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Variety Reports ‘Ender’s Game’ Tracking for a $27m Debut

Variety is reporting that Ender’s Game is currently on track for a $27 million dollar debut in the United States, which is disappointing to say the least when it comes to a film that had a $110M budget excluding marketing costs.

However, the article does go on to say that all might not be lost.

But word of mouth on the Gavin Hood-directed film has been decent (“It’s surprisingly solid,” one source says), while an overseas boost for the sci-fi movie could keep the “Ender’s Game” franchise alive for further installments. There are 12 novels in the “Ender’s Game” series as well as short stories and comics.

It’s tough to say at this point what will happen. November does kick off the holiday movie season, but Ender’s Game is definitely hurt by strong releases later in November including Thor: The Dark World and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. With Gravity still pulling in great numbers, audiences could potentially turn to Ender’s Game to continue their fixation with space and zero-gravity.

What do you think, Launchies? Will audiences give Ender Wiggin a shot or will the box office numbers be down, just like the enemy’s gate?

October 22, 2013
‘Ender’s Game’ Soundtrack by Steve Jablonsky Out Today

The Ender’s Game soundtrack, which was composed by Steve Jablonsky and is being released by Varese Sarabande, is available today, October 22, 2013. Fans on Twitter reported yesterday that the soundtrack had shipped. The score features 21 tracks of music composed for the film, out in theaters in just 10 days!

Order the soundtrack from Amazon here.

October 22, 2013
VIDEO: Viola Davis on The Ellen Show

Viola Davis (Major Anderson) was on The Ellen Show yesterday and showed a clip from Ender’s Game (Nothing Left at All). She also talked about her failed plan to plant a surprise smooch on Harrison Ford during filming.

October 22, 2013
Sir Ben Kingsley Talks Shower Fight

News.de editor Susett Queisert met Sir Ben during his press tour in Berlin. She talked to him about his tattoo, preparing for his role, and the movie’s rating. I translated the most noteworthy bits for you.

On how he ended up wearing the tatoo:

When I met Gavin Hood three months before we started shooting, he showed me the most beautiful graphic designs of landscapes and Earth on his laptop. He also showed me the costumes … but he never mentioned the tattoo. I met him in New Orleans the day before shooting and he was nervous, wondering if I would even wear the tattoo. But he is a nice and generous person who knows his trade. And he knows how to equip his actors. He asked me if I wanted to spend time with a Maori expert to talk about the tatoo, and I said: “Gavin, wait! If it helps to tell the story, then let a make-up artist put it on my face.”

On the younger actors’ reaction to him:

When I came on set for my first scene I was standing on higher ground and the younger actors were talking to each other in a relaxed manner. When I said my first line they started to behave oddly. They turned around, took a step, sat down in front of the machines and started to operate them without looking around. … When Mazer says something we do it. When he gives an order we jump. It was astounding.

Asked if the movie’s rating/appropriateness for children didn’t weaken its impact, he answered:

I think the film is very unsentimental. It doesn’t contain any cruelty or violence. Gavin told me about the stunt coordinator. In the movie, there was a fight scene between Ender and Bonzo in the showers and the stunt coordinator was talking about all the things he was planning to do in that scene. But Gavin said: “Wait, I want to finish this shot in two takes.” He wanted to make the scene as short as possible in order to put Ender’s shock [about what he’d done] also on the faces of the audience. If the fight had been 15 minutes the audience wouldn’t have felt this moment of “What did I just do?” that Ender felt.

Source: News.de

October 22, 2013
VIDEO: Ender’s Game TV Spot ‘Truth’

Summit has just released TV spot #5 titled ‘Truth’, which once again focuses on the secret the teachers hide from Ender on Eros.

October 21, 2013
Viola Davis: Harrison Ford Tells a Lot of Dirty Jokes

Entertainment Tonight spoke with Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Viola Davis, and Hailee Steinfeld at the Ender’s Game press junket on Saturday. Although they talk a lot about the underlying themes of the film, the gem is definitely when Viola Davis continues her Harrison Ford fangirling and reveals that he’s got a really dirty mind and tells a lot of dirty jokes.

October 21, 2013
Countdown to NovEnder Day 21: Orson Scott Card Autographed Copy of Ender’s World

Only 11 day to go, Launchies! Today we’ve got a pretty cool prize thanks to the nice folks over at Smart Pop Books: a copy of Ender’s World autographed by Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card.

This giveaway is open worldwide and includes some Ender’s World pins as well.

How to Enter

Each day, check the Rafflecopter widget for the various ways you can enter and make sure you are eligible. After you complete each task, you must log in your entry in the widget or it will not count. We’ve put in a wide variety of methods for you to enter and for some you can enter once every day of the giveaway. If you already like or follow, simply log in your entry and you’re done!

You MUST leave an email address that you check frequently so that you can claim your prize within 72 hours of receiving an email from EnderWiggin.net. Please DO NOT comment with your email address in your comment.

For today’s comment, tell us which of the original Ender Quartet is your favorite book: Ender’s Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, or Children of the Mind?

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October 21, 2013
VIDEO: Aramis Knight at Hub Network’s Halloween Bash

Ender’s Game star Aramis Knight was on the purple carpet at Hub Network’s 1st Annual Halloween Bash and Red Carpet Report talked to him about his plans for seeing the movie and his plans for Halloween.

October 21, 2013
Countdown to NovEnder Day 20: Ender’s Game Mini IMAX Poster

Ho, Launchies! For Day 20 in the Countdown to NovEnder, we’ve got a mini Ender’s Game IMAX poster (11″ x 17″) up for grabs!

This giveaway is open to the US only.

How to Enter

Each day, check the Rafflecopter widget for the various ways you can enter and make sure you are eligible. After you complete each task, you must log in your entry in the widget or it will not count. We’ve put in a wide variety of methods for you to enter and for some you can enter once every day of the giveaway. If you already like or follow, simply log in your entry and you’re done!

You MUST leave an email address that you check frequently so that you can claim your prize within 72 hours of receiving an email from EnderWiggin.net. Please DO NOT comment with your email address in your comment.

For today’s comment, simply tell me whether you plan to see Ender’s Game in IMAX.

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October 21, 2013
VIDEO: IGN’s Extended Interview with Gavin Hood and Bob Orci

Watch IGN’s extended 17 minute interview with Ender’s Game director Gavin Hood and producer Roberto Orci. A lot of what they talk about we’ve heard already, but it’s still a good interview to watch.

Gavin Hood talks a bit more about why he eliminated Locke and Demosthenes, explaining that writing on the computer isn’t visually exciting and early on he made the decision to make the entire movie about Ender and cutting away to an Earth storyline would create a disconnect between the audience and Ender.

They also get asked the question: Are you afraid the fans will hate the movie?

Source: IGN

October 21, 2013
New Stills and Behind-the-Scenes Images from ‘Ender’s Game’

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Gavin Hood talks to Harrison Ford on the Eros set.

October 21, 2013
Wireless Magazine Talks to the Cast of ‘Ender’s Game’

Wireless Magazine recently spoke to the cast and crew of Ender’s Game while they were in the UK and there are some interesting tidbits in the various conversations they had.

Gavin Hood: [T]his is really about a young boy trying to find his own moral centre in a world that is encouraging his more aggressive nature. From a technical point of view there’s all the great fun stuff we have with the battle room and with the simulations. In the book they are slightly different, I’d like to hope fans will feel we’ve made them more visual for the purpose of cinema.

Asa Butterfield: I think that relationship is quite important in the film. When Ender’s first taken away from his home, from everyone he loves, everyone he trusts and put into this completely alien world where almost immediately he’s alienated from his peers there’s no one that he can talk to about what’s going on so he doesn’t really know what he’s supposed to be doing. When he meets Petra as their relationship develops they start to realise they can trust each other. She almost fills the gap that his sister has left so it’s definitely not a love relationship in any sense I don’t think, I just think they’re really close friends. They don’t know anything about boyfriends or girlfriends, they’re just someone they can lean on, to help.

Ben Kingsley: Well, the ending is that one wonders whether or not, without giving too much away, the audience will be curious, intrigued and troubled to know, is this child’s soul going to be distorted forever? Or will he get back to his original self? That in spite of or because of that very taxing journey, adolescence to young adulthood, have they distorted him? I think the answer is in the film and I find it very uplifting.

Hailee Steinfeld: I think there are many, there’s everything from leadership, compassion, all these different things that are so relevant to today. I don’t know that there is a main message I think there are plenty and it will be interesting to see what the audience takes away from it because there is so much in there.

Check out full interviews here.

October 21, 2013
Countdown to NovEnder Day 19: Ender’s Game T-Shirt

Ho, Launchies! Here’s the giveaway for the Countdown to NovEnder Day 19: a Langers juice Ender’s Game t-shirt! Please note I don’t have these t-shirts yet, so if it turns out they’re all out, I’ll substitute with another. Hopefully my labels come through thought. 😉

Here’s a peek at the t-shirt:

I know, I want one too. This giveaway is open worldwide.

How to Enter

Each day, check the Rafflecopter widget for the various ways you can enter and make sure you are eligible. After you complete each task, you must log in your entry in the widget or it will not count. We’ve put in a wide variety of methods for you to enter and for some you can enter once every day of the giveaway. If you already like or follow, simply log in your entry and you’re done!

You MUST leave an email address that you check frequently so that you can claim your prize within 72 hours of receiving an email from EnderWiggin.net. Please DO NOT comment with your email address in your comment.

For today’s comment, simply tell us which Ender’s Game shirt (of all that are available) will you wear to see the movie?

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October 21, 2013