At a book signing last night (12/19) OSC said that the problem he is having with Warner Brothers is that the executives think that a hero has to be in danger or trying to save a loved one. It's not enough to save the world, he has to be motivated to save the woman he loves.
OSC gave the example of the movie The Rock, Nic Cage's character was trying to save San Francisco but at the end his girlfriend was in the city and that was his motivation for stopping the biological weapon. Card says that he refuses to let them add an artifical plot device like that. So the movie will not be made anytime soon and not by Warner Bro. He said that he will look for another studio or seek indipendent finance.
Jeez. I apologize if this has already been addressed. I know Mr. Card said something along the lines that he'll only talk about official things concerning the movie, but this is so believable about Warner Brothers that I'm inclined to believe it is true until told otherwise.
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Everyone who has read and liked the book would see the movie, I have to believe, and none of us had a problem with the fact that there isn't a girl to save.
It's sci-fi, and sci-fi geeks are a bit more versatile than that. The real disappointment is how stupid Warner Brothers apparently thinks we all are.
Sometimes I wonder though. Look at the last few years of sports movies. The "We are Marshall" "Remember the Titans" "Miracle" "Whatever that one with the black kids playing basketball in texas was" etc etc. Even when they are true stories, they are all the SAME story. Adversity + Perserverence = Box Office $$$$.
I don't know if I am more mad at them for thinking we're stupid enough to keep paying to watch the same movie, or if I'm mad at everyone who actually buys into it. If we keep letting them do the same things over and over, we'll never get anything new, either because they don't want to take the risk, or because they think this is the only thing that actually will work.
Maybe a few box office flops using their same old formulaic plot generators will give them a wake up call.
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We need to create an online Enders Game movie fund that starts here and floats through the internet. There has got to be enough people who want to see it made in the right way.
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I'm sure OSC gave those examples of what some people in the past have wanted to do with Ender's Game -- but those particular problems have NOT surfaced at Warner. Partly because things like having a love interest are basically forbidden by the contract. So, I'm afraid the original poster may have misinterpreted what OSC said.
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quote:Originally posted by kacard: I'm sure OSC gave those examples of what some people in the past have wanted to do with Ender's Game -- but those particular problems have NOT surfaced at Warner. Partly because things like having a love interest are basically forbidden by the contract. So, I'm afraid the original poster may have misinterpreted what OSC said.
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