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NEW MOONWritten ByMelissa RosenbergAdapted from the Novel byStephenie MeyerSECOND DRAFTDec. 21, 2008NEW MOON*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 inshadow; 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 nowin -- *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 thefoot 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, SURREALCUTS *of her frenetic quest--BELLAEdward!Ahead, through the darkness of the thick forest, she SEES *SUNLIGHT; a clearing.She hurtles toward it
--EXT. MEADOW – DAYBELLAEdward!-- as Bella bursts into the sunlight. It’s the meadow where *Edwardrevealedhisskin in the sun. But he’s not here now.*Instead, Bella SEES --ACROSS THE MEADOW -- AN OLD WOMAN, white hairframing 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. Bellastarts 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 theshadows. She beams at him, relieved, in love... until he moves to edge of theshade, inches from sun’s rays--*BELLAStop - 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 weremade of diamonds. An awesome sight. JUMP CUT TO: Edward now inches from Bella, still glistening, entrancing her. Shewraps 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 alsoholds someone. JUMP CUT TO: Bella and Edward, only feet from Gran now. Bella’s about topresent 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 dreamlikeversion of the forest behind Bella. *BELLAOh my God.-- as she realizes that’s not Gran; it’s Bella, sixty-five *years older.2.
Bella spins to her perfect, eternally 17-year-old Edward. He takes her nowWRINKLED, age-spotted hand. Kisses it. Then he leans in very close to her 83- YEAR-OLDFACE and *whispers into her ear --*EDWARDHappy birthday.SMASH TO:*INT. BELLA’S BEDROOM- MORNINGON 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 stillweighing 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, onewrapped, one not.CHARLIEHappy birthday, Bells.BELLADad, we agreed, no gifts.CHARLIEAt least mine’s not wrapped. He hands it to her. It’s a digital camera. Bella’spleased, despite herself.BELLAOkay, this is actually kind of great. Thanks, Dad.CHARLIE(re: wrapped gift)Goes with this one from your mom. We coordinated - well, shecoordinated 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 youget so old so fast?BELLANot that old.3.CHARLIEI don’t know. Is that a wrinkle?Bella races to the mirror, searches her face.CHARLIEI was kidding.
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