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Benioff and Weiss To Write Ender's Game Script
nighthawk127127 writes "According to the Fresco Pictures website, David Benioff (writer of the screenplay for Troy) has been signed on by Warner Brothers to write the script for the movie adaptation of Ender's Game. Rumors of the Ender's Game movie have been circulating for a long time now, but this is the first time in a while we've gotten some definite information. The movie will be a combination of Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card." Well, gosh, with Troy under his belt, all my concerns about the movie sucking are straight out! *cough*
David Benioff?
My heart soars like a brick.
Cloned foods give the statement "We had that last week!" a whole new meaning.
gee... i can't remember the last time a good book was looking like it was going to be made into a not so good movie.
the rather shocked expression on the face by the posting.
I heard OSC talking about this years ago... at the time, I believe he had written a script, was circulating it, wanted Jake Lloyd (Anakin) to play Ender
As long as they get Hayden Christensen to play Ender in the sequel movie Speaker for the Dead, I have no problem with this.
Now all of you OSC geeks will suffer for endlessly bugging us to read your sacred texts! *cackle*
All kings is mostly rapscallions. -Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
He can do for Ender what he did for the Illiad. It was nice to see someone get the whole Achilles-switching-sides-and-joining-the-Trojans thing right for a change.
I have the following concerns/predictions:
1. The ages of the characters will be upped by 5 or so years because the film execs won't think that people would find 5 year olds killing each other kosher. Ender will be 10+ years old in the beginning, almost guaranteed.
2. The actor. There are few actors that could pull off the role of Ender. Haley Joel Osmont is the closest I can think of, but he's been getting older ("I see dead kittens") and would probably have a beard by the time this films.
3. Peter.
4. Conglomeration of enemies. Will Achille be combined with other baddies? This might not be bad, but if Bean and Ender both come from the same elementary school, that might be a little too pat. I understand that the story must be pruned to fit in 16:9, but I worry...
The final worry: The ending. So many people have read the book, will they use the same ending? I've seen other movies from books where, to get a new emotional response or 'gotcha', the ending was changed from what you expect. The original ending is powerful and chilling (namely, the disposition of the final simulations), who knows what screenwriters the caliber of those who wrote Troy will produce?
Here's my nightmare:
MAZER: Ender, the bugger fighters are almost on me!
ENDER: No! They've taken away the woman I love, they won't take away my teacher too!
MAZER: Ender, (blasting noises in the background, static) there's something I haven't told you. I am.... your father.
ENDER: Noooooooooooo!
MAZER: Tell Valentine and Peter I loved them!
(scene of Mazer's snub fighter being destroyed while doing the trench run on the Formic mothership that is approaching Earth)
ENDER: NOOOOOOOOOO!
(A Formic fighter pulls up behind Ender, whos ship has been damaged. Just as he is about to die, the fighter explodes and the shuttle that brought him to the Battle school descends into the picture)
(radio): Hey Ender, thought you could use some help.
ENDER: Valentine? Is that you?
VALENTINE: It's me, and I brought some help.
PETER: Hey Andrew, you were right. Let's blow this thing and go home.
ENDER: Ayeeeeee! (fires D.R. Device)
I mean, what's the struggle for equal treatment under the law when there's a possible mediocre Sci Fi movie in the offing?
I can't wait.
Mazer: "Get up!"
Ender: "I just got to sleep."
Mazer: "Get up NOW! You're on!"
Cut to battle room. Other kids are there. All are tired. Lots of lights (two colours) are on the display.
Ender rattles off some coordinates. Other kids rattle off coordinates. Lights blink out. All kids rattle off more coordinates. Finally, only one colour lights are left.
Mazer: "Congratulations. You've won again."
Other kids look at Ender with a mix of sympathy and admiration.
Cut to Ender's sleeping quarters.
Mazer: "Get up!"
Ender: "Those weren't games. I was killing the Buggers! Nooooooooooooo!"
Ender slaps both hands to his face
I'm predicting maximum suckage.
Why wouldn't you want to see it? If troy's anything to go by I personally I can't wait to see it.
What exactly is Ender's Game anyway? A game of some sort I presume?
I would think that the condition should be easily detectable. --A medical professional should be hired to follow the process of making a screen play proposal along its natural path. Each time somebody says, "No, No! The public doesn't want a screen play written in close parallel to an amazingly popular book which was practically written in movie format to begin with! No! Listen to my small ego! Listen to MEEEE! We have to completely change things around!"
Then simply have the brain-damaged individual put all of his desk things into a cardboard box and walk him kindly to the exit.
Repeat the process until all the brain damage has been detected and burned away, (fired).
The practice of medicine and film making ought to naturally go hand in hand, I think.
-FL
Anyone else think that his "wiping out all the buggers" plotline is just a little too obvious?
I'll turn into a supernova and burn up everything. Well I'll turn into a black little hole and you'll turn into string.
You know, when someone obsesses over homosexuality that much, it's pretty obvious what's going on. :)
somebody hand me the Spoiler Stick, this guy needs a whackin'
// I will show you fear in a handful of jellybeans.
In case you haven't seen Troy (or even if you have), go here and read Troy in 15 minutes
There is also a Van Helsing in 15 minutes as well, if you like this sort of thing.
I should warn you though, don't drink anything that will burn your nose while you read these...
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my monitor is still dirty