This movie depends on the ability of two actors to essentially transform into Ender and Bean. Without good actors, OSC can just forget about his little hollywood project.
I'm all for this movie, but Card has to find good actors, or the movie fails. I am interested to see if he pulls it off. As for me, i would rather it remain a good book, the movie will never be able to accurately show all the angles of the book. The book succeeded because of the great storyline. If the movie fails, it will be because of OSC's bad casting.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
I think they have casting agents do the casting.
If the movie sucks it will be because of a bad script. I don't think the script will suck.
Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Don't worry. I hear Jake Lloyd is on board. Posted by Bk992004 (Member # 9407) on :
quote:Originally posted by Princess Leah: Don't worry. I hear Jake Lloyd is on board.
Thank God Haley Joel Osmet is too old for the role... That kid irritates the crap out of me.
Posted by Pinky (Member # 9161) on :
"Thank God Haley Joel Osmet is too old for the role... That kid irritates the crap out of me."
Exactly! And Jake Lloyd is already too old, too. He would have been at the right age when he played Anakin Skywalker, but now...? By the way, how old IS he? 12?
They'll possibly cast thousands of children between 5 and 8, and we won't know any of them from previous productions. And there are quite a few talented children in the world, they 'only' have to be found. I'm sure, the casting team will succeed, if only because they MUST!
It gives me the shivers when I think of those so-called child actors in sitcoms, though , but there's still hope. For example those kids in "Signs" (Kieran Culkin and the girl that played Bo). Very good casting.
I'd love to see kind of a River Phoenix-clone in the role of Ender, if only because I love this Chris Chambers- character in "The Body".
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
I vote Johnathan Taylor Thomas. He will be forever young in my mind.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Writers don't cast big budget movies.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Ender will be completely CGI.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I thought Angelina Jolie was on board for Ender.
[ June 04, 2006, 11:57 PM: Message edited by: MrSquicky ]
Posted by Aryei (Member # 9025) on :
No, Angelina will adopt Ender. And Alai, and Bernard, and all the little Battle School Launchies. She'll collect the whole set, a vertiable UN family to round-out the globetrotting tots she's already tagged :-D.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
Wait...so Angelina is playing Graff?
Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
While we're at it, why don't we change Ender into a girl too.
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, but there's still hope. For example those kids in "Signs" (Kieran Culkin and the girl that played Bo). Very good casting.