We’re only a couple of weeks away from the long-awaited big-screen adaptation Orson Scott Card’s best-selling 1985 children’s novel, ENDER’S GAME. The film has an earlier release here in the UK (25th October) so you have seen a number of the cast promoting the futuristic warfare thriller on television chat shows before an American onslaught (opening 1st November). The film is written and directed by X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE’s Gavin Hood with Asa Butterfield as master tactician, Ender Wiggin, a child prodigy leading Earth’s fightback against an oncoming alien invasion.
We’ve a trio of action-packed new the film which co-stars Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Viola Davis.
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 nextattack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the futureMazer.
Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easilymasters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion 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.
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
