Thursday, December 22, 2011

Breslin, Ford Play Games With Gavin Hood

Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") and Harrison Ford have officially joined Gavin Hood's sci-fi film, Ender's Game says THR.


Based upon author Orson Scott Card's book the tale follows Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin, (Hugo Cabret star Asa Butterfield) a bullied young boy who turns out to be a master military strategist.

Breslin will play the older sister of Wiggin "True Grit" actress Hailee Steinfeld is set to play the lone female in the child army who develops a relationship with Wiggin. Ben Kingsley is gonna play a legendary war hero presumed to be long dead. Ford will play the Colonel Hyrum Graff, the commander of training at elite boys' military academy. 17 year old Canadian actor Brendan Meyer will play Stilson, Ender’s classmate who taunted him during ground school.

Hood wrote the adapted script and will helm.

Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman Lynn Hendee Gigi Pritzker and Linda McDonough are producing the pic

Production set to start in February with a 2013 release date.

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