Everyone talks about actors, but what about directors. Which director do ya'll think can do the movie and make you feel the way you do when you read the book? I say Spielberg. Because this movie is like the combination of many of his movies. 1st encounters of the 3rd kind, ET, saving private ryan, jaws(because we don't ever see too much of the shark but its the idea that he's there, it's how imagine the buggers being portrayed)
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I think it would be cool to see Alfonso Cuaron or Terry Gilliam give it a go around. But I don't think that's very likely.
And I'm not sure Gilliam or Card would be very interested in the idea of him directing.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Spielberg reportedly wanted to change the story so that no one dies. Though Spielberg has gone for "darker" stories lately, so who knows.
Posted by julianD (Member # 10450) on :
the guy that did serenity i think his name is joss Weaton or something like that. spielberg i think would be a bad choice.
Posted by @needs (Member # 10685) on :
I Like the idea of Joss Whedon, He is artistic and knows how to tell a story through film. He made Firefly and Serenity feel like you watched a homemade film. I have not seen Buffy the Vampire slayer( which is also a Joss production) so I can only review him from Firefly and Serenity.
Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :
Welcome to hatrack, @needs. Posted by @needs (Member # 10685) on :
Thanks for the welcome! I hope for rockin discussions!
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Michael Bay would make Ender's Game the most action packed summer blockbuster of 2010.
I'm a big fan of Christopher Nolan. He would bring the dark reality in EG that will likely be ignored by other directors.
Bryan Singer is my first pick. I think he has the capability to undertake EG and make it work.
Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
Brian Singer should never be allowed to make a movie about any character anyone cares about ever, ever again.
Let him make his own movies with his own people. Don't ever, ever, ever run the risk of what he'll do with any character anyone has any pre-existing feelings for.
Ever.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Card is not a fan of Spielberg's work so I doubt he will do it. Though I must say NOBODY can get the performances out of child actors that Spielberg gets.
Posted by skeptical scientist (Member # 10369) on :
I thought there already was a director? IMDB lists Wolfgang Petersen as director, but I don't know if that is a sure thing or subject to change. What's the latest on the movie? I couldn't seem to find any definite current sources of info that I considered trustworthy. Has OSC finished the script?
Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
It's no longer at Warner Bros., which means Wolfgang Peterson is no longer attached. So at this point, the movie's sort of back to where it was before Warner and Wolfgang got attached, except that there are apparently now some better Card-pen scripts than there were last time.
At least that's how I understand it.
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
I'm trying to figure out which Bryan Singer movie ruined a character you cared about, Doc.
The Usual Suspects and Apt Pupil were great.
X-men and X-2 were respectable, and worlds better than X-3.
Superman Returns was much, much better than expected.
Maybe Singer ruined the X-men characters or Superman for you, Doc? I tend to think he made them much more real and alive than the comic books. Maybe we just disagree?
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Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
Superman Returns was only much, much better than expected if you expected Superman to lie very, very still for two hours.
Instead, that only a key part of the climax!
I think, under those circumstances, the movie might have been exciting.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
Peter Jackson doing low-budget splatter. If we can't get Kubrick back from the dead, that's the best all time directing style. It also solves the problem of who would play Bean. Use a discusting puppet-monster. I'd pay double to see that.
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
I've seen people complain about Superman Returns, but I liked it better than all the old ones I definitely wouldn't blame Singer for Brandon Routh's amateur performance, if that's the problem. I thought the script, cinematography, and acting were all great.
Posted by Salsa (Member # 10530) on :
I think there's another thread about this. Not sure. I was also thinking Michael Bay but then I realized he can't do long talking scenes. He wants a lot of action but 70% of Ender's Game is talking. But then there's Ender's Shadow....
Also, I'm not watching it if Peter Jackson directs it. I'm not sitting through a 42 hour movie.
Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :
Speilberg would be the worst thing that could happen to the Ender's Game movie...
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tara: Speilberg would be the worst thing that could happen to the Ender's Game movie...
Both Lucas and Chris Columbus would be worse.
Posted by naledge (Member # 392) on :
I make my pitch for Steve Zaillian.
That is all
-nal
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
quote:Also, I'm not watching it if Peter Jackson directs it. I'm not sitting through a 42 hour movie.
C'mon... even if Bean was played by this guy?
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
I think George Lucas should direct, write, and produce it.
*runs*
Posted by otterk10 (Member # 10463) on :
The only chance the EG movie will work is if Christopher Nolan is directing. Unfortunately, we'll probably have to wait until he is finished with the Batman series.
By the way, Has Nolan shown any interest in EG?
Posted by Salsa (Member # 10530) on :
quote:Originally posted by vonk:
quote:Also, I'm not watching it if Peter Jackson directs it. I'm not sitting through a 42 hour movie.
Haha. He'd be perfect.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
Wow, that's exactly what I pictured Bean looking like! Sign Jackson up, but give him just a thousand dollars for the budget. It'll be like "Design on a Dime"--blockbuster style!
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