The Stephen Batchelor Script of the Week is Dr. Strange.

Dr. Strange – January 21, 1986 unspecified draft script by Bob Gale – hosted by: Stephen Batchelor – in pdf format

Stephen Strange is a brilliant but egotistical neurosurgeon who only cares about wealth from his career. However, a car accident damages his hands, shattering the bones. The damage effectively ends his ability to conduct surgery, since his hands now tremble uncontrollably. Too proud to take on a teaching job, Strange desperately begins to search for a way to restore his hands, consulting various doctors, homeopathic treatments and traveling around the world to remote regions for exotic cures, all to no avail.

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Stephen Batchelor Script of the Week is Iron Fist – this is the John Turman 2001 draft for the proposed film… Read the rest

Iron Fist – September 27, 2001 2nd rewrite draft script by John Turman (based on the Marvel Comic Book Series) – hosted by: Stephen Batchelor – in pdf format

Daniel Rand was born in New York City, the son of Wendell Rand, who discovered the mystical city of K’un-L’un as a young boy. During his time in K’un L’un, Wendell saved the life of the city’s ruler, Lord Tuan, and was adopted as Tuan’s son.

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Thanks to Rich for the heads up on this unaired Z-Nation teleplay.

Check more out on the TV Scripts and Teleplays page.

Z-Nation: Peace of Murphy (unaired) -August 5, 2015 unaired teleplay – hosted by: Google Drive – in html format

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

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Thank to Phil G for the heads up on this early draft of Cellular with which you can use to compare and contrast with the revised draft.

Cellular – undated first draft script by Larry Cohen – hosted by: Daily Script – in html format

A young man receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman who says she’s been kidnapped, and thinks she’s going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn’t know where she is… and his cell phone battery might go dead soon.

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Cellular – july 16, 2003 revised draft script by Larry Cohen, revised by Chris Morgan, revised by J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

A young man (Evans) receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman (Basinger) who says she’s been kidnapped, and thinks she’s going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn’t know where she is… and his cell phone battery might go dead soon.

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More on the Movie Scripts page.

Thanks Lisa for the heads up on this.

Gosford Park – February 20, 2001 revised shooting script by Julian Fellowes (based on an idea by Robert Altman & Bob Balaban) – hosted by: Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum – in pdf format

Set in the 1930’s the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it…?

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There are more on the Movie Scripts page.

Stephen Batchelor has started a Script of the Week showcasing “…a scripts you may not normally have the chance to read. Forgotten drafts, and films that, for whatever reason, never got past the scripting stage.”

Here “…is one of the probably hundreds of different scripts commissioned by the studio…” Read the rest

The Fantastic Four – May 3, 1996 first draft script by Micahel France (based on characters by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby) – hosted by: Stephen Batchelor – in pdf format

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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You’ll find more movie scripts over on the Movie Scripts page.

– Don

Thanks, Phil for the heads up on these.

The Fugitive – February, 1992 early draft script by David Twohy – hosted by: National Central University Language Center – in pdf format

This is an early draft of The Fugitive. This story is based in Philadelphia, instead of Chicago, and it ends in a Pennsylvania coal mine instead of a Chicago hotel.

The Fugitive – May 10, 1993 revised draft script by Jeb Stuart – hosted by: Drexel Screenplay Library – in pdf format

Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Dr. Richard Kimble escapes from a prison bus and tries to find out why she was killed and who the murderer really was. He is relentlessly pursued by Samuel Gerard, a U.S. Marshal, and is forced to keep out of contact from any friends or relatives. However, his determination and ingenuity soon produce results and he comes to the frightening realization that he can trust no one.

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This in from Zack, Came across something cool today on bloodydisgusting.com that may interest you. It’s the original script for “Final Destination”, back when it was title “Flight 180” and was actually an episode for “The X-Files”.

Final Destination – january 15, 1999, early draft script by Jeffrey Reddick – hosted by: Bloody Disgusting – in html format

Alex is boarding his plane to France on a school trip, when he suddenly gets a premonition that the plane will explode. When Alex and a group of students are thrown off the plane, to their horror, the plane does in fact explode. Alex must now work out Death’s plan, as each of the surviving students falls victim. Whilst preventing the worst from happening, Alex must also dodge the FBI, which believes Alex caused the explosion.

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Thanks Domenic Migliore for the heads up on his script, Ashley (originally Sprawl). You can watch the film directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds on Amazon Instant Video.^*

Ashley – October 11, 2011 final draft script by Domenic Migliore – hosted by: Scribd – in pdf format

A teenage girl, distraught from her vain attempt to connect with her estranged mother, resorts to cutting herself. When she develops an online relationship with an older woman, she learns to accept her sexuality and the endless solitude of sprawling suburbia.

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^*I fixed the broken link.