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BY MATHEW WEEKS
Fade in.
EXT. Battle Royale Island Daytime:-
There are various journalists and photographers waiting
patiently a helicopter is heard overhead.
FEMALLE REPORTER:
FEMALE REPORTER:
TITLE CREDITS
MR THOMAS:
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
The class all gather around a picture is taken of the
class smiling faces little do they know that their lives
are going to change forever.
Cut to:-
LUKE:
DINNY:
Cut to:-
GRAHAM:
MAX:
Cut to:-
The coach passes another two army trucks they again start
to follow the coach after it has passed.
Cut to:-
Int. Coach
The coach turns off the motorway and then heads into a
tunnel.
Cut to:-
Int. Coach.
Cut to:-
FEMALE JOURNALIST:
And here they are ladies and gentleman King James High
School Year Thirteen Set Alpha are the first ones to be
chosen to compete in the first ever Battle Royale they
are also joined by four convicts who have been given the
promise of freedom and a full pardon if they survive.
Now the rules of the game are simple. The entire class
enter the game zone and only one of the class can
survive. We will keep you updated when the game starts
and we will update you every six hours of the casualty
lists. Keep watching!
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
(GROGGY)
Where am I?
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
Oh my God.
BLACK:
Well I take it by that you are aware that your class has
been chosen for Battle Royale.
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
MR DAVIS:
BLACK:
Ok Boy Number five Casper Wiltshire a complete psychopath
convicted of multiple murders remember the Greenfield
Post Office Murders that was him. Boy Number ten Wesley
Hudson our involuntary entry an escape attempt last night
from Mooreland Juvenal Prison brought him to our
attention. Girl Number ten Ellie Smith a happy slapping
killer. Girl Number twenty Erica Mackenzie a gang member
of Casper’s.
MR DAVIS:
BLACK:
Gladly.
Cut to:-
LUKE:
DINNY:
LUKE:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
(BELLOWS)
SIT DOWN!
MR THOMAS:
MATT:
MR THOMAS:
I don’t care for that type of language Matt now sit down.
VIKKI:
MR THOMAS:
GRAHAM:
MR THOMAS:
CHARLIE:
MR THOMAS:
LUKE:
DINNY:
MR THOMAS:
DINNY:
MR THOMAS:
Listen that’s a fair point then but I must warn you that
if you fail to obey you will be punished.
MAX:
You two shut up and listen!
LUKE:
What the hell are you saying Max you are willing to go
through with this game?
GREG:
LUKE:
MR THOMAS:
Think very carefully Luke not only are you risking your
life by speaking out of turn but anyone else who objects.
LUKE:
You where are good teacher why are you doing to us?
MR THOMAS:
Ok that’s enough
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
Ok still struggling Luke? Now it is time for you to
learn you lesson for this.
LUKE:
No!
MR THOMAS:
MAX:
Yes sir
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
BIG SISTER
Hello and welcome King James Year Thirteen set Alpha you
are the lucky class chosen for the first ever Battle
Royale many congratulations!
MR THOMAS:
BIG SISTER:
You are welcome Mr Thomas. Now I will explain the rules
to you pay attention. Ok first of all you are on a
deserted island. Which looks like this.
Cut to:-
BIG SISTER:
You can see where you are here. An arrow points to the
headquarters where they are. Ok as you can see the
island is divided into many zones which at some point may
become danger zones your teacher will read off the zones
which are becoming danger zones every six hours. If you
are in these zones you should leave quickly as your
collars will explode. Now listen as you have already
seen what happens when they exploded they monitor your
pulse rate and tell us if you are alive or dead. Also
they are shockproof and waterproof and they will also
explode if you try to rip it off so let’s not do that ok?
Now in a few moments some soldiers will be bringing in
some equipment bags these hold food, water, map, compass,
flashlight, a pen and a weapon. Now the weapon is random
it may be a gun or a knife or you may be unlucky. This
stops natural advantage. I will be in touch in a few
minutes when the kit bags arrive.
MR THOMAS:
MR THOMAS:
Yes Andrew.
ANDREW:
MR THOMAS:
Sure but only if the other forty one are dead any more?
MATT:
They have been informed of where you are and what you are
doing.
Cut to:-
Four more soldiers enter from another door pushing two
trolleys full of equipment bags. They stop by another
wall which is revealed to be a door.
Cut to:-
BIG SISTER:
Cut to:-
ADAM:
(Stammers)
Here
Adam staggers over to receive his kit bag and then heads
out of the door
BIG SISTER:
LISA:
Here
RACHEL:
You are still my friend
LISA:
I know
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Girl Number Four Vikki Prescott
BIG SISTER:
MAX:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Graham takes a deep breath taps Max and the shoulder they
nod at each other and Graham runs to receive his kit bag
then heads into the game zone.
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
MARK BAINES 18 Shaven hair tough grabs his kit bag and
heads into the game zone
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
MAX:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Girl Number fourteen Maria Del Rossi
BIG SISTER:
STEVE GREEN 18 the class wimp runs off to collect his kit
bag and heads into the game zone.
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Matt takes a deep breath and runs to collect his kit bag
he heads off.
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Boy Number Eighteen Brett Thornton
BRETT THORNTON 18 the class clown runs to get his bag and
heads into the game zone.
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
BIG SISTER:
Cut to:-
ELLIE:
Help me!
GRAHAM:
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
DANIEL:
STEVE:
Ok out with it who are you why are you playing this sick
game?
BEN:
KAYLEIGH:
STEVE:
You bastard!
KAYLEIGH:
Cut to:-
MATT:
VIKKI:
MATT:
VIKKI:
MATT:
What’s that?
VIKKI:
MATT:
VIKKI:
MATT:
Ok
VIKKI take MATT’S hand and they stand on the edge of the
cliff.
VIKKI:
Ok here goes.
The two jump Matt screams as they both plunge over the
cliff to their deaths.
Cut to:-
MARK:
Cut to:-
Int. Hut
PAULA:
Who is that?
PAULA:
Cara!
CARA:
PAULA:
Sure come in.
CARA:
PAULA:
CARA:
CARA:
PAULA:
Of course not
CARA:
Good
PAULA:
CARA:
CARA:
Ext Battle Royale Island Paul and Debbie are hanging from
a beam dead.
Cut to:-
MR DAVIS:
VO OC
It’s 6AM! Time for you lot to wake up and be fresh for a
day of kill or be killed.
Cut to:-
Ext. Building roof Max wakes up and look around he can
hear the announcement.
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
JESSICA:
Look we’ll keep an eye on each other and make sure we try
and figure out how to find out a way off the island.
JESSICA:
Listen we’ll try and find the others and get out of here.
CHARLIE:
JESSICA:
CHARLIE:
JOHN:
Ok let’s get out of here.
Cut to:-
TV HOST:
Cut to:-
JOHN:
MAX:
CHARLIE:
MAX:
JESSICA:
MAX:
None at all
JESSICA:
MAX:
Listen I got an idea we’ll head for the old port on the
north side of the island maybe there are some boats there
we can get off the island that way.
JOHN:
Good idea.
Cut to:-
MAX:
CHARLIE:
MAX:
CHARLIE:
Your crazy!
MAX:
Now!
Cut to:-
GRAHAM:
Pete?
PETE:
GRAHAM:
GRAHAM:
JOANNA:
Cut to:-
ANDREW:
GRAHAM:
Stop Andrew!
ANDREW:
Wesley:
GRAHAM:
A baseball bat
JOANNA:
A pistol
WESLEY:
GRAHAM:
WESLEY:
Nothing
GRAHAM:
WESLEY:
JOANNA:
WESLEY:
GRAHAM:
GRAHAM:
What like?
WESLEY:
Escape
GRAHAM:
Is that possible
WESLEY:
GRAHAM:
How?
WESLEY:
GRAHAM:
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
MAX:
Never again.
Cut to:-
LESLIE:
Cara!
CARA:
Leslie!
LESLIE:
CARA:
LESLIE:
Oh I am!
CARA:
Why?
LESLIE:
Well I found Paula dead in the hut with her head caved in
with a blunt weapon. Did you kill her Cara?
CARA:
Of course not!
LESLIE:
CARA:
LESLIE:
CARA:
LESLIE:
Paul was my boyfriend but you shagged him like you did
with most of the class!
LESLIE:
CARA:
CARA:
This was Paula’s weapon not bad I guess but your gun I
need.
LESLIE:
Cut to:-
ROSS:
Sue!
SUE:
ROSS:
SUE:
Well good for you now fuck off and leave me alone
ROSS:
Please Sue I have always liked you and you know everyone
talked about what we did at the Christmas Party.
SUE:
ROSS:
Yeah but.
SUE:
Yu made the rest up
ROSS:
SUE:
ROSS:
SUE:
Fine stay here till the latest the six pm broadcast deal.
ROSS:
Deal
SUE:
ROSS:
SUE:
Ross makes a lunge for Sue the two roll about on the
floor.
ROSS:
Ross hits Sue in the jaw Sue lies still Ross starts to
undo Sue’s boiler suit. Suddenly Sue wakes up she flips
Ross over her head and gaps her weapon out of her
equipment bag. A flick knife. Ross lying on the ground
sees Sue heading towards him.
ROSS:
Christ Sue no
Sue raises the flick knife above Ross and plunges it into
his groin Ross screams horribly as Sue continues to stab
him in the groin. Then stabs him in the chest killing
him.
Cut to:-
Ext. Rangers Station Sue looks at Ross’ dead body and hen
sees Cara looking at her. Cara points a pistol at her
and fires. A bullet hits Sue in the shoulder and she
runs off Cara fires three more shoots at her all three
hit but Sue continues to run. Cara looks at the
direction Sue ran and then walks off after she searches
Ross’ bag taking his weapon a meat clever and his food
and water.
Cut to:-
MAX:
Sue!
SUE:
MAX:
SUE:
MAX:
SUE:
SUE:
MAX:
SUE:
Stay with me
MAX:
Ok I will
SUE:
Sue dies in Max’s arms. He closes her eyes and the takes
her weapon. Max holds her body close to him and starts
to cry.
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
(VO OC)
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Int. Beach Hut Wesley, Graham and Joanna are eating some
food.
GRAHAM:
WESLEY:
JOANNA:
WESLEY:
They are all convicts the other boy Casper hasn’t said a
word in all the time I have know him. He runs the
offenders prison where I was with an iron hand no one
dares stand up to him
GRAHAM:
WESLEY:
He can be beaten though if he hasn’t got himself armed
GRAHAM:
WESLEY:
Cut to:-
PHILLIP:
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
MAX:
Charlie!
CHARLIE:
MAX:
CHARLIE:
Cara?
MAX:
CHARLIE:
MAX:
CHARLIE:
MAX:
MAX:
We’ll head over to where the main group is soon ok. I’ll
keep watch while you get some sleep.
CHARLIE:
Cut to:-Ext. Rocks by sea Rachel and Lisa are lying dead
both impaled by a spear.
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Int. Battle Royale Headquarters. Mr Thomas is reading
the list.
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
Boy Number 2 Oliver, Boy Number 4 Simon dead your nearly
in the home stretch guys keep it up.
Ext. Cliff.
Stephanie is looking around she is clearly spooked not
really knowing how she has lasted this long. She smiles
when she sees Cara. Cara waves at her friend.
STEPANIE:
CARA:
STEPHANIE:
I thought of jumping
CARA:
Don’t be so stupid
STEPHAINE:
I can’t get this game out of my head it’s mad there are
thirteen of us left.
CARA:
CARA:
Cut to:-
SAM:
Ok hands up!
Erica obeys
ERICA:
HANNAH:
Ok come with us
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
GREG:
Cara!
Cara ducks behind some boxes and takes out her pistol.
She screams as she leaps up blowing Greg away with four
direct shots. Greg lies on the floor dying
GREG:
Greg dies
Cara leaps from her hiding place looks at Greg and
smiles. Suddenly a figure appears out of the darkness it
is Casper he takes a swing for her and misses. She
swings for him and it connects sending Casper over. Cara
flees up some stares. Casper enraged gets up and chases
after her. He pulls out his machine gun and fires. Cara
has fled onto the roof. Casper follows her.
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Ext. Outside Warehouse.
CARA:
Cara dies
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
Cut to:-
LIZ:
ERICA:
What! Why?
WESLEY:
ERICA:
MAX:
At our expense?
ERICA:
GRAHAM:
That’s good
ERICA:
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Ext. Wasteland
Cut to:-
Int. Factory.
MAX:
JOANNA:
Oh shit! Hannah Liz get the doors shut and blocked up!
HANNAH:
Right away.
Cut to:-
Ext. Factory
Cut to:-
Max takes Charlie and they duck behind some steel crates.
WESLEY:
Get out of here you lot I’ll deal with Casper and this
bitch Erica!
GRAHAM:
We’re friends I aren’t leaving you.
WESLEY:
Go!
MAX:
We aren’t leaving!
Cut to:-
Int. Warehouse
Cut to:-
WESLEY:
Casper it’s me that you want come and get me! Leave the
other four alone you can take them when and if you take
me out!
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Ext Factory.
Cut to:-
Cut to:-
Ext. Countryside
JOANNA:
MAX:
GRAHAM:
JOANNA:
GRAHAM:
Are you sure?
JOANNA:
CHARLIE:
CHARLIE:
JOANNA:
CHARLIE:
JOANNA:
No it wouldn’t they would try and kill you now just run
and hide and figure away off here without killing them.
Maybe hey will kill each other.
CHARLIE:
JOANNA:
Am sorry it just me I…
Cut to:-
Ext. Crossroads.
Graham and Max are sitting in the road waiting for Joanna
and Charlie. The announcement begins again.
MR THOMAS:
VO OC
GRAHAM:
Jo’s dead no
MAX:
GRAHAM:
Fine be careful
MAX:
I will
Cut to:-
Ext. Field
MAX:
Cut to:-
GRAHAM:
Max? Charlie?
He looks up and sees Max staggering towards him Max falls
in a heap on the floor. Graham runs toward his friend.
GRAHAM:
MAX:
GRAHAM:
MAX:
MAX:
MAX:
DIE!
MAX:
Well you see buddy I was the one who killed Adam, Gemma,
Maria, Rachel, Lisa, Mark and you saw me kill Erica I
have just killed Charlie
Cut to:-
Ext. Field.
Cut to:-
Ext. Road
Max looks at Graham dead body and then fires a few shots
into the air
Cut to:-
BLACK:
MR THOMAS:
BLACK:
Yes sir
MR THOMAS:
(Into Headset)
Max leave all your weapons where you are you will be
getting a lift back to the headquarters all danger zones
are deactivated so your collar won’t blow.
Cut to:-
MR THOMAS:
MAX:
Great
Max rips the collar off hit hit’s the floor with a thud.
MR THOMAS:
I thought you would have been dead half way through but
am impressed how you killed your best friend and your
girlfriend.
MAX:
MR THOMAS:
MAX:
Cut to:-
FEMALE REPORTER:
Cut to:-
FTB
THE END