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THE WILD ROBOT Screenplay by Chris Sanders Based on the Book By Peter Brown
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EXT. DESERTED BEACH - DAWN Blinding daylight, silent save for ocean ripples lapping at a soft stone beach. The sky and shoreline are distorted as if viewed through a wide lens. SLOW PULL-OUT reveals a rugged coast reflected on the rounded lens of a
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EXT. CLIFFTOP - MOMENTS LATER The crab clambers into view, followed by Rozzum 7134. ROZZUM VISION: “CUSTOMER LOCATED?” ROZZUM 7134 Do you need--
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EXT. ISLAND FOREST - DAY ON A RAVEN landing in the branches of a tree. He PAUSES, an unfamiliar sound approaching; MUSIC. LOOKING DOWN he sees Rozzum 7134 making her way through the trees. Her upper body ROTATING cheerily.
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EXT. FOREST - LATER CLOSE ON 7134’S HEAD - she is sitting very still. ROZZUM 7134 Activating learning mode. PULL BACK, revealing we are in TIME LAPSE. Nights and
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EXT. CLEARING - LATER. A multitude of animals graze, forage, flit here and there. They all STOP. Rozzum 7134 strides out into the open. PADDLER
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EXT. MOUNTAIN PEAK - DUSK Rozzum 7134 has a 360 degree view. ORBIT to describe an island: no other land or structures in sight. She’s TRAPPED on an ISLAND. ROZZUM 7134
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EXT. FOREST - NIGHT ON ROZZUM 7134 lying motionless and dark. ROZZUM VISION: OVER A BLACK SCREEN - “SYSTEM BOOTING. ACCESS PANEL BREACH. PANEL 10 OPEN. PANEL 28 OPEN. PANEL 11, 51, 32 OPEN.”
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EXT. HOLLOW - MOMENTS LATER Rozzum 7134 sits, considering the egg and her transmitter. 7134 GLANCES away, looks back to find the egg is GONE. The dense foliage RUSTLES as something small makes their
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EXT. DEEP FOREST - LATER ON ROZZUM 7134, a RATTLING from her interior. She removes the egg. Examines it. ‘CRACK’ - the egg has a HAIRLINE RUPTURE. Rozzum 7134 gently PINCHES the shell to close it up. More
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EXT. MEADOW - MORNING Rozzum 7134 PROJECTS images of people EATING, diagram of a person SWIMMING and a Jet aircraft FLYING. ROZZUM 7134 Eat. Swim. Fly by fall.
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EXT. PONDSIDE - LATER ON THE GOSLING still staring lovingly at Rozzum 7134, as she PUSHES him out into the pond afloat a pinecone. ROZZUM 7134 Swim.
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EXT. FOREST - LATER. ON SCALLOPS VACUUMED UP FINK (O.S.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, right there. The fresh scallops are arranged around Brightbill. They
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EXT. BEACH - EVENING Rozzum 7134 uses a laser to STEAM clams. Fink fishes out a clam, gobbling the steaming contents. He’s bloated, grotesque, stuffed to bursting. ROZZUM 7134
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EXT. BASE OF REDWOOD - MOMENTS LATER Rozzum 7134, Fink and the Gosling pass nearby, a load of wood in Rozzum 7134’s arms. They walk past a BEAVER chewing a MASSIVE REDWOOD. BABY OPOSSUM 2
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EXT. PADDLER’S LODGE - LATER Roz scoops up Paddler’s lodge. ROZZUM 7134 Are you sure Paddler will not mind us borrowing his home?
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EXT. LODGE HOLLOW - LATE AFTERNOON Roz PILES ROCKS. The gosling HOPS from rock to rock, making a game of it. GOSLING Roz! Roz! Roz!
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EXT. SHORELINE - AFTERNOON Roz, Fink, and the gosling search for wood on the beach. FINK So what you gonna name him? ROZ
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INT. LODGE - EVENING Roz BURNS images onto a piece of wood. FINK His name can’t have numbers. It’s like someone didn’t even like him.
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EXT. FOREST EMBANKMENT - DAY Warm summer breezes comb the trees and grass. SERVO SOUNDS precede the PARTING of the grass revealing... BRIGHTBILL, walking/moving robotically. He TURNS to a passing squirrel, snaking his neck in a
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EXT. FAR SIDE OF THE LAKE - CONTINUOUS Brightbill sees other geese for the first time. Hundreds glide back and forth on the lake. BRIGHTBILL Woah. They’re me. I’m, them.
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INT. LODGE - DUSK The cozy dome is heavy with tension. Roz fiddles with her scavenged foot, unable to reattach it. BRIGHTBILL How did I become...this? The truth.
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EXT. BEACH - LATER Roz releases Brightbill’s nest into the ocean. She notices a familiar box on the beach, now covered in seaweed. Roz examines what remains of her shipping case. Her hand
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EXT. CLOUDSCAPE - DAY The UNIVERSAL DYNAMICS logo splashes across the rock wall. A futuristic lighter-than-air ship glides over camera. Diving below pink clouds, a glittering domed city is revealed below.
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INT. AMPHITHEATER - LATER The video is on repeat, playing silently on the cave walls. PAN ACROSS THREE PARTIAL HEADS, A PILE OF FEET AND HANDS. CRANE-UP TO FIND A PARTIALLY RECONSTRUCTED ROZZUM seated across from Roz. It has a head, body, one arm and
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EXT. MOUNTAIN TOP - LATE AFTERNOON Roz sits quietly, watching the clouds. Fink saunters up. FINK You need to let me know before you
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EXT. GARDEN - LATER BRIGHTBILL No. ROZ The mutation that made you small should
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EXT. MEADOW - MORNING ON ROZ PROJECTING schematics of wings on a rock wall, the wing beats animated in a cycle - a model for Brightbill to follow. Trying to mimic the animated sequence, Brightbill races
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EXT. MEADOW - NIGHT By the light of Roz’ headlights, she moves rocks. DISSOLVE TO: A runway of rocks has been laid, 150 yards long. Straight and flat as can be. Now Roz can run faster. Admiring her
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INT. LODGE - NIGHT Brightbill looks at the projected shadow of his wing. Adjusts his distance from the fire to make it look bigger. BRIGHTBILL
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EXT. RUNWAY - LATER Brightbill sits on Roz’ shoulder. BRIGHTBILL A flight instructor? What loser did you dig up--
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EXT. FIELD - LATER WIDER: Thunderbolt takes Brightbill through large turns. Then tighter. THUNDERBOLT Follow me. Your shape takes more work to
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EXT. BEACH - DUSK Roz watches Brightbill with Thunderbolt. LONGNECK You should be commended. Roz turns. Longneck the goose stands behind her.
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EXT. CLIFFSIDE MEADOW - DUSK Roz and Fink watch Brightbill soaring. The pain in Brightbill’s wings is evident. He struggles, dipping and climbing, staying in the air and off the ground through sheer force of will. Pinktail arrives.
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EXT. THE GREAT MEADOW - PRE-DAWN Hundreds of geese are gathered, milling and honking. Roz, Brightbill, and Fink wade into the crowd. The geese give them a wide berth. SNOWDOWN
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EXT. CLIFFSIDE - MOMENTS LATER Fink finds Roz sitting at the edge of the cliff. He approaches. FINK Must be a relief.
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INT. LODGE - LATER Roz carves one more silhouette on the growth chart: a flying goose. EXT. FIELD - LATER Roz makes her way across the mountain.
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INT. UNIVERSAL DYNAMICS CONTROL CENTER - CONTINUOUS Banks of glowing screens draw the attention of humans and robots alike, as they orchestrate the high-tech dance of the modern city we saw in the cave projection. A foreground screen flashes a message.
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EXT. BLIZZARD - EVENING The geese struggle to maintain their formation in the midst of a gale. He calls to his wing. LONGNECK We must descend, find shelter while this
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INT. DOME CONTROL ROOM - CONTINUOUS On screen, BRIGHTBILL earnestly SQUAWKS at the ROZZUM. A HUMAN notices. Activates an emergency response protocol. ON BRIGHTBILL realizing something is amiss. He takes a
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INT. LODGE - NIGHT ROZ SITS UP as though awaking a nightmare. All is silent, dark. ROZ Brightbill?
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EXT. DEEP WOODS - LATER Roz and Fink make their way through the deep snow and powerful winds. Roz follows Fink, who is SNIFFING the ground. FINK
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INT. ROZ’S LODGE - LATER Roz sets GRUMBLE by the fire. He shakes off the ice and starts to defrost. ROZ Can you find more?
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INT. ROZ’S LODGE - LATER The group of animals by the fire increases in number. EXT. CLIFFSIDE - LATER Roz’s hand grabs hold of a rock as she propels herself down a cliff. She lands in front of an opening where
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EXT. PACIFIC OCEAN - LATER A RAFT OF OTTERS clings to a kelp bed, rising and falling, lost in fog. Roz’s powerful light beams cut through the fog like dual lighthouses. The otters PADDLE towards them.
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INT. ROZ’S LODGE - CONTINUOUS Mayhem - a bar fight with animals. FAST CUTS of animals arguing, screaming, fighting. A deer looks over to see a WOLVERINE with its mouth attached to its backside. The deer BUCKS off the
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EXT. ROZ’S LODGE - CONTINUOUS From the warm, crowded room below, we pull up towards the ceiling revealing the unforgiving blizzard outside. FADE OUT. SQ2600 - THE FLOCK RETURNS
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INT. LODGE - MOMENTS LATER Brightbill FLIES IN. Finds it EMPTY. BRIGHTBILL Roz, Roz, I need to talk to you. Roz? SQ2800 - THE SHIP ARRIVES
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INT. RECOVERY SHIP - CONTINUOUS ON A SCREEN with the Reco falling apart. VONTRA Status? RECO 5
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EXT. MEADOW - CONTINUOUS The animals CELEBRATE. Brightbill flies to Roz. The downed RECOS EXPLODE in quick succession. Animals SCATTER. FLAMING debris TOUCH OFF dried grasses. Flames SPREAD.
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INT. CONTROL BAY - CONTINUOUS Roz, groggy, is secured in a repair stand. Vontra is plugging a cable into her head. Roz takes in her surroundings. She notes the heap of salvaged Rozzums, including Rummage.
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EXT. SHIP - CONTINUOUS The flock tracks the ship. INT. MAINTENANCE BAY - CONTINUOUS ROZ Please, I want to keep my memories.
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EXT. SHIP - CONTINUOUS Brightbill and Thunderbolt DIVE on the ship. The flock SWEEPS the bridge in a close pass. The ship REACTS. INT. SHIP’S BRIDGE - MOMENTS LATER ON A BULKHEAD DOOR SLIDING OPEN
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EXT. SHIP - CONTINUOUS Brightbill BREAKS formation, CLIMBS like a rocket, FOLDS his wings, DIVES. Taking aim at the windscreen, he PUNCHES through. Lands in a heap of shattered plexi. BRIGHTBILL
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EXT. FOREST - CONTINUOUS The fire has SPREAD. Towering pines are fully involved, creating a titanic curtain of flame. FINK Where are we going?
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EXT. SHIP - CONTINUOUS The gun continues to FIRE on the flock. Thunderbolt swoops in, redirects the gun UPWARD. The next blast RIPS A HOLE THROUGH THE SHIP. INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS
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EXT. LAKE SHORE - SOON AFTER Broadfoot, Paddler, and Fink race to the shore. Rockmouth surfaces next to Roz’ orb form. Roz drags herself to the shore. Opens her chest panels, pulls Brightbill out - safe.
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EXT. LODGE - LATER Brightbill places the final stick in the rebuilt lodge. INT. LODGE - LATER Roz mounts a picture of herself surrounded by her animal friends on the new mantle.
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INT. LODGE - MOMENTS LATER Fink comes inside. SHAKES snow off. PAN to reveal it is filled with animals, sleeping in great peaceful heaps, lit by a fire. Paddler is putting the finishing touches on a set of
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EXT. UNIVERSAL DYNAMICS CITY - MORNING We soar above a great dome. The warm yellow interior just visible in the midst of a blizzard. FINK (V.O.) Well, they needed her back where she came
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The wild robot

When a malfunctioning robot named Roz becomes stranded on a remote island, she must learn to navigate the complex social dynamics of the island's animal inhabitants and form an unexpected bond with a gosling named Brightbill, in order to find a way to return home and protect her newfound family.

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What sets 'The Wild Robot' apart is its innovative approach to storytelling, merging the world of robotics with the natural environment. The screenplay effectively anthropomorphizes a robot, allowing audiences to explore complex themes of motherhood, survival, and the essence of being 'wild' in a technologically driven world. This unique perspective will resonate with both children and adults, making it a compelling piece of storytelling.

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Genres:
Science Fiction 40% Drama 50% Comedy 25% Action 30%

Setting: Futuristic, possibly in a post-apocalyptic or advanced technological era, An island with diverse environments including forests, beaches, and a domed city

Themes: Finding One's Place/Belonging, Self-Discovery and Growth, Nature vs. Technology, Prejudice and Acceptance, Survival and Resilience

Conflict & Stakes: Roz's struggle to protect Brightbill and her animal friends from corporate capture and the dangers of nature, with the stakes being their survival and freedom.

Mood: Bittersweet and adventurous, with moments of humor and tension.

Standout Features:

  • Unique Hook: A robot raising a gosling in a world where technology and nature collide.
  • Plot Twist: Roz's struggle against corporate forces that want to reclaim her for their own purposes.
  • Distinctive Setting: A vibrant island with diverse ecosystems and a futuristic domed city.
  • Innovative Ideas: Exploration of themes like artificial intelligence and emotional connections.
  • Unique Characters: A mix of anthropomorphic animals and robots, each with distinct personalities.

Comparable Scripts: WALL-E, The Iron Giant, Zootopia, How to Train Your Dragon, The Tale of Despereaux, Big Hero 6, The Secret Life of Pets, The Wild Robot, Finding Nemo

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