Hey folks, Harry here... we haven't had much on ENDER'S GAME since Thanksgiving of last year when I ran into Orson at the Los Angeles Science Fiction Convention aka LOSCON, where I got to speak with him at length about the frustrating process known as... (heavy drums and low brass inserted here) DEVELOPMENT. This is a process that noone every really loves, as you must take what is a wonderful idea for a film and then boil it down to the essentials and make it sound appealing to skateboard culture. Though it seems that he is pursuing some interesting channels, specifically the filmmaker listed below.... here ya go...
I attended Orson Scott Card's Maryland signing of the new Ender-universe book "Shadow of the Hedgemon" this weekend, and he talked quite a bit about the upcoming(as in "coming when it'll be done right") Ender's Game movie. A short list:
Jake Lloyd is now too old to play Ender, and he is now looking for a pair of 9 year olds to play Ender and Bean. Why 9? Because their voices won't change during the production, and they will appear much smaller in stature(just like in the book) to their classmates. However, do not rule out Jake appearing in the movie, I would place him as Dink.
He also said, that whomever he gets to direct the movie will not be known for sci-fi, but for good drama(and "absolutely not James Cameron"). Penny Marshall's name was dropped, but I personally pray she doesn't do it. Other than that, the movie is in a holding pattern until he has a team he can trust, and a good deal with a studio(Universal was mentioned)
Just call me:
The Earth Pig Born
