Enders Game: The Movie

tarcone · 10-25-2012, 09:10 PM

Holy smokes. I had no idea they were making this into a movie. It is being released in 2013. November 1st to be exact.
It stars Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield.

This is one of my favorite books. I hope they do it justice.

MacroGuru · 10-25-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Holy smokes. I had no idea they were making this into a movie. It is being released in 2013. November 1st to be exact.
It stars Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield.

This is one of my favorite books. I hope they do it justice.

Well then, it picked up more legs since I last heard about it...

Ford as Graff and Kingsley as Rackham..I could see..

The kid that played Hugo as Ender...solid pick.

Alright...take my money now...

PackerFanatic · 10-25-2012, 09:24 PM

Interesting. It's been a while since I have read the book, but I really enjoyed it. Be interesting to see how it translates

spleen1015 · 10-25-2012, 09:27 PM

Han Soto is in a movie with Han Solo. Cool!

Looking forward to this!

DaddyTorgo · 10-25-2012, 09:30 PM

There's a blog about the making of the movie.

DaddyTorgo · 10-25-2012, 09:30 PM

ENDER'S GAME BLOG

IlliniCub · 10-25-2012, 09:31 PM

I remember reading it when I was in middle school, didn't read the rest of the series really. Is the series as a whole beyond Enders game worth me getting into?

MacroGuru · 10-25-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by IlliniCub

I remember reading it when I was in middle school, didn't read the rest of the series really. Is the series as a whole beyond Enders game worth me getting into?

I didn't like Speaker for the dead and those books, but the Ender'sShadow series I really liked..

Groundhog · 10-25-2012, 10:08 PM

I read a few of them, can't remember which ones. Didn't like any of them as much as I did the first.

SirFozzie · 10-25-2012, 10:16 PM

As I said on the FB blog of one of the Facebook FOFCers..

"Great book, too bad the guy is a jackass"

Although the (un) holy trinity of conservative fiction book writers would include him, Tom Kratman (who wrote an alien invasion book where the SS were HEROES!!!), and John Ringo..

Groundhog · 10-25-2012, 11:51 PM

Oh yeah, completely forgot about his doucheness.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-26-2012, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Although the (un) holy trinity of conservative fiction book writers would include him, Tom Kratman (who wrote an alien invasion book where the SS were HEROES!!!), and John Ringo..

Ringo is DA MAN. And the book with Kratman actually made sense in context of the universe where the series is set.

SirFozzie · 10-26-2012, 12:12 AM

I'll give Ringo a ton of credit, he responded so well to the OH JOHN RINGO NO issue, and freely admits that his books have a certain lean to them (the fact that he had the proceeds from the Oh John Ringo No T-shirt go to a battered women shelter)..

At least he's relatively good natured about things

JonInMiddleGA · 10-26-2012, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

and freely admits that his books have a certain lean to them

Heh, that's a polite way to put it I suppose.

Ringo isn't writing Shakespeare for sure, but they're among the most purely fun reads of my life. Posleen was a ripping good read and I really enjoyed the universe for The Council Wars

Barkeep49 · 10-26-2012, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by IlliniCub

I remember reading it when I was in middle school, didn't read the rest of the series really. Is the series as a whole beyond Enders game worth me getting into?

Ender's Game happens to by my all-time favorite book.

I think Speaker for the Dead is a fantastic book but it's really a completely different book than Ender's Game both tonally and thematically. I think much of the rest of that strain goes off the rail. I think Ender's Shadow is very good. The rest of the Shadow line is probably worth reading, but it too can go off the rails at points.

gstelmack · 10-26-2012, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru

I didn't like Speaker for the dead and those books, but the Ender'sShadow series I really liked..

Agreed here.

I'll see the movie, but it's one of those that will be easy to be disappointed in.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-26-2012, 07:19 AM

I'm thinking they've gotta go PG-13 for this one. Right?

Actor playing Ender is 15, actress playing Valentine is 16, actor playing Bean is 13.

I'm thinking they've gotta clean the movie up enough to avoid the R.

MacroGuru · 10-26-2012, 08:08 AM

Now can they do the movie justice? Absolutely. Will they? That is to be seen.

But with the advancement of technology in movies and the special effects, I truly believe this has the potential to be jaw dropping.

But part of the reason this book has taken so long to be produced is Cards unwillingness to bend on certain things..like the Ender fight scenes which were pretty wicked in the books and jaw dropping. And honestly, just visualizing the Hugo kid going through those and the emotions after...I am cheering at the thought.

I think it will get a PG-13 rating, you have to get the kids into this..my 12 and 15 year old LOVE the book and we will be there good or bad.

RendeR · 10-26-2012, 08:51 AM

That is the whole problem with making this movie though. There are themes in here that push even MY limits of acceptability. Child abuse, animal cruelty, genocide, and very overt sexual overtones between children.

Remember that Ender is only like 6 in the book. Just to put this on a screen without an R rating they have to gut some very MAJOR scenes and plot driving items.

I'm not saying they can't make it work, but I am very fearful that even the items that must be changed to bring the kids ages into semi-acceptable range for the general public not to throw a hissy fit will severely damage the story.

I love this book. I've read it half a dozen times (though not in about a decade now, need to pull it out again) but I have some major reservations about this becoming a film.

Pyser · 05-07-2013, 04:11 PM

first trailer is out

INDalltheway · 05-07-2013, 05:25 PM

So excite.

Pyser · 05-07-2013, 06:18 PM

i dont think its a good trailer, but its obviously aimed at people who dont know the story

cschex · 05-07-2013, 06:25 PM

I actually thought the station and the Battle Room looked .... good. I watched preparing to hate it, but now I kind of want to see it.

Coffee Warlord · 05-07-2013, 06:45 PM

Yeah, that trailer gave me some reservations.

tarcone · 05-07-2013, 07:39 PM

Hmmmm. Im worried now. It looks like special effects trump story? I hope not.

spleen1015 · 05-07-2013, 08:57 PM

You guys are nucking futs. IT LOOKS AWESOME!

Coffee Warlord · 05-07-2013, 08:58 PM

Looks, yes.

We're worried it's gonna be all looks.

MacroGuru · 05-07-2013, 09:45 PM

I am fine with it. It was going to have to be a special effects movie, we all knew that.

I can't wait.

cschex · 05-07-2013, 09:47 PM

I am concerned about them fitting everything into one movie without making it 3 hours long. That will lose a lot of the character depth for some important secondary characters and condense some important scenes

PackerFanatic · 05-07-2013, 10:15 PM

I need to read the book again soon, but I will definitely be seeing the movie at some point (if only to hate it and praise the book more, lol)

Pyser · 07-19-2013, 07:13 PM

effects look pretty good in the new teaser

MacroGuru · 07-19-2013, 10:49 PM

With the 2 teasers and trailer that is out. November can't come fast enough.

Peregrine · 07-19-2013, 11:04 PM

I was really not won over by the trailer, but will almost certainly end up seeing it.

DaddyTorgo · 08-19-2013, 03:09 PM

If you really need another reason not to support OSC besides his anti-gay vitriol, check this out.

He's a full-on birther/racist/ "Obama is training armies of street gangs to go out and beat up white America" whack-a-doo.

Civilization Watch - May 9, 2013 - Unlikely Events - The Ornery American

LOVED the book when I was a kid, but I can't in any good conscience support this type of shitbag. So no more money from me.

tarcone · 11-13-2013, 08:12 PM

Anyone see the movie?

MacroGuru · 11-13-2013, 09:28 PM

I have

It started off solid, then went into a mish mash of scenes from the book. It is hurried in places but then it get's some of the points across. Battle School almost seem rushed to me.

I think it would have been better served as a 2 movie edition with more of a focus on what it was about.

Special Effects were amazing, acting was solid, we all know the story but it came across rushed to me.

Vince, Pt. II · 11-13-2013, 11:57 PM

I thought it was almost entirely awful. Special effects were all that it had going in my opinion. Acting was meh, story was incredibly rushed and there were a few scenes that were simply ridiculous (Ender going full cowboy with two guns blazing in the battle room = no thank you).

Subby · 11-14-2013, 02:21 PM

So happy there probably won't be a sequel. Fuck OSC.

MacroGuru · 11-14-2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

So happy there probably won't be a sequel. Fuck OSC.

Card inked a sequel about 2 days after the movie launched.

INDalltheway · 11-14-2013, 08:28 PM

They certainly set it up for a sequel. The movie moved along way too fast. I wanted to see more of the games at battle school. I would have like to have had more commentary from Ender. It was good, but not great like I was hoping.

Ryche · 11-14-2013, 08:51 PM

I felt like they did about as well with it as they could with the length of the movie. Would have definitely liked more from the battle school but I was impressed by Butterfield. Really don't care about a sequel, Speaker for the Dead didn't do much for me.

Subby · 11-15-2013, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru

Card inked a sequel about 2 days after the movie launched.

A week after the movie came out there was an article in Vanity Fair saying that the sequel was very much up in the air.

RendeR · 11-15-2013, 05:37 PM

I enjoyed the Movie. They fucked over the actual story. Orson is still a flatulating fuckbag and as usual something I truly enjoy will be looked upon by millions as a "shoulda been coulda been" film.

Color me disappointed overall.

10-25-2012, 09:24 PM	#3
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Interesting. It's been a while since I have read the book, but I really enjoyed it. Be interesting to see how it translates Last edited by PackerFanatic : 10-25-2012 at 09:24 PM.

10-25-2012, 09:27 PM	#4
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10-25-2012, 10:16 PM	#10
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	As I said on the FB blog of one of the Facebook FOFCers.. "Great book, too bad the guy is a jackass" Although the (un) holy trinity of conservative fiction book writers would include him, Tom Kratman (who wrote an alien invasion book where the SS were HEROES!!!), and John Ringo.. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-25-2012, 09:31 PM	#7
IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	I remember reading it when I was in middle school, didn't read the rest of the series really. Is the series as a whole beyond Enders game worth me getting into?

10-25-2012, 11:51 PM	#11
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Oh yeah, completely forgot about his doucheness. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

10-26-2012, 12:12 AM	#13
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	I'll give Ringo a ton of credit, he responded so well to the OH JOHN RINGO NO issue, and freely admits that his books have a certain lean to them (the fact that he had the proceeds from the Oh John Ringo No T-shirt go to a battered women shelter).. At least he's relatively good natured about things __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

10-26-2012, 07:19 AM	#17
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I'm thinking they've gotta go PG-13 for this one. Right? Actor playing Ender is 15, actress playing Valentine is 16, actor playing Bean is 13. I'm thinking they've gotta clean the movie up enough to avoid the R. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 10-26-2012 at 07:21 AM.

10-26-2012, 08:08 AM	#18
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Now can they do the movie justice? Absolutely. Will they? That is to be seen. But with the advancement of technology in movies and the special effects, I truly believe this has the potential to be jaw dropping. But part of the reason this book has taken so long to be produced is Cards unwillingness to bend on certain things..like the Ender fight scenes which were pretty wicked in the books and jaw dropping. And honestly, just visualizing the Hugo kid going through those and the emotions after...I am cheering at the thought. I think it will get a PG-13 rating, you have to get the kids into this..my 12 and 15 year old LOVE the book and we will be there good or bad. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

10-26-2012, 08:51 AM	#19
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	That is the whole problem with making this movie though. There are themes in here that push even MY limits of acceptability. Child abuse, animal cruelty, genocide, and very overt sexual overtones between children. Remember that Ender is only like 6 in the book. Just to put this on a screen without an R rating they have to gut some very MAJOR scenes and plot driving items. I'm not saying they can't make it work, but I am very fearful that even the items that must be changed to bring the kids ages into semi-acceptable range for the general public not to throw a hissy fit will severely damage the story. I love this book. I've read it half a dozen times (though not in about a decade now, need to pull it out again) but I have some major reservations about this becoming a film. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png Last edited by RendeR : 10-26-2012 at 09:01 AM.

05-07-2013, 04:11 PM	#20
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	first trailer is out

05-07-2013, 05:25 PM	#21
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	So excite.

05-07-2013, 06:18 PM	#22
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	i dont think its a good trailer, but its obviously aimed at people who dont know the story

05-07-2013, 06:25 PM	#23
cschex High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	I actually thought the station and the Battle Room looked .... good. I watched preparing to hate it, but now I kind of want to see it.

05-07-2013, 06:45 PM	#24
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Yeah, that trailer gave me some reservations.

05-07-2013, 07:39 PM	#25
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Hmmmm. Im worried now. It looks like special effects trump story? I hope not. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

05-07-2013, 08:57 PM	#26
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	You guys are nucking futs. IT LOOKS AWESOME! __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

05-07-2013, 08:58 PM	#27
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Looks, yes. We're worried it's gonna be all looks.

05-07-2013, 09:45 PM	#28
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I am fine with it. It was going to have to be a special effects movie, we all knew that. I can't wait. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

05-07-2013, 09:47 PM	#29
cschex High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	I am concerned about them fitting everything into one movie without making it 3 hours long. That will lose a lot of the character depth for some important secondary characters and condense some important scenes

05-07-2013, 10:15 PM	#30
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07-19-2013, 07:13 PM	#31
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	effects look pretty good in the new teaser

07-19-2013, 10:49 PM	#32
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	With the 2 teasers and trailer that is out. November can't come fast enough. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

07-19-2013, 11:04 PM	#33
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I was really not won over by the trailer, but will almost certainly end up seeing it.

08-19-2013, 03:09 PM	#34
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	If you really need another reason not to support OSC besides his anti-gay vitriol, check this out. He's a full-on birther/racist/ "Obama is training armies of street gangs to go out and beat up white America" whack-a-doo. Civilization Watch - May 9, 2013 - Unlikely Events - The Ornery American LOVED the book when I was a kid, but I can't in any good conscience support this type of shitbag. So no more money from me. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 08-19-2013 at 03:11 PM.

11-13-2013, 08:12 PM	#35
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Anyone see the movie? __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

11-13-2013, 09:28 PM	#36
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I have It started off solid, then went into a mish mash of scenes from the book. It is hurried in places but then it get's some of the points across. Battle School almost seem rushed to me. I think it would have been better served as a 2 movie edition with more of a focus on what it was about. Special Effects were amazing, acting was solid, we all know the story but it came across rushed to me. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

11-13-2013, 11:57 PM	#37
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I thought it was almost entirely awful. Special effects were all that it had going in my opinion. Acting was meh, story was incredibly rushed and there were a few scenes that were simply ridiculous (Ender going full cowboy with two guns blazing in the battle room = no thank you).

11-14-2013, 02:21 PM	#38
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11-14-2013, 08:28 PM	#40
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	They certainly set it up for a sequel. The movie moved along way too fast. I wanted to see more of the games at battle school. I would have like to have had more commentary from Ender. It was good, but not great like I was hoping.

11-14-2013, 08:51 PM	#41
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	I felt like they did about as well with it as they could with the length of the movie. Would have definitely liked more from the battle school but I was impressed by Butterfield. Really don't care about a sequel, Speaker for the Dead didn't do much for me. __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

11-15-2013, 05:37 PM	#43
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	I enjoyed the Movie. They fucked over the actual story. Orson is still a flatulating fuckbag and as usual something I truly enjoy will be looked upon by millions as a "shoulda been coulda been" film. Color me disappointed overall. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

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