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TIGHT ON a video image of a news t e l e c a s t . no one t h e r e -- j u s t t h e empty newsdesk.

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Suddenly a NEWSCASTER appears behind the desk rushed and unkempt. Fumbles with h i s clip mic trembling. I t ' s u n s e t t l i n g ; be looks up a t u s, d e s p e r a t e l y t o sound confident. But h i s v o i c e
Nm?!3CASTER Ladies and g e n t l e n . I f you are watching this, and a r e taking s h e l t e r underground, w e s t r o n g l y u r g you -- a l l of vou -- t o do so immediately. Anywhere-- anywhere a r e , anywhere you can find. (beat) A t t h i s hour, a l l w know i s t h a t e t h e r e a r e v i s i t o r s on t h i s p l an e t - and that there's a c o n f l i c t between them-- t h e Giza Pyramids have been destroyed-- s e c t i o n s of P a r i s . Massive f i r e s are raging from Venezuela t o Chile-- a g r e a t d e a l of Seoul, Korea ... no longer exists ...

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All t h i s m a n w a n t s to-do is cry. But he's a r e a l i z e now t h a t w e r i t e been SLOWLY PUSHING INNEWSCASTER ( con t 'd ) Only weeks ago t h i s r e p o r t would've seemed.. ludicrous. Aliens.. usi E a r t h as a battleground. . . ( then, with growing venom: ) ... b u t that w s before Superman. a (beat1 I t turns o u t that our f a i t h was naive. Premature. Perhaps, g i v e n t h e s t a t e p f the world. . - simply desperate--

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A TERRIBLE WHI.STLE, then an EXPIX)SION

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-- this Kryptonian's name is TY-ZOR. A handso old, looking into the distance as the WHOOSH GR w-Zor's mouth curls into a slight smile -- t re radical conviction lurking behind those dark s. that conviction is,exactly, we'll learn soon ugh. Suffice to say, this destruction has gotten attention he wanted.
Suddenly we PULL BACK r b two blocks away, ANGLE Zor -- as two RED BOOTS hit the pavement in t like an NBA MVP coming down from a slam dunk; coming to a satisfying halt.
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And the CAMERA STARTS TO MOVE -boots -- Sm X RISING, DRAMATICALLY 29 year-old warrior. A warrior i brilliant n cape billowing an iconon his muscular ch a "S* -- and finally the face n eyes awash ,determination n but our 'first' view of superhero one might Superman, at this moment, .is. wfnded. His ico ' SHREDDEDr.in'areas.. . His sail-like cape S

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And for this one moment, itis dreadfully silen middle of this gothic American city -- two extra-terrestrial soldiers facing off like wild gunslingers, Then, with a sudden and powerful LEAP, Ty-Zor LIFTS OFF THE PAVEMENT AND' BLASTS INTQ THE SKY Supkrman furiously pursues

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