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'Hugo's Asa Butterfield To Star In 'Ender's Game'
On the threshhold of the release of what could prove to be his breakout film, Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo,' young Asa Butterfield has just been offered another high profile role. Butterfield will take the title role in big screen adapatation of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi story 'Ender's Game.' The plot involves an attack on the Earth by a race of aliens called Formics. In response, and desperation, Earth's leaders train highly skilled children to compete in a game against the aliens. One young boy, the part to be played by Butterfield, proves to be Earth's greatest chance for survival in this arena. 'Ender's Game' will be directed by Gavin Hood ('Tsotsi,' 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'). The film will be produced by Odd Lot Entertainment and distributed by Summit. No word yet on when shooting will begin.
Butterfield has not officially accepted the role, but I can't imagine why he wouldn't. I will admit that I have not read 'Ender's Game,' but the concept alone is interesting and sounds like great fodder for a large-scale sci-fi flick. I am more than a bit concerned that Gavin Hood is directing. I hate to harp on it, but 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' was one of the worst comic book movies I have ever seen. Hopefully this one misstep is not an indication of how Hood handles adaptations of written material visually otherwise we are all in trouble. As to Butterfield, while I haven't seen 'Hugo' yet I thought his performance in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' was very strong. I have no doubt that he is a fine choice for the role; if for no other reason than the fact that Martin Scorsese trusted him enough to carry his latest big budget film. Interesting fact, 'Ender's Game' won a science-fiction award called the Hugo, and now its film version will star the kid from 'Hugo.'
'Hugo' hits theaters November 23rd. I know there are some 'Ender's Game' fans out there, any thoughts on this casting choice?
Source: Deadline
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Tags: Asa, Butterfield, Card, Ender's Game, Gavin, Hood, Hugo, Orson, Scott, adaptation, More…
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Comment by BassSamurai on November 23, 2011 at 8:55pm -
Wait, the guy who did X-Men Origins is attached to it?
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUCK THIS SHIT.
Loved Ender's Game, it's the first real SciFi I got into. It should be left as a book.
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Comment by Johnnie D on November 21, 2011 at 8:38am -
Bean is a more interesting character and there is no reason why he cant star in the sequel. but the first book, where it all started was about Ender. i cant wait to see this one!!
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Comment by The Interloper on November 20, 2011 at 5:53pm -
I think as a whole, the Shadow series is better, and Bean is the more interesting character between Ender and Bean, but Ender's Game blew me away when I first read it. It's truly one of the great sci-fi novels. I'm glad that they're making this into film, but I wish they had put more thought into who should direct it. It's already mentioned, but a David Fincher-directed Ender's Game would be amazing!
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Comment by ScottPilgrimJDP on November 20, 2011 at 2:06pm -
Anyone good enough for Scorcese is good enough for Ender's Game.
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Comment by BlueSkittle on November 20, 2011 at 11:48am -
I agree with AdamSmith!, there are a number of directors that could get a better movie out of this than Gavin Hood, and it's kind of ridiculous how people keep praising Christopher Nolan as the ONLY director out there capable of yada yada this and that. It'd be interesting to see what David Fincher did with the material, and David Cronenberg could probably nail it. Love Memento & enjoyed the Batman movies, but there are plenty of capable directors out there.
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Comment by Jason on November 20, 2011 at 4:12am -
@Adam Smith! I know he's not the 'only director in the world,' but he is definately the only one I know of that could handle this source material. Spielberg doesn't match because he doesn't have that dark tonality Nolan is able to convey. This is a sci-fi film with political and social commentary, in-depth study of the human mind, and features a boy whose brilliance isn't just that he knows E=mc^2 already; it's his perspective and way of thinking. As far as I know, Nolan is the only one who could handle it all.
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Comment by Jason on November 19, 2011 at 12:03pm
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NO! Not Gavin Hood. Ender's Game is a dark book, it is not just action-packed. So much character drive and what not. I mean, this may sound cliche, but really because of the tone of the series the only person capable of this is Christopher Nolan; he's the only director I know who could capture the wide variety of difficult philosophies and concpets presented. This Asa kid seems like a good choice but yeah.
And NOOOO! You were supposed to wait until I was somehow involved in the film industry to make the "Ender's Game" movie
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Comment by Stach on November 18, 2011 at 11:20pm -
I think the book starts with Ender at age 6 and it takes place over a span of 6 years. Clearly that's going to change with Asa Butterfield being 14 years old right now. The age of many of the main characters was a major concern in the idea of turning it into a movie. The kids in the book, in that age range of 6-14 years old, are all genius-level intellects, much smarter than most adults. Much of the dialogue in the book isn't characteristic of kids that young. Obviously it would be pretty impossible to get an 8 or 10 year old actor to give the performance you need, so I think Butterfield's age is closer to what would be best for portraying the characters in the novel.
But yeah, Ender's Game is a great book. Gavin Hood directing really gets my hopes down though. Still, it will be interesting for them to deal with the issue of having such young characters that think and speak (for the most part) like adults.
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Comment by artastrophe on November 18, 2011 at 10:44pm -
Asa Butterfield seems like a good choice, though I'm not well-versed enough in any other actors his age that might be other options... but he definitely has the right kind of intensity. Honestly, I've been looking forward to a film adaptation since back when it was going to star Haley Joel Osment, who I think would have been incredible. Though really the only thing I'm worried about is this kid growing up before they ever get things moving forward. ^^
On the book: Ender's Game was the first book my brother ever read voluntarily, and the only one he came back to read again. And again. (If you knew my brother when he was younger, you would be duly impressed.) It featured in every single one of his book reports. I guess Harry Potter's what's doing it for this generation of kiddies, but this became the Holy Grail of literature during my brother's formative years.
I may have read it as many times as him, maybe more... and it still makes me cry every time; it's that good (not to mention all the supplemental universe add-ons and sequels). SRSLY GUIZ WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR GO PICK UP A COPY is what I'm trying to say. xD
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Comment by Who was that Masked Man on November 18, 2011 at 4:15pm -
That's one hell of a name....
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