Ender's Game (2013 Film)

Starbreaker · February 20 2013, 10:19 PM

Director: Gavin Hood
Screenplay: Gavin Hood
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford
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Really excited about this film. I loved the movie as a kid, and they've assembled quite a cast. The film will take scenes from Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Orson Scott Card has voiced his approval of the film so far.

Some initial stills from the film: 1,2

CorporalClegg · February 20 2013, 10:31 PM

I'm still a bit uneasy about this film. There's just something that seems "off." I can't really put my finger on it. Maybe I'm still in shock it's actually a reality.

I do have to say the one thing I'm looking most forward to is Breslin as Val. Talk about perfect.

RoJoHen · February 20 2013, 10:32 PM

I am very nervous about how this movie is going to compare to the book, but I'm still looking forward to it.

JarodRussell · February 21 2013, 01:00 AM

Produced by Orci and Kurtzman. There goes my interest. At least they aren't credited as writers, so I might give this a chance on free TV after all.

theenglish · February 21 2013, 05:11 AM

This is a book that has been on my shelf for a long, long time but I have never read.

Praetor_Shinzon · February 21 2013, 05:23 AM

theenglish wrote:

This is a book that has been on my shelf for a long, long time but I have never read.

you should really give it a look. Ender's Game is great. that whole series of books is good actually.

Fist McStrongpunch · February 21 2013, 05:38 AM

Yeah, that's a six-year-old kid right there.

Hate.

theenglish · February 21 2013, 05:54 AM

Fist McStrongpunch wrote:

Yeah, that's a six-year-old kid right there.

Hate.

That's common in cinema, though. None of the kids in Game of Thrones are the age they should be, except maybe Arya.

Is the Ender series all self-contained stories or do you have to read through the entire series?

Fist McStrongpunch · February 21 2013, 06:02 AM

Don't care if it's common. Making Ender 15 or whatever makes the whole thing pointless.

Ender's Game is entirely self-contained. The other Ender books form their own story. Ender's Shadow is a nice companion to Ender's Game, and the other Shadow books likewise are form their own story. Beware though that some of the later books suffer due to Orson Scott Card's utter insanity.

Owain Taggart · February 21 2013, 06:04 AM

theenglish wrote:

This is a book that has been on my shelf for a long, long time but I have never read.

I was in the same situation as you long ago, and I read it due to the hype surrounding it, but personally I didn't think it was that great, for various reasons. It never really clicked with me.

CorporalCaptain · February 21 2013, 06:49 AM

I thought EG was overrated. I stopped after the first three books (in publication order); they got progressively unsatisfying.

I'm not ruling out seeing it, though, but that will depend on what else is showing at the time and what else I'm up to.

CorporalClegg · February 21 2013, 07:17 AM

Fist McStrongpunch wrote:

Don't care if it's common. Making Ender 15 or whatever makes the whole thing pointless.

You do have a point. It's like making a Lord of the Flies film with teenagers.

Emh · February 21 2013, 10:04 AM

I'm looking forward to this but I'm uneasy by Gavin Hood's track record. Once we see a trailer, I think we'll have a better feel for it.

Klaus · February 21 2013, 12:14 PM

You knew this was coming... http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-...t-cards-422456

CorporalClegg · February 21 2013, 12:18 PM

Uncle Orson is a douche. Welcome to 1986.

February 20 2013, 10:19 PM	#1
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Ender's Game (2013 Film) Director: Gavin Hood Screenplay: Gavin Hood Stars: Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford IMDB Wikipedia Really excited about this film. I loved the movie as a kid, and they've assembled quite a cast. The film will take scenes from Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Orson Scott Card has voiced his approval of the film so far. Some initial stills from the film: 1,2

February 20 2013, 10:31 PM	#2
CorporalClegg Vice Admiral Location: Nuevo México	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) I'm still a bit uneasy about this film. There's just something that seems "off." I can't really put my finger on it. Maybe I'm still in shock it's actually a reality. I do have to say the one thing I'm looking most forward to is Breslin as Val. Talk about perfect. Last edited by CorporalClegg; February 20 2013 at 10:44 PM.

February 20 2013, 10:32 PM	#3
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) I am very nervous about how this movie is going to compare to the book, but I'm still looking forward to it. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

February 21 2013, 01:00 AM	#4
JarodRussell Vice Admiral	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) Produced by Orci and Kurtzman. There goes my interest. At least they aren't credited as writers, so I might give this a chance on free TV after all. __________________ lol l /\

February 21 2013, 05:11 AM	#5
theenglish Rear Admiral Location: Central America	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) This is a book that has been on my shelf for a long, long time but I have never read.

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February 21 2013, 05:38 AM	#7
Fist McStrongpunch Rear Admiral Location: Milwaukeeish	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) Yeah, that's a six-year-old kid right there. Hate. __________________ You all laugh when I look at boxes and talk about robot costumes. Robots, my friends, are no laughing matter.

February 21 2013, 06:02 AM	#9
Fist McStrongpunch Rear Admiral Location: Milwaukeeish	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) Don't care if it's common. Making Ender 15 or whatever makes the whole thing pointless. Ender's Game is entirely self-contained. The other Ender books form their own story. Ender's Shadow is a nice companion to Ender's Game, and the other Shadow books likewise are form their own story. Beware though that some of the later books suffer due to Orson Scott Card's utter insanity. __________________ You all laugh when I look at boxes and talk about robot costumes. Robots, my friends, are no laughing matter.

February 21 2013, 06:49 AM	#11
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) I thought EG was overrated. I stopped after the first three books (in publication order); they got progressively unsatisfying. I'm not ruling out seeing it, though, but that will depend on what else is showing at the time and what else I'm up to. __________________ John

February 21 2013, 10:04 AM	#13
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) I'm looking forward to this but I'm uneasy by Gavin Hood's track record. Once we see a trailer, I think we'll have a better feel for it. __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

February 21 2013, 12:14 PM	#14
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) You knew this was coming... http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-...t-cards-422456 __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 21 2013, 12:18 PM	#15
CorporalClegg Vice Admiral Location: Nuevo México	Re: Ender's Game (2013 Film) Uncle Orson is a douche. Welcome to 1986.