, methinks!

38 EXT BOONTA EVE DAY
Anakin and Padme go thru Boonta Eve and there is a Race.
They have just been there and another Racer just blew up, the other Pod Racers got thru. Anakin and Padme see a graceful human pilot a racer and run thru the desert

ANAKIN
How far is that moisture farm?

PADME
Youre the one who lives here!

39 EXT THE LARS HOMSTEAD

Anakin and Padme arrive at the Lars homstead where there is Cliegg and Owen Lars and girlfriend Beru.

40 INT LARS HOMESTEAD

CLIEGG
Shmi is still missing!

C3PO
Oh my!

ANAKIN
Why?

OWEN
Gathering moisture vaporators!

41 EXT MOISTURE FARM AFTERNOON
Anakin and Owen decide to form a search party to serch for Shmi

42 EXT TATTOOINE AFTERNOON

Many in the
Party get killed by Tusken Raiders. Cliegg is badly injured.

43 INT LARS HOMESTEAD
Anakin hears the news.

ANAKIN
What?
44 EXT LARS PIT FARM
Anakin borrows a Swoop Speeder and takes off.

45 EXT AFTERNOON NIGHT
Anakin arrives and sees Shmi.

SHMI
(On the arms of Anakin) Anakin! Its too late!

Shmi dies in the arms of Anakin, Anakin decides to stay there for the night.

46 INT LARS HOMESTEAD NIGHT

Owen , R2D2, Padme complete the body of Threepio with junk

THREEPIO
This is really good, wait until master Anakin sees me, NOT naked anymore!

47 EXT DESERT

Anakin buries Shmis body with rocks and stays there for the night

48 INT LARS HOMESTEAD DAY
Anakin reports the bad news to Cliegg, lying down injured, Owen and Padme.

ANAKIN
Its all your fault, Cliegg! You left her alone!!!

CLIEGG
My fault? Shmi always gathers vaporators

49 LARS HOMESTEAD DAY LATER.

Anakin and Owen talk about the incident

ANAKIN
If only the Jedi Council did NOT hide her from me!

OWEN
Why dont you quit your stupid crusade, settle here, hey! Why dont you you know!
Get closer to your girl! Its good, no one is a slave now.

50 SPACE

Obi Wan still follows Jango thru space. Then Jango leads him to an asteroid field. He is NOT a good pilot like Anakin but he dodges the asteroids carefully
And he goest to a planet Geonosis. WE SEE 2 Large Droid control ships in orbit. The Geonosians are planning to attack the Republican forces.

51 INT GALACTIC SENATE CORUSCANT

Jar Jar Binks stands on a platform while Senator Bail Organa discusses with Palpatine

ORGANA
Can you give us any logical reason to give you authority to produce an army? We are also discussing your wish for UNLIMITED authority.

PALPATINE
You do NOT have to ask me that! The Rebels are relentlessly attacking the civilians of the Galactic Republic!

JAR JAR
Count mesa outta dis one!

52 GEONOSIS NIGHT EXT
Obi Wan lands on the planet Geonosis and finds out it is run by an alien named Poggle the Lesser. Poggle and the Geonisians build droid armies on the planet and sell them to organizations like the TRADE FEDERATION. They are a part of Count Dookus rebellion and are the largest supplier of armed droid forces.

52 GEONOSIS THAT NIGHT
Obi Wan sneaks thru the planet and comes to a gigantic cave thet leads to a tower. He entesr thru a small window and sees Super Battle Droids being built.

53 INT DROID FACTORY

Obi Wan contacts the Jedi Council and they decide to let Mace Windu lead hundreds of Jedi Knights to prepre for the war. He also contacts Palpatine

PALPATINE
Thank you for putting your life on the line, Master Kenobi. We will send an army to battle the rebel forces.

54 INT CORUSCANT NIGHT
Darth Sidious contacts Count Dooku.

SIDIOUS
Obi Wan Kenobi and the Jedi army are on the planet.

DOOKU
Jango will handle that!

SIDIOUS
This is annoying!!!!! Capture them!!!!

55 EXT DESERT TATTOOINE DAY
Anakin sees a mother Tusken and children. He ignites his Light Saber and kills them all their arms and feet flying all over the place.

56 INT LARS HOMESTEAD
Then Anakin arrives at the Lars Homestead, still hating the Tusken Raiders. Threepio is at the door talking to Artoo. Then Obi Wan contacts Anakin thru hologram

OBI WAN
Padawan!

ANAKIN
What?!!

OBI WAN
You have to come to Geonosis! A civil—whoa! Uhrrgggh war has begun

57 INT LARS HOMESTEAD
Padme convinces Anakin to go.

58 EXT OUTSKIRTS THAT DAY
Artoo, Threepio and his completed body and Padme with Anakin go to the Nubian Cruiser ready to go to Geonosis.

59 INT DROID FACTORY
Obi Wan is attacked by Droids and he is captured.

60 INT DROID FACTORY
Count Dooku talks to Obi Wan

DOOKU
Join me!

OBI WAN
What?

DOOKU
By the way, MMMaster Qui Gon is too noble headed, now your even worse than him!

OBI WAN
You do NOT deserve to mention his name!

DOOKU
Assassin Droid, process him!

OBI WAN is taken prisoner

68 EXT GEONOSIS NIGHT

Anakin and Padme and the droids land on Geonosis.

75 INT NUBIAN CRUISER

PADME
Comeon Annie! The fate of the galaxy is in the hands of the Jedi!

ANAKIN
Let them fight! Yoda and his NOBLE RULES.

PADME
Anakin!

ANAKIN
No!!!-----Okay, but we better find Obi Wan.

80 EXT GEONOSIS LANDING RAMP
Padme convinces Anakin to fight and they are out of the ship with the 2 droids left behind.

90 INT NUBIAN SHIP

THREEPIO
You know I just dont understand human behavior!

ARTOO
Beeps

100 INT TOWER GEONOSIS

Anakin and Padme are on the Geonosian tower. He opens the door and sees Count Dooku, Anakin fires his Light Saber but Dooku uses the Dark Side and it flies to his hand.

110 INT GEONOSIAN CELL
Anakin and Padme are captured and put on separate cells.

111 EXT GEONOSIAN ARENA NIGHT
Hundereds of Jedi Knights arrive on the Geonisian Areana.

115 INT DROID CONTROL SHIP
The Droid Control Ship Orbiting the planet with a Neimoidian and Poggle on board is attacked by Ki Adi Mundi and Plo Koon, both draw their Light Sabers.

NEIMODIAN
This is not good!

116 EXT GEONOSIAN ARENA
Dooku and Jango watch in the arena while slaves get eaten by Reeks.
Anakin, Padme and Obi Wan are tied to poles and see the Reeks. The Jedi knights led by Mace are attacked by droids

117 EXT GEONOSIAN ARENA
Dooku leaves the scene when the fighting begins.

118 EXT ARENA
Mace Windu and Jango fight and a Reek breaks lose, Mace tries to fight the Reek and kills it. Later Mace cuts Jangos arm off and kills the evil bounty hunter at last.

119 EXT ARENA
Yoda arrives with the Kaminoan clone troopers and Padme is free and takes command to about 11 Clonetroopers.

120 EXT AARENA
when Anakin gets free and Obi Wan they fight off the many rebel droids surrounding them. Then Anakin fights Count Dooku

121 INT DROID FACTORY
Dooku holds 2 Light Sabers and is too much for Anakin, when Obi Wan is about to come, Anakin falls to another level of the building and Obi Wan fights Dooku

DOOKU
How are you, Master Kenobi?
Then when Anakin tries to catch up, Dooku uses the Force to throw a dead droid to him and knocks him unconscious,

Then Dooku jumps and cuts a crane, when it is about to fall on Anakin and Obi Wan Yoda arrives and uses the Force o hold it. Then he uses the Force to levitate his Light Saber and fight with the Sith Lord. Then he Force pushes Dooku down the catwalk.

122 EXT SPACE PORT GEONOSIS
Dooku leaves on his Sail Ship.

123 EXT BALCONY CORUSCANT NIGHT
Dooku talks to Darth Sidious

DOOKU
The war has begun

SIDIOUS
Excellent!

124 GENOSIAN DROID FACTORY
Padme arrives and Anakin meets her. Yoda is tired.
And the Clonetroopers are happy. Obi Wan is resting also.

125 EXT NABERIES LAKE RETREAT DAY
Anakin and Padme get married. Anakin plans to leave the Jedi because the code forbids marriage. The Lake Retreat is happy

126 EXT CORUSCANT PLATFORM NIGHT
The Senate gave Palpatine authority to pruoduce a clone army. Many troopers are shipped off to combat the rebels.
Palpatine, Jar Jar, Obi Wan and Yoda and Mace stand there.

MACE
The Dark Side is rising. The Phantom Menace will consume the Jedi, I know it.

YODA
True is the prophecy

JAR JAR
Dumby bits the prophecy

OBI WAN
Victory.

YODA
Victory? A defeat it was Master Obi Wan, begun the Clone War has.

WE SEE hundreds of Clone Troopers being shipped around and DISSOLVE TO END CREDITS

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