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Hailee Steinfeld To Join Ender’s Game

Young HUGO star Asa Butterfield recently confirmed that he would be taking the male lead in ENDER’S GAME, a science-fiction adventure based on Orson Scott Cards novel series. Another rising young star is also set to join the cast as the films female lead. Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld, who was fantasic in the Coen Brothers TRUE GRIT remake, is now set to take part.

ENDER’S GAME will tell the story of a young boy and gifted games wizard, who is drafted in as a military strategist to help battle an alien species that are determined to wreak havoc on Earth. X-MEN ORIGINS director Gavin Hood will direct and it is also understood that Harrison Ford is the studio’s first choice for the role of Colonel Hyrum Gruff, as you can see from our earlier article here.
Source: Variety

 

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