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user-inactivated  ·  4494 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ender's Game Trailer

Interesting visualization of the "Battle Room," also glad Rackham has the face tats.





OberynKenobi  ·  4491 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have no idea how I got this in my head, but I thought Rackham was supposed to be Turkish? I was so confused about the face tattoos until I realized he was supposed to be a Pacific Islander.

AlderaanDuran  ·  4493 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm glad the battle room scenes look promising. It was one of those things I was fearful wouldn't adapt well to the big screen, and being such a crucial element to the story it could ruin the adaptation if done wrong. I even like the glimpse of Ender (supposedly) using the hook/tether, which is true to the books. Looks good so far!

Child actors, in my opinion, have a consistent track record of ruining movies, so I really hope these kids can hold up, and they do look good from the little I've seen so far. Ford is exactly how I pictured Col. Graff. Same with Rackham. But movies that rely on children casts always make me nervous, as Ender has to pull off some serious fucking acting to make this movie. This kid gets pushed to the brink, so I hope what's his name can pull it off.

Good year to be me. Two of my three favorite books are movies this summer! Great Gatsby and Ender's Game... now if someone can just make a Sirens of Titan movie I'll be forever in debt.

user-inactivated  ·  4493 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm already a fan of the kid who plays Ender, regardless of his acting ability, because when the trailer broke in r/movies, he randomly surfaced in the comments and offered to answer any questions anyone had about it.

thundara  ·  4493 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm told Neuromancer is aimed to be on the big screen in 2014.