



"Wardrobe Fitting for Ender's Game!"
"So excited to be in New Orleans! Let the games begin..."
From Jimmy Pinchak (Peter):“Amazing #EndersGame read-thru yesterday (I read opposite Harrison Ford and somehow resisted the impulse to giggle like a schoolgirl).
And from Alexis Allen, who has been in charge of Extras casting:“Awesome day on set!”
Sounds like some Wiggin Family At Home With Graff stuff going on to me...“Welp, [we] …totally missed Valentine’s Day. Full day on set. Actors are all cast. #EndersGame – you better be worth it ”
Can't... hold it... in...Ive been trying to enlarge that area, but I cant get a good enough resolution.
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Not going to lie, I LOL'd.Can't... hold it... in...Ive been trying to enlarge that area, but I cant get a good enough resolution.
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THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
I also assumed "mom" was mostly an ironic title and not reflective of Dap's personality/body-type.I imagined Dap to be more feminine, but he does look the military type.
[Insert standard "I can't believe this is actually happening" disclaimer here]Producer Roberto Orci: (@boborci) "And... ACTION! We started shooting Ender's Game this morning!"
See imdb for Caleb Thaggard - very interesting..."Ender's Game" has finally begun. After weeks of pre-production and a steady trickle of casting announcements -- including names like Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Viola Davis and Abigail Breslin -- principal photography on director Gavin Hood's big-budget, big-screen adaptation of the sci-fi saga began today (Feb. 27) in New Orleans.
The production, which has set up at Big Easy Studios in eastern New Orleans, is scheduled to continue shooting through June 8. Producers are targeting a March 15, 2013, release date.
The start of production was announced in a news released issued this afternoon by the production, which went on to offer the fullest synopsis yet on the project, based on the first book in the young-adult series by Orson Scott Card:
"In the near future, a hostile alien race (Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of 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 Fleet (IF) 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. Ender easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers at Battle School. Ordained by Graff as the IF's next great hope, Ender is promoted to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and humankind."
Davis -- who competed for an Oscar last night (Feb. 26) at the 84th annual Academy Awards for her role in "The Help" -- plays Major Anderson, a military psychologist charged with oversees the emotional welfare of the young trainees. Breslin is Valentine, Ender's sister. Note: First official public statement of 'Major Anderson'.
Other cast members include Hailee Steinfeld, as a friend of Ender; Nonso Anozie as a hard-edged drill sergeant Note: Check out this description of Dap!; Stevie Ray Dallimore and Andrea Powell as Ender's parents; and Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak as Peter, Ender's brother.
Other roles, as outlined in the press release, have been filled by Aramis Knight as "Bean," Moises Arias as "Bonzo," Suraj Parthasarathy as "Alai," Conor Carroll as "Bernard," Khylin Rhambo as "Dink," Brendan Soo Hoo as "Fly Molo," and Caleb J. Thaggard as "Stilson." - Note: Woah, what? Not Brendan Meyer? Was he replaced? Does this have to do with his early departure?
The behind-the-scenes team includes cinematographer Don McAlpine ("The Chronicles of Narnia"), costume designer Christine Bieselin ("Tron: Legacy"), and production designers Sean Haworth ("The Thing") and Ben Procter ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon"), the release said.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci -- the same team behind such big-screen spectacles as "Mission: Impossible," "Star Trek" and "Transformers" -- are producing through their Kurtzman/Orci Paper Products shingle with OddLot Entertainment for Summit Entertainment.
I'm going to remain in the thinking that Meyer just wasn't available to do all the scenes because of his other shows. I'm hoping that its just a switch in casting -- not a switch in story.Those two look like brothers.
Oh, no....
Stilson's surviving evil twin goes on to the Battle School (instead of Achilles), and this time...it's personal.
Maybe...that's what they're doing with Meyer. He's one of the older kids cast, maybe taller. If they want a scary-looking Achilles, Meyer wouldn't be the worst choice.I'm still hoping that there's a secret Achilles casting in there somewhere that they're wanting to keep secret... same with Carlotta. Probably not, though.
If true, that may just mean the movie ends after the final battle. No images of older ender with the hive queen egg.@Jomichael: "@boborci Is your Ender the same age as in the book? How many Enders are you using?”
Roberto Orci [producer]: "sorry, no spoliers this early!"
...? Would it be a spoiler to say, nope, only Asa is playing Ender in the film? ...
Wish I could tell you where I read this, but I believe Archilles is only to be mentioned in the movie. I think it was during casting that I read Bean would be showcased more and with only a mention of Achilles.If true, that may just mean the movie ends after the final battle. No images of older ender with the hive queen egg.@Jomichael: "@boborci Is your Ender the same age as in the book? How many Enders are you using?”
Roberto Orci [producer]: "sorry, no spoliers this early!"
...? Would it be a spoiler to say, nope, only Asa is playing Ender in the film? ...
OR...if it would be a spoiler, maybe its the reverse. Maybe they have an older ender who does just that, and the movie ends like the book does.
Who knows? All I can say is that I'm REALLY excited.
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