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Friday, February 17, 2012

Trio Joins Ender's Game

Nonso Anozie Stevie Ray Dallimore and Andrea Powell have joined Gavin Hood's sci-fi epic "Ender's Game" says Deadline.


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.

Anozie will play Sergeant Dap while Dallimore and Powell will play Ender's parents.

Abigail 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. Harrison Ford will play the Colonel Hyrum Graff, the commander of training at elite boys' military academy. Canadian actor Brendan Meyer will play Stilson, Ender’s classmate who taunted him during ground school. Oscar-nominated "The Help" actress Viola Davis will play a military psychologist who oversees the emotional welfare of young trainees. She also helps design the games that test their skills and resilience.

Hood wrote the adapted script and will helm.

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

Production starts this month in New Orleans with a 2013 release date.

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