Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Synopsis: Anakin: Lock on him R2. Master, General Grievous's ship is directly ahead- the one crawling with vulture droids. Obi-Wan: I see it. Oh, this is going to be easy. Oddball, do you copy? Oddball: Copy, Red Leader. Obi-Wan: Mark my position. Form your squad up behind me. Oddball: We're on your tail, General Kenobi. Set S-foils in attack position. Anakin: This is where the fun begins. Obi- Wan: Let them pass between us. They're all over me. - Get them off my- - I'm gonna go help them out. No. They are doing theirjob so we can do ours. Missiles. Pull up. - They overshot us. - They're coming around. All right, R4. No, no. Nothing too fancy. Surge all power units, R2. Stand by reverse thrusters. We got 'em, R2. Flying is for droids. - I'm hit. Anakin? - I see them. Buzz droids. R4, be careful. You have a- Oh, dear. They're shutting down all the controls. Move to the right so I can get a clear shot at them. The mission. Get to the command ship. Get the chancellor
Director(s): George Lucas
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 56 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG-13
Year:
2005
140 min
Website
55,861 Views


REVENGE OF THE SITH

(THE NON-CANON DRAFT)

EXT. SPACE

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the MainTitle, followed by a rollup, which crawls into infinity.

War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by theruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on

both sides. Evil is everywhere.

In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, GeneralGrievous, has swept into the Republic capital andkidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the GalacticSenate.

As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee thebesieged capital with their valuable hostage, two JediKnights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captiveChancellor....

PAN DOWN to reveal a REPUBLIC ATTACK CRUISER. Continue

to PAN with the Cruiser as TWO JEDI STARFIGHTERS enter

and head toward an enemy Battle Cruiser.

TRUCK with the Jedi Fighters as they maneuver in unison,

dodging flack and enemy laser fire.

R2-D2 is on ANAKIN'S ship. R4-P17 is on OBI-WAN'S ship.

A giant space battle is revealed as the tiny Jedi shipscontinue their assault in a synchronous ballet.

INT. OBI-WAN'S STARFIGHTER COCKPIT - SPACE

OBI-WAN bounces through the flack with a frown. His shiprocks violently.

INT. ANAKIN’S STARFIGHTER COCKPIT - SPACE

ANAKIN smiles as he blasts a TRADE FEDERATION DROID DROP

FIGHTER.

2.

ANAKIN:

There isn't a droid made that can out flyyou, Master, and no other way to get tothe Chancellor...

OBI-WAN

Look out, four droids inbound...

EXT. CORUSCANT - SPACE BATTLE

The TWO JEDI FIGHTERS swerve in unison as FOUR TRADE

FEDERATION DROID DROP FIGHTERS attack.

After several clever moves by the Jedi, two of theFEDERATION DROID DROP FIGHTERS collide with each other in

a ball of flame.

INT. OBI-WAN'S STARFIGHTER COCKPIT - SPACE

Obi-Wan struggles to maintain control of his ship.

OBI-WAN

We've got to split them up.

ANAKIN:

Break left, fly through the guns on that

tower.

Obi-Wan flies to the left of a huge tower on a REPUBLICCRUISER. The TWO DROID DROP FIGHTERS follow.

OBI-WAN

Easy for you to say. Why am I always thebait?

ANAKIN:

Don't worry. I'm coming around behind

you.

Obi-Wan deftly maneuvers around a large Starship'ssuperstructure, but the TWO DROID FIGHTERS stay on histail, BLASTING him with intense laser fire.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Anakin, they're all over me!

ANAKIN:

Dead ahead! Closing... lock onto him,

Artoo.

Artoo BEEPS his reply as Anakin swoops in for the kill.

He BLASTS one of the DROID DROP FIGHTERS. It EXPLODES.

3.

ANAKIN:

(laughs)

We got him, Artoo!

Anakin BLASTS away at the second DROID DROP FIGHTER asArtoo BEEPS an angry warning.

ANAKIN:

I copy, Artoo.

OBI-WAN

I'm going down on the deck.

ANAKIN:

Good idea... I need some room to

maneuver, though.

Obi-Wan dives toward the surface of one of the largerTRADE FEDERATION BATTLESHIPS and is forced to fly througha maelstrom of laser flack. He skims the surface,

followed by the DROID DROP FIGHTER, which is followed byAnakin.

ANAKIN:

Cut right. Do you hear me? Cut right.

Don't let him get a handle on you. Come

on, Artoo, lock on! Lock on!

Artoo BEEPS. The crosshairs merge on the DROID DROPFIGHTER.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Hurry up! I don't like this!

Obi-Wan flies through a narrow gap between two towers ona Battleship.

The DROID DROP FIGHTER hits one of Obi-Wan's wings with alaser blast, parts of the ship go flying around Obi-Wan'sAstro Droid, R-4.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Ouch!

R-4 BEEPS a blue streak.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Don't even try to fix it, Arfour. I've

shut it down.

ANAKIN:

We're locked on... we've got him.

4.

Anakin drops in behind the DROID DROP FIGHTER and blowshim apart. Artoo SQUEALS with delight.

ANAKIN:

Yeah! We got him... good going, Artoo.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Next time you're the bait... Now let'sfind the Command Ship and get on with it.

R-4 BEEPS a blue streak.

ANAKIN:

Lock onto them, Artoo. Master, General

Grievous's ship is directly ahead.

Artoo BEEPS a reply, and it reads out in Anakin'scockpit.

ANAKIN:

The one crawling with vulture droids.

INT. OBI-WAN'S STARFIGHTER COCKPIT

OBI-WAN KENOBI

I see it. Oh, this is going to be easy.

Ahead is a TRADE FEDERATION CRUISER with bat-like DROID

VULTURE FIGHTERS stalking around on the hull.

The VULTURE FIGHTERS transform into flight configuration,

lift off the CRUISER, and attack the JEDI STARFIGHTERS.

ANAKIN:

Come on, Master.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Not this time. There's too much at

stake. We need help. Odd Ball, do youcopy?

ODD BALL (OS)

Copy, Red Leader.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Mark my position and form your squad upbehind me...

5.

INT. ODD BALL'S FIGHTER COCKPIT

ODD BALL:

We're on your tail, General Kenobi. Set

S-foils in attack position.

The protective ray shield lowers on the main hangar ofthe TRADE FEDERATION CRUISER, and six new DROID TRIFIGHTERS

emerge and join the DROID VULTURE FIGHTERSheading toward the Jedi.

The JEDI STARFIGHTERS extend the stability foils on theends of their wings.

INT. ANAKIN'S FIGHTER COCKPIT

ANAKIN:

This is where the fun begins. Ten

Vulture Droids straight ahead, comingdown the left side.

Artoo BEEPS a worried message.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Add five Tri-fighters on the right...

ANAKIN:

I'm going head to head. See you.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Take it easy, Anakin.

Four Clone Fighters move into formation behind the Jedi.

ODD BALL:

I'm on your right, Red Leader.

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George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. more…

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