Now I originally read this book when I was ironically 6 years old. My friend who was 10 gave it to me to read in the hospital i was sick alot while young. Now this book has had a huge influence on my life and I love it alot. But nough of that it was just for emphasis on why I wanna know.
Anyone have any ideas on actual movie plans, such as auditions, current casting, ect. I'm 17 currently and would fit in absolutly no way. Though I'm curious so if anyone has any info drop it cause it's good to know.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
just hit the link on the home page. That article at Fresco has all the updates.
Or, for a shorter answer, nothing is happening yet. The script is being revamped and written at the moment.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
The easy answer is that they won't be casting for a looooong time. They may have perspective characters planned out, but nothing will be concrete for a while.
The movie is still in its infancy as far as production goes. Yes, a movie that has sat on the drawing board can still be in it's infancy. In fact many films die where 'Ender's Game' is sitting now. They still don't have a final script done. After they do finish the script, they will start plotting their shoots (times of day, camera angles, filters, lenses, composition, backdrops etc.). Then they'll start to look for people to fill the roles, biggest (Ender) to smallest (the guy that walks down the street and says "Hello"). They won't ask for extra's until a few months before they start shooting (which is where you might fit in).
With that said, good luck on getting on-set. Let us know if anything pans out.
Posted by Locke%Hegemon@polnet.gov (Member # 6244) on :
I heard that the boy that played Anakin Skywalker was going to play Ender but keep in mind this could be unconfirmed information i havent had time to check around so much lately as with trying to balance between all the stuff in my life but still i cant for this movie to come out im know it is highly anticipated and im sure with OSC working on the script in will no doubt be an award winning movie as following in the footsteps the books have made for the movie to walk in...
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
No, sorry. Haley Joel Osmont is going to play Ender.
Ni!
Posted by The Wiggin (Member # 5020) on :
You mean you don't think a 17yr old could pass as 10 or so? DARN! jk
[ February 26, 2004, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: The Wiggin ]
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I love this side of the forum.
I feel grounded here because nothing will ever change.
I think that the day the film is finally cast will be a sad day indeed. This side of the forum won't be nearly as stable and helpful to me in my life. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to deal with that.
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
The day the movie comes out will be the day we argue over who will play the Riberia family in the sequel. Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
I think if there's going to be another movie made, it would make more sense to follow the ES line. They'd already have a lot of the actors, and by then they would probably all be the perfect ages. Maybe whoever plays Ender would be pretty old by the time they get back to SFTD, so they could just use him again, if he's good enough and willing to do it. So I think we'll really be arguing over who's going to be playing Volescu. (I think I spelled that horribly wrong.)
Posted by TheClone (Member # 6141) on :
I think Sean Penn could be dirtied up enough to make a nice Volescu (following the other guys spelling)
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
They will go back in time and hire Haley Joe Osment from several years ago to play Ender. It must be! He IS Ender!! Or rather, he was...
quote: I think Sean Penn could be dirtied up enough to make a nice Volescu (following the other guys spelling)
He'd ham it up waaaaay too much.
Posted by Bean Counter (Member # 6001) on :
I can see where it would be critical to cast Ender late, at least early Ender, after all a couple of years is a big difference in those first ten. If they do the story right and don't make ender out to be an overnight success.
I think Russel Crow would make a good Mazar, and a good Graff might be Stevan Segal or John Travolta. (they get fat too!) BC
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
I think we are all underestimating the power of the director in a situation that has the majority of the rolls as children. Fact is, kids are very adaptable. When given a roll, most kids will produce the character very poorly. When a director cares about the film and cares that the children do a good job, he can actually pull the child-actors into their characters and make them actually believe that they are that person.
I'll site the movie ET as an example. If you've ever watched a documentary on the behind the scenes action. You've no doubt seen Drew Barrymore crying between scenes. Steven Speilberg pushed her and made her believe that she was her character and made Drew believe that ET was real. In her mind she was never acting. If the director for Ender's Game is good at that aspect of directing, then any child will do.
[ March 01, 2004, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: scottneb ]
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
quote:I think Russel Crow would make a good Mazar, and a good Graff might be Stevan Segal or John Travolta. (they get fat too!)
::vomits::
::repeatedly::
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
I want to be Ender.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I want to be the battle school teacher who got in trouble because Bean stole his logon.
Posted by gwan (Member # 6194) on :
SEAN CONEREY as Mazer Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I liked that Oscar opening sequence where Billy Crystal plays everybody. Though I didn't quite understand the significance of the outfit he was wearing in the "Finding Nemo" segments.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
Can I be Petra? Please? I'm only about 6 or 8 years too old! I think I'd settle for handing cups of coffee to the make-up artist for the extras if it meant I could see the set and meet everyone.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
My vote for Mazer goes to Ben Kingsley.
As for me, can I be random-person-walking-down-the-corridor-on-Eros? It's about all I'm fit to play, anyway. I can't act, but my walking skills are just fine.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
quote: I'll site the movie ET as an example. If you've ever watched a documentary on the behind the scenes action. You've no doubt seen Drew Barrymore crying between scenes. Steven Speilberg pushed her and made her believe that she was her character and made Drew believe that ET was real. In her mind she was never acting. If the director for Ender's Game is good at that aspect of directing, then any child will do.
How creepy is that??? But I guess Drew Barrymore ended up turning out... fairly OK...
Posted by I.Want.To.Be.Peter (Member # 6544) on :
Ender.......................................Jake Lloyd (front runner; confirmed), Haley Joel Osment (second in line; people's choice)
Mazar Rachman.........................Will Smith (rumored), Sean Connery (wild hope and speculation)
Graff........................ ............... Tom Berenger (rumored),
[ May 13, 2004, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: I.Want.To.Be.Peter ]
Posted by T.J. (Member # 6267) on :
WAIT major anderson was female?!!!!
quote:I think Russel Crow would make a good Mazar
ummm how bout not, we dont want the bisexuall ruining a perfectly good movie.
Posted by gwan (Member # 6194) on :
Sean connery (sp?) as Mazer... Russel crow is too younge and too good looking. not grey enough.
and t.j could you possibly be more offensive if you tried?
Posted by msquared (Member # 4484) on :
I.want.to.be.Peter,
Where do you get your information?
Both of the actors you mention are too old for the role. Osmet in in his teens now. Llyod was the front runner 5 years or so ago but he is also too old now, or will be by the time the movie gets made.
In his last book tour OSC said that the kids who will star in the movie may not have been born yet. Or they may just be toddlers.
msquared
Posted by St. Yogi (Member # 5974) on :
Jake Lloyd is 15 and Haley Joel Osment is 16. Way, way too old.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
The Rock should play Bean.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
mph!!!!
Posted by Ryan Hart (Member # 5513) on :
I wanna be Peter when he takes over the world. I'm a little old, but not unreasonably so if they hurry.
Posted by cRaZy ToM (Member # 6474) on :
whoh can WGP CUT as characters..as in not important.... Maybe Stilson......but they r all important
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
they can't CUT stilton! that would be nasty and wrong. audiences would not approve.
Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
Am I the only who who finds the Rock to be a rediculously terrible actor...
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
I think with judicious use of forced perspective, that mr. portabella head is right. The Rock could make a pretty convincing Bean.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
quote:Am I the only who who finds the Rock to be a rediculously terrible actor...
Yes, as all of us think he's a FABULISTIC actor and are seriously pushing to get him cast as Bean.
4 serious.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I think Pat's two-year-old, Dustin, should play Ender. By the time they're ready to start filming, he'll be old enough for the part. And his eyes kind of look like Haley Joel Osment's.
Posted by wheresanne (Member # 6550) on :
has anyone seen Love Actually?
I was floored by the boy who plays "Sam" -- the credits say he's Thomas Sangster.
Just watch it, you'll see -- He is Ender
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
Kabederlin, that's why I like him, because he's so bad he's funny. In Walking Tall I think he finally realized he only gets hired for his fame so he doesn't need to bother with that pointless acting anymore.
Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
I guess maybe I'm just biased against Pro Wrestling...
And for Mazer. In the book he had to be in at least his fifties. I'm too lazy to go back and double check but just doing the math... Will Smith or the Rock would also not fit for those parts. An older guy would be more suitable. Also one that might appear to be weak. Not so muscular like The Rock. Ender underestimated the old man, didn't he? If Chris Farly were around we'd have a perfect Graff... Lol. Just Kidding. But that'd be awesome to watch.
[ June 06, 2004, 10:04 AM: Message edited by: Kabederlin ]
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
Do you think 14 is too old to be Carn Carby?
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I've already been cast as Graff. Apparently you all missed the ad for the open casting call on the front page.
Sorry guys.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
I can't stand Steven Seagal. I don't think he should have the title "actor" in any shape or form. *barf* And the Rock? ew.....
Do you guys actually like these people in films?
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Mazer has so many great options. Danny Glover or Morgan Freeman would be my faves. Is Louis Gossett Jr still acting? He'd be good, too.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
Ender should be black.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
That wouldn't bother me at all. I don't think that he *should*, but he *could*.
Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :
If he were still alive, I would cast Andre the Giant as Bean. I'm sure that, because of his great acting skills, he would be able to play the role convincingly.
How about Robin Williams as Mazar?
How about Whoopi Goldberg as Valentine?
Alan Rickman has the personality to make a great Peter. Put a little make up on him and he could be a lot younger!
Since we now have a black Val and a white Peter, I think we now need an oriental Ender. How about Jackie Chan? All of the makers of his unrealistic movies already make it seem like he can fly on his jumps; this already qualifies him for the battle rooms.
Posted by Camber (Member # 6154) on :
Danny Elfman needs a part. Maybe as the government guy who gets on his knees in the final battle scene. Either that or he could do the music. I want "Only a Lad" on the soundrack.
[ June 10, 2004, 02:19 AM: Message edited by: Camber ]
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Hugo Weaving needs to play Colonel Graff. Why?
"Major Anderson, I've been expecting you..."
*that's* why.
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
Weaving would do well in any age-(or ageless)-appropriate role. He's demonstrated that over and over.
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
quote:The day the movie comes out will be the day we argue over who will play the Riberia family in the sequel.
You're not thinking like Holywood. The next movie will be Shadow of the Hegemon. Kidnaping, murder and war always outsell theological discussions and planting trees... Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
That's right.. A movie with Peter in it is pure gold.
-Sir Montague
Posted by chrysophylax (Member # 6630) on :
Mazer Rackham- Ron Rifkin, who plays "Arvin Sloan" on Alias. note the deep-set eyes and rugged, ugly features Rifkin
oh, and that lloyd kid? terrible choice. ive never seen someone more ill-suited for the role.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Yes you have. Dwaye Johnson, AKA The Rock, is slightly more ill-suited for the role.
As are Jim Carrey and Julie Andrews.
[ June 21, 2004, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by chrysophylax (Member # 6630) on :
julie andrews?
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
*flashes back to the original Bedazzled*
Ooo! Ooo! I have one! Lou Ferrigno!
Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
While we're at it we should add Sean Connery in there somewhere...
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
I have one thing to say....
Elijah wood = Bean
Hes already used to playing small characters, and hes got that innnicent look to him.
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
You're still joking, right? Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
We're all hoping so...
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
david bowie as mazer? eh?
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Of course I was joking. Elijah Wood? Are you kidding me?
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
Johnny Depp as the Voice of Jane?
Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
David Bowie... Now thats awesome...
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
forrest whitaker as Graff? *think pauses and facial expressions*
eh?
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Now where does Tom Cruise end up in this mess of a cast we have put together?
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
grooming the queen bugger (voiced by nicole kidman), obviously.
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
Nonono! He's Human!
Posted by Sweet William (Member # 5212) on :
When I first saw The Good Son, I thought that Elijah Wood and Mcally Culkin would have been excellent as Ender and Peter, respectively. Alas, it is not to be.
The Rock = Petra
Can we please just put Rosie O'donnel to sleep? She is the last person I want to see in this movie.
I need to be cast as the new Hagrid. I'm really buffing up these days.
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Aha! i've got it Tom Cruise=Bonzo
[ June 23, 2004, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: Little_Doctor ]
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
I would have thought Culkin and Wood would have made a better Peter-Valentine combo
Cruise=Sister Carlotta?
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
eh. I figure Streep's got the Sis bit down. Not too much to work with there.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Cruise= The Giant
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
I think it would seem that his nose would distract Ender from attacking the eye...
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Doesnt he hit Bonzo in the nose? I still think Cruise is Bonzo.
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
No, I don't think he'd be a good bad guy. We'll see how Collateral works out...
Posted by B-HAX (Member # 6640) on :
Malcom McDowell for Graff! I always pictured him when reading it.
Haley Joel Osment would have been good 5 years ago, but by the time this thing makes it to shooting he'll be collecting social security. Best to hold off on Ender and pick some no name uber kid. But if it started shooting tommorow, Id go with Rory Culkin which I believe has already been said
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
hmm... I like the way you think!
try this on for size:
Bob Saget = Graff ?
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
For cripes sake.. Owen Wilson would be Ender of course, and Jackie Chan would play Bean.. and the movie would be turned into a comedy and the age level would be adults, and while 'Owender' makes fun of the little laser guns and the tight spandex, 'Jackie Bean' would be doing all the real work.. using his ninja moves on all those buggers and such.. duh..
~Sir Montague
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
And then a Piggie would be in Ender's trunk when goes to Lusitania! It's perfect!
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Oh, and Keanu Reeves as Alai. I have no reasoning for this.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
I'm thinking Robert Redford as Mazer. He has that gruffness, and he'd be old enough by the time the movie comes out. Or maybe Harrison Ford...
Ok whats everyone got against Russel Crowe? The guys an AWESOME actor! Ever watched Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind in quick succession? I went through all of a A Beautiful Mind with our realizing it was him!
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
quote: and the movie would be turned into a comedy
If your gonna make it a comedy you gotta have WIll Ferrell in there somewhere...Peter?
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Heh.. Will Ferrel could either be, Wormmy-Wiggle-Butt.. or Valentine..
But Peter.. he'd have to be played by, like.. Antonio Banderez.. or Seth Green.. or.. hmm.. me! of course..
And Mazer would be played by Arnold.. "I blow you up Mr. aliens. I squish your tentacles with my massive mussskles.." - I am never going to be a casting director..
~Sir Montague
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
John Ritter would have made a good Major Anderson (in company with Saget as Graff)
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
Will Ferrel as a totally made up character that's just around the whole time. That would be awesome.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
at fallow
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
edward james olmos as... the father of the wunderkind trio?
*slaps forehead in wonderment*
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
Don't you mean in wunder?
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
why?
maybe. I'm not sure I follow.
Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :
It was a joke. Wunderkind.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
It made me laugh. "blunder" or "dunder" would have made me laugh harder, but... *prolonged sigh* what can you do?
Posted by Achilles_de_Flandres (Member # 6672) on :
The Big Stars:
Elijah Woods - Ender Verne Troyer - Bean Antonio Banderas - Bonzo Rowan Atkinson - Rose de Nose Michael Clark - Graff Sean Connery - Mazer Dakota Fanning - Valentine Haley Joel Osment - Peter Hugo Weaving - Buggers
In the event of not having enough money for Big Stars, we call these people:
Ender - a Potato Bean - a String bean Bonzo - a Carrot Rose de Nose - a Rose Graff - a Tub of Butter Mazer - a Moldy Slice of Bread Valentine - an Apple Peter - a Lemon Buggers - Cheerios
In the event of not having enough money for veggies, fruits, a rose, butter, bread, or cheerios, we call George Bush to play them all.
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How creepy is that??? But I guess Drew Barrymore ended up turning out... fairly OK...
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