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  • New Stills and Behind-the-Scenes Images from ‘Ender’s Game’

    New Stills and Behind-the-Scenes Images from ‘Ender’s Game’

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    Thanks to Cosmic Book News (via Ender News), we’ve got a great first look at Bonzo and Ender facing off. We’ve all noted and discussed the noticeable height difference between Moises Arias (Bonzo) and Asa Butterfield (Ender) in the past, and this still gives us some insight into why despite that difference, Gavin Hood chose Arias to be Ender’s nemesis in Battle School. Petra standing there seems a bit odd, though.

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    New photo of Viola Davis as Major Gwen Anderson. Is she smiling at something Ender’s said to Graff, perhaps?

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    This one is particularly interesting, as you can see looks of sadness on Bean and Petra and Graff happily explains something to a troubled Ender. Is this the reveal in the end?

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    Ender and Mazer at his simulator, with his team standing by below.

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    Ender stares at Graff as they prepare to travel to Eros.

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    Ender with Valentine on Earth. This is a larger version of the image we saw in the calendar.

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    Gavin Hood directing. He’s outdoors during the day, so this is presumably while filming the lake scene.

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    Gavin Hood talks to Harrison Ford on the Eros set.

  • PHOTO: Ender and Bean as Launchies in the Battle Room

    PHOTO: Ender and Bean as Launchies in the Battle Room

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    The LA Times has published a set visit report and an interview with director Gavin Hood and gives us a bit more insight on how he came up with the Battle Room’s design. In addition to that, we have a photo of Ender and Bean in the Battle Room!

    As written in the novel, the Battle Room feels like a big, dark room, and the “Ender’s Game” combat situations unfold on something akin to personal computers.

    “You had to feel it was the real thing — not a video game on a screen,” Orci said. “Visually, it had to be visceral, a you-are-there experience.”

    Hood says two chance visits to Los Angeles landmarks — Griffith Observatory for a planetarium show and Disney Hall for a symphony concert — helped him solve two of his most pressing visual obstacles.

    During the planetarium show, Hood realized that the battling spaceships could fly around Ender and his subcommanders like so many spinning galaxies inside the domed Griffith theater, immersing the cast (and the audience) in the clashes. And in watching Gustavo Dudamel lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the filmmaker figured out that Ender could conduct his team of pilots as if he were guiding them through a prestissimo symphony — front and center, orchestrating everyone’s movements in harmony.

    Hood’s production designers also enveloped the Battle Room with panoramic windows, so that the cadets were both figuratively and literally floating amid the stars. “What is the point of going into space and being stuck in a black box?” Hood said.

    You can read the entire piece at LA Time’s Hero Complex.

  • PHOTOS: Bonzo, Dap, and a Dragon Soldier

    PHOTOS: Bonzo, Dap, and a Dragon Soldier

    Along with the re-launch of I.F. Sentinel and the three really cool propaganda posters came some new imagery, some of it better looks at key characters.

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    First up, we have Dap, aka “Mom” to the Launchies. He’s sporting an IF Hat and wearing the teacher uniform. This photo doesn’t really do justice to how big Nonso Anozie is, but it’s still great to have a better look at him. We previously only caught a slight glimpse of him in the trailer.

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    Next there’s a nice close-up image of the back of a Dragon Army soldier and we get a much better look at part of the flash suit. We can see that they wear something connected to their suit over their heads and the helmet goes on over that. Also, any guesses who this is? Since there’s a wall of stars in front of him, my guess is Bean!

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    Last, but not least, we get a great first head-on look at Bonzo Madrid, standing in what could possibly be a bathroom with some of his fellow Salamander Army soldiers. He definitely looks intimidating, is it enough to convince you that he is out for blood? One can certainly understand how a look like that can scare off an extra on set!

    Check out all the new stories and images on IF Sentinel.

  • Fan-made Friday: Petra and Bean by Zethia

    Fan-made Friday: Petra and Bean by Zethia

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    It’s Friday and therefore time for some fan art! Check out this digital drawing of Bean and Petra by Zethia on Deviantart! Technically incorrect since Petra was never in Dragon, but still a great image regardless.

    Since I’m reading Shadow of the Hegemon now, I can appreciate the meaning behind it a whole lot more than I would have last week.

  • Meet Aramis Knight AKA Bean

    Meet Aramis Knight AKA Bean

    Aramis KnightWhile Ender’s Game features a wide cast of known child actors including Asa Butterfield (Ender), Abigail Breslin (Valentine), and Hailee Steinfeld (Petra), one of the most important of those characters is Bean, who will be played by 12 year-old Aramis Knight.

    Knight first began acting when he was six years old, when he had a small part in the pilot episode of ABC’s alien drama series Invasion in 2005. Since then, he’s done a lot of acting in television, appearing in shows such as NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Dexter, and even an episode of LOST as Sam, Sayid’s nephew. (video below)

    Interestingly enough, Knight has already worked with mega star Harrison Ford, who is set to play Colonel Graff, the leader of the Battle School, in the movie Crossing Over.

    With such a lengthy resume behind him, he seems to be big enough to fill the shoes of little genius Bean. He’s described as being 4’10”, which doesn’t really lend much to the fact that he’s supposed to be extremely small (thus the name “Bean”), but a lot could be done to make him look smaller on screen. Does he look like the Bean you’ve imagined?

    View his demo reel on IMDB or watch this video of him in LOST, season 6:

  • Harrison Ford and Abigail Breslin Officially Join Cast of ‘Ender’s Game’

    Harrison Ford and Abigail Breslin Officially Join Cast of ‘Ender’s Game’

    Abigail BreslinA slew of actors were reported to be officially joining the cast of Ender’s Game today, with Harrison Ford being cast as Colonel Hyram Graff and Abigail Breslin as Ender’s sister Valentine Wiggin.

    Other casting announcements:

    Aramis Knight has been cast as Bean, Ender’s smallest and most brilliant recruit in Dragon Army.

    Moises Arias has been cast as Bonzo Madrid, the leader of Salamander and Ender’s first commander.

    Jimmy “Jax” Pinchak has been cast as Peter Wiggin, Ender’s sociopath older brother.

    Conor Carroll has been cast as Bernard, the first enemy that Ender makes on the shuttle launch to Battle School.

    Khylin Rhambo has been cast as Dink Meeker, Ender’s friend and ally in the Battle School.

    Suraj Parthasarathy has been cast as Alai, one of Ender’s toon leaders in Dragon Army.

    Source: Variety