Skyscraper

Transcript from the studio executives of  the major motion picture Skyscraper.

Studio Exec 1: I want to do a film in the tallest building ever created.

Studio Exec 2: Ohh. Die Hard meets The Towering Inferno in Hong Kong!

Exec 1: I like it. Think we can get Dwayne Johnson?

Exec 2: Of course. The guy does anything.

Exec 1: Awesome. It should be like Die Hard but different.

Exec 2: No barefoot walking on glass?

Exec 1: No because he has no legs!

Exec 2: Perfect. Former bad ass that’s now an IT guy!  It can work but will the audience buy it?

Exec 1: Yes, but just to make sure he’ll have no funny one liners or comic relief or any charisma at all. Nothing like John McClane.

Exec 2: But it’s the Rock. That’s kind of his thing.

Exec 1: I said no. Different this time.

Exec 2: We need a bad guy. One better than Hans Gruber.

Exec 1: Or we do the opposite. A group of weak, one-dimensional mercenaries that are easily forgettable.

Exec 2: Can we at least get a karate killing chick in there? It is Hong Kong.

Exec 1: Sure but simple. She kills, she does karate and looks bad ass.

Exec 2: So for motivation. Wife in the building I guess?

Exec 1: Yes and their kids. We need to up the stakes.

Exec 2: Sure you don’t want a strong bad guy then?

Exec 1: Gravity is our biggest bad guy. Gravity…

Exec 2: Okay, what about the help then. A Sgt. Powell type of character?

Exec 1: Sure. Maybe we have the wife as a helping character.

Exec 2: I thought she was trapped in the building?

Exec 1: Half way through she gets out of course. Once out she becomes the help.

Exec 2: What about the first half and the locals? Won’t they realize the building is on fire?

Exec 1: Shit. Okay, we’ll get some of the biggest Asian actors in the business to play those supporting roles along the way.

Exec 2: Smart. That will play well in the overseas market.

Exec 1: Yup. But we’ll give them virtually nothing to do except to add exposition when we need it.

Exec 2: They should probably do more than that.

Exec 1: Fine. We’ll say they’re one-dimensional role players basically there for exposition.

Exec 2: Yeah, I don’t-

Exec 1: That just about does it.

Exec 2: Umm, what about a script?

Exec 1: We just made it. The Rock hanging from rafters of a building a mile up in the air. That’s our script!

Exec 2: What about a name?

Exec 1: Gravity 😀

Exec 2: That’s already been taken.

Exec 1: Damn it. What about the Tallest Burning Skyscraper?

Exec 2: Lets keep it simple. Skyscraper work?

Exec 1: It just might.  We’re so smart and rich!

Exec 2: I don’t want to get too cocky but I have to say this is probably our best work since Justice League.

Exec 1: Or Transformers 4

Exec 2: Or Pacific Rim Rising

Exec 1: Or Suicide Squad

Exec 2: Or Fantastic Four

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