A View from the sun

A View from the sun

Thursday, November 5, 2015

A sample of Kamau Atem's Black Panther Screenplay






Now I realize they've hired the first writer, but I'm trying to write the sequel. My major qualifications are a writer who already writes novels and screenplay about super beings based in some part on Egyptian (Kamitic) Gods and...I WRITE BANGING SCREENPLAYS AND NOVEL.... Witness exhibit A. The long awaited excerpt. Post it share it...Bam. Let's use the hash tag #BlackPantherKamauAtem. I can write a bangin' script for the Black! Thank you in advance for your support! Oh and my apologies in advance the formatting gets a little lossed in mobile.





CUT TO AVENGERS TOWER, CAMERA HIGH ABOVE PANTHER CLIMBING IN THE RAIN STORM, emphasizing the thirty stories high above the ground.  ANGLE ON FINGERS, as vibranium claws cut  a hole in the glass. He snaps off his cape, drops it and the weight of the vibranium drops straight down until it hits something. CUT TO the watching Uatu and Thing looking up at the Panther.

UATU
(As he raises his hand majestically and they disappear slowly)
            And that is all we need know.

CUT TO Avengers tower interior. The Panther walks slowly as the klaxons ring out. The Wasp meets him.

WASP
(Blasting him with disruptors)
            We’re all out of milk Kitty.

PANTHER
(Swatting at her repeatedly and walking with out pause)
            I am not here for nourishment.

WASP
            All you getting here tall dark and mysterious. Don’t you know where you are?
(Under her breath, touching her ear)
I’m out. Waiting for recharge and I didn’t even phase him. This better happen fast or the intruder defense will be a rescueeeeee.

PANTHER
            You slow me unnecessarily.
(Placing her in a vial on his vibranium belt)
            And make far too much noise.

WASP
(Into her headset)
            He’s got incredible hand speed!
(Her voice goes silent as he places the vial back in the belt)
            And I’m caught just like…..

PANTHER
            Hush. Small one.

Suddenly Ant Man enters the room. Starting full size he runs at the Panther and starts to fly at him insect size. In a dazzling display of speed, the Panther snatches him out of the air as well and puts him in a vial on his belt silently.
ANT MAN
            Don’t worry we’re only…

PANTHER
            The cat rules the jungle. The ant is walked upon.

The Panther leaves that room and walks into a hallway. Iron Man appears at the end of the long hall way.

IRON MAN
            What’s up Pussy Cat?

PANTHER
            The Iron one…Now this is what I’ve come for.

IRON MAN
Come for me. Special. But you shouldn’t have. Especially if you’re not ready and clearly you’re not. I’m not the bobsy twins…Clearly you’re big and you’ve got lotsa muscle but I’m.. you know the Iron One…and you…You’re just a pussy in some boots…

PANTHER
Bobsy twins…Ah the insects…Let’s put these unbreakable canisters down somewhere no harm may come to them.
(as he tosses them to him)
            Your choice.

IRON MAN
(To Jarvis as he catches them tosses them to Cap who catches them as he alights from an elevator )
            Are there any weaknesses? I don’t know how long I can stall him.

JARVIS
(As cap opens the vials)
Sir I’ve scanned it and my scans can’t get past his clothing. He appears to me as he does you A man in a suit. A cat suit.

IRON MAN
            Ok. So how much bad can it be right? If I can’t see it and you can’t detect it?

CAPTAIN AMERICA
(As the Insect lovers grow to full size)
            The two of you find Thor. You’ve had your chance let us have a whack at it.

WASP
(Whining)
            Put me back in the game coach…I owe tall dark and fast…

CAPTAIN AMERICA
(As he turns and starts to jog toward the fight)
            I am. Now go. We don’t know what this guy can do…

CUT TO HAWKEYE AND WIDOW RUNNING TOWARD THE DANGER.

WIDOW
            They’re at the vault.

HAWKEYE
            You take high, I got low. And where is he? We could use him.

CUT TO VAULT.

IRON MAN
(Suddenly flying at the Panther)
            Let’s see what you came all this way for…

ANGLE ON PANTHER as he jumps in air and turns and lands on Iron Man’s back to ride crouched.
ANGLE ON TALONS as they dig into the armor. CLOSE ON PANTHER FACE.

PANTHER
(Quickly)
            Hover Jet to maintain 10 feet distance from objects until 100 feet from ground.

The two fly through the wall. ANGLE ON INCREDIBLY FAST PANTHER HANDS AND TALONS TEARING OPEN ARMOUR FROM BACK.

IRON MAN
            Jarvis. The mark six…

CUT TO THE ARMOR ROOM WHERE THE ARMOR POWERS UP AND STARTS TO FLY UP AND OUT. CUT TO SKY. PANTHER EXTENDS HAND SHOOTS CABLE


PANTHER
(Pressing Iron Man on neck)
            Sleep now.

PANTHER PULLS HIM OUT OF THE ARMOR AS THEY FREE FALL. CLOSE ON TALONS as Panther extends arm and they shoot up to opening pulling him up. ANGLE ON ARMOR which stops with a clang mid air  as it hits Panther’s cloaked ship. PANTHER RETURNS to the floor with Tony Stark over his shoulder. He is face to face now with Captain America.

PANTHER
(Putting Stark to the side)
            Ah…Now we are how you say…somewhere?

SEE BLACK PANTHER SUIT PERSPECTIVE. UPPER RIGHT CORNER: HUMAN. LOWER LEFT: NO ENHANCEMENTS.

CAPTAIN AMERICA
(As the suit flies to stop next to him)
            We are but I’m not sure its where you want to be.

PANTHER
            Ah you are just a man but for…
 
CAPTAIN AMERICA
(Throwing the shield)
            This?!


PANTHER
(Snatching it out of the air and looking it over)
            Yes. This.
(Tossing it out opening lightly)
            We will not need this for your test.

CUT TO Shield clanking on the ship. Widow sees it as she is opening window. Swings out grabs it on her way up.  CUT TO VAULT.  

CAPTAIN AMERICA
            You can’t be a common thief….and your suit is like Iron Man’s…

ANGLE ON OPENING. Widow lands silently behind the Panther and runs OUT OF FRAME. CUT TO REAR OF CAP.

PANTHER
(Looking sideways slightly sensing her presence)
No common thief I assure you. I’m no…cat burglar. And the suit is not like Iron Man. I am a spiritual warrior king.

CAPTAIN AMERICA
(As they start to face off and size each other up)
            Your name…before we dance. I like knowing the guys I’m dancing with.

PANTHER
No need to stall any longer. I am here to see The Thunderer as well. Bast did not create me in fear. Sekemet did not show my ancestors how to run. We are Panthers. Hunters, defenders. Killers of  enemies.
(With C.A.’s disbelief)
No surprise eh, Captain? The Panther can hear the prey in high grass upon the plain on a windy day.

A martial art fight ensues with little discussion.

WIDOW
(Aiming stinger from wrist, can’t get a clear shot)
            Damn.

Widow jumps into fight suddenly while Panther is vulnerable and he uses her intrusion to gain the upper hand tossing her into Captain America effortlessly. Widow lands, turns and aims. Panther jumps cat like quick and avoids.

PANTHER
            You may try now. But it is futile.

Suddenly elevator opens. ANGLE ON HAWKEYE. an arrow flies at the Panther who snatches it out of the air directly in front of his face.

HAWKEYE
            Ok. That’s new.

PANTHER
(Tossing arrow )
            Not to me. I have been snatching arrows since childhood. Join us bowman.

Suddenly the Bifrost appears. Thor exists and throws his hammer. PANTHER evades and grabs hammer as it goes by him. He drops off the hammer as it returns dropping, seemingly floating down to his ship. He disappears in to its out line. LOW HUM. CUT TO: AVENGERS. All of them are relaxed suddenly like it was no big deal.

HAWKEYE
(As Thor catches his hammer and looking between Tony and the floating Mark IV.)
 Is it just gonna float all night or do we pour him in it?

CAPTAIN AMERICA
(To Widow)
            The green option?

WIDOW
            Sleep in his sound proof room. Didn’t have time, no orders…So I made a choice.

CAPTAIN AMERICA
            No alarms in there? we might wanna work on that.

HAWKEYE
            I don’t even wanna know what wakin’ him outta a sound sleep is like.

CAPTAIN AMERICA
            We may have no choice one day.

CUT TO: Banner’s room. Next to a sound sleep Banner, an active energy hole starts to appear and then disappears. CUT TO: Panther’s jet.


PANTHER
(To view screen and looking over at the suit)
            I have the sample of the Thunderer’s hammer.

Wakandan Warrior
            Will you return soon?
PANTHER
Not just yet. I have some business. Have the elders returned from consultation with  a name
yet?

WAKANDAN WARRIOR
            They have returned from consulting with Bastet.

PANTHER
(Impatiently)
            And….I don’t have time for ceremony.

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