Friday, October 06, 2006

The Latest News

It's October, and there was hope that Ender fans would have some news on the movie by now. Director Wolfgang Petersen had said back in May that he had hoped to start work on his next project by September. Petersen hasn't announced that he's starting work on his next project yet, so at least there's hope that it will be the EG movie.

On Philotic there's word that Orson Scott Card is working on a second draft to his latest script. At least the Ender's Game movie is still a high priority at Warner Bros. But if WB doesn't like this draft of the script, they'll call in more scriptdoctors.

Hopefully there will be more substancial news soon.

10 Comments:

At 1:56 PM, Blogger albert said...

This is my first time using this site, but when i searched google for any new ender series books, a result came up about the movie. When i read the link i emedialty became excited. Ender's Game is my favorite book of all time. I have read all the ender series books, and am currently finishing up shadow puppets. When i first read enders game back in 7th, or maybe it was 8th grade (i am now 17 years old and am a senior in high school) i fell in love with the book. I had always thought bout someone creating a movie out of this book, but as Mr. Drake had said (or from what i read) it will be difficult to create a movie out of this. But that does not mean that it should not still be in process and should be given up on. I am ancious to here the latest news about this movie, so if you would like please email me at lilbigballa101@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Enormous Fan
A. Tsatryan

 
At 4:17 PM, Blogger No Hassle Loans said...

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At 8:34 PM, Blogger tom said...

They should use Freddie Highmore from august rush would be perfect, quit thinking about has beens that are eighteen years old.
from LOcke

 
At 10:45 AM, Blogger jenshue said...

news??

 
At 5:00 AM, Blogger Jodina said...

I recently re-read "Ender's Game" knowing that the movie was coming out soon, and I have to say that I was picturing the story in live action the whole time...and thinking how successful it could be that way.

There have been several movies recently that involve child actors and do it well--as a matter of fact it is the quality of the children's acting and the excellent match of their natural characters to the roles they are in that carries the movie well.

I think with CGI this important aspect would be lost.

I am thinking particularly of the children in "Narnia" and the latest addition to the Harry Potter saga, the character of Luna Lovegood. It's hard to imagine the beautiful subtleties and overtones of her character coming through in CGI--and those kind of overtones and depth of character (in the children) is what will make Ender's game either moving and outstanding or instantly forgettable.

Speaking of Harry Potter--has anyone else noticed how much the Ender's Game actually has in common with Harry Potter?

I noticed it when I was re-reading Ender's Game, and started counting the ways, beginning with the positioning of the main characters as "boys pre-destined from before birth to future greatness"...and it just gets more interesting from there...

--Jodina
jodina@wordpress.com

 
At 7:53 AM, Blogger Darth Petra, Hegemon of Gondor said...

I've read this book one and a half times. It's awesome. There is no way a movie could be as good as the book.

 
At 12:38 AM, Blogger Raven said...

Book Is awesome











 
At 2:42 PM, Blogger VulcanNeutrino said...

Orson, I’m almost totally convinced you’re going to fuck up the storey when you turn it into a movie. This is one of my fav books that I have read numerous times since I was about the age of Ender. Like most fans, I feel that the story got a little too out of control after the first book. If I can offer any advice, that would be to stick to the story, it’s a good one. No hive queen BS. Go as far as the end of the world and, since it’s the end of the world, that’s where the end should be… Maybe my expectations are a little too high, but I hope that this movie isn’t for kids, otherwise it’ll be stupid, not to mention embarrassing for fans like to explain what the story really is about… So don’t back down on the part of an interfering conscience. We expect the worst; tortured squirrels, stone dead children, the blood of warfare, and the loss of innocence.

 
At 5:05 PM, Blogger Saintjives said...

It's a whole year since the last update? What happened?

We really need to start a posting campaign and put some pressure on the studio. After all, it got Star Trek back on the screen!

 
At 5:50 PM, Blogger sadsadasdsdgf said...

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