Birdman Page #3

RIGGANI-- (A beat.) I made it happen.

JAKEOh. Okay.

(Beat.)

Are you drunk?

RIGGANFind me an actor. A good actor.

Philip Seymour Hoffman...

JAKEHe’s doing the third Hunger Games.

RIGGANMichael Fassbender?

JAKEDoing the prequel to the X-Men

prequel.

They arrive at Riggan's dressing room.

RIGGANWhat’s his name? Jeremy Renner...

JAKEWho?

RIGGANThe... the Hurt Locker guy.

JAKEYeah. He’s an Avenger.

RIGGAN(With disgust.)

F***. They put him in a cape, too?

(A beat.) Look, I don’t care. Find

me someone.

Riggan enters...

INT. RIGGAN'S DRESSING ROOM - THEATER - CONTINUOUS55...his dressing room and tries to shut the door. Jake, still in

the corridor, stops it with his foot.

JAKE(Sticking his head in.)

Ralph'll sue us. He'll sue us. And he's got

a case.

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Riggan releases the door.

RIGGANThen make him go away.

JAKEHow do you suggest I do that?

RIGGANYou're my lawyer, my producer and

my oldest friend. We are going to

make this work. Now just get out

there and do what you were born to

do.

JAKEWhat's that?

RIGGANI have no idea. But I have faith.

Now go away from me.

JAKEDo you think we should--

Riggan slams the door shut on Jake. A beat. On a television, a

segment of E! News. A busty blond, with an exaggerated smile,

hosts.

BLOND WOMAN...and when we come back, an exclusive

interview with Robert Downey Jr., who tells

us about the billion-dollar Iron Man

franchise. The talented actor invited us

onto the set of Iron Man 3...

Riggan slams the tv off, his mind racing. He sits on a chair.

MAN (V.O.)

That clown doesn’t have half your talent

and he’s making a fortune in that Tin Man

get up.

Riggan stares into the mirror, in the reflection he catches

sight of a poster from a movie called "Birdman 3". The

superhero, Birdman (a younger Riggan in a bird costume), wings

widely spread, stares directly back at him. A hand written

note on the top of the poster reads: "Thomson, break a wing!

From the boys at Local 1." Riggan tries to calm himself with a

mantra...

RIGGAN"Breathing in, I embrace my anger.

Breathing out, I smile to it."

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(CONTINUED)

BIRDMAN (V.O.)

Embrace it. Kiss it. Turn it around and

f*** it in the--

A knock on the door behind him.

RIGGANNot now!

Laura opens the door and sticks her head in.

LAURACan I come in?

RIGGANNo.

LAURAOkay. Two words. Shia La Beouf.

RIGGANThat's three words.

LAURAIt's two.

RIGGANGet out.

LAURAI love you.

She closes the door. Riggan tries to calm himself down, but

Laura opens the door again.

LAURA (CONT'D)

I take it we’re not going to dinner

anymore?

RIGGANI don’t have an actor.

LAURAI don’t have a life.

RIGGANLaura...

LAURAFine. Whatever.

(Goes to leave but stops.)

You remember at Joan's when you

asked me to come do a Broadway play

with you? You said it would be

fun...

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(CONTINUED)

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