Hoping to put the big-budget embarrassment that was X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (a character that has thankfully been done right by James Mangold in THE WOLVERINE) director Gavin Hood’s forthcoming sci-fi adaptation of author Orson Scott Card’s best-selling 1985 sci-fi novel, ENDER’S GAME will hopefully be done justice. HUGO’s rising young star Asa Butterfield leads the futuristic thriller as the unusually gifted child learning the advanced military tactics in which he becomes a dab hand as the Earth prepares the for a future Alien invasion.
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 next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, 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.
Check out the very first clip and new poster set from the film set to arrive 25th October in the UK and 1st November in the US.
ENDER’S GAME also co-stars Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis and Nonso Anozie.
Source: Yahoo! Movies/Fandango/ Moviefone
