The film’s official summary: In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer.
Ender Wiggin (Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, Ender heads to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
Check out the first teaser footage for Ender’s Game!
The film’s official summary: In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer.
Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, Ender heads to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
The full trailer for Ender’s Game will debut during a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, May 7 @ 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET.
Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield attend the Lionsgate CinemaCon Press Conference Invitational held at Caesars Palace during the 2013 CinemaCon on Thursday afternoon (April 18) in Las Vegas.
Ender’s Game, opening in November, is set 70 years after a horrific alien war where an unusually gifted child (Butterfield) is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.
FYI: Hailee is wearing a Kenzo ensemble with Nicholas Kirkwood heels.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, director Gavin Hood explained the relationship depicted in the picture, “The relationship between [Harrison] and Asa was very close, but he didn’t overly befriend him off the set. He helped Asa by allowing that slight sense of intimidation to be there.”
He added about the book to big screen adaption, “I am a fan and I have had a desire to do this and have been working on this now for nearly four years. That ending — and the complex moral questions that it raises — is one of the reasons why I love the book. I promise you that it is very much there.”
Ender’s Game is out November 1st, 2013. Bigger pic inside…More Here! »
