Have you guys ever heard of a novel called ENDER’S GAME? Chances are you have. ENDER’S GAME is the popular 1985 sci-fi novel from Orson Scott Card that’s been trying to get to the big screen for a while now. Our last update on that shite was actually back in September.
Well obviously things went quiet on the project and today The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog is bringing it back to life! Apparently Gavin Hood is still set to adapt and direct the popular novel but this time he’s got super-producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (“Lost”, STAR TREK) producing along with OddLot Entertainment’s Gigi Pritzker.
The project was shopped around yesterday to several different studios including Warner Bros., Disney and Sony. Though either Warners or DreamWorks are expected to snatch this one up it’s still anybody’s game, no pun intended.
The 1985 novel is set in a future where the Earth is under attack by an insect-like race and mankind has created a battle school to train fighting forces. In this environment enters Ender Wiggin, a kid who is tormented by bullies and an older brother but proves to be a master at a three-dimensional, zero-gravitity laser tag-like game. That sets him on a path as a possible savior of the human race.
So what do you guys think? Are you ready for an ENDER’S GAME adaptation? More meetings are scheduled this week regarding the project so be sure to keep it here for updates as they come our way!
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