Ender’s Game Movie Open Casting Call Continues

Posted on by February 6, 2012

Casting Directors Call Teens and Young Adults

The casting for the Ender’s Game movie is still not over! It has just been announced that there will be another round of casting this Thursday on January 19, 2012. While the parameters for the casting call are widely the same, there are two important differences. Firstly, the age group. Saturday’s open casting call specified ages 10-17, this time the casting call has been broadened to young adults ages 12-21.

To audition, bring  a recent snapshot of yourself between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30 on Thursday January 19, 2012 to the address below (this is the second important change):


St. Bernard Parish Government OfficeParish Council Chambers at
8201 West Judge Perez DrChalmette, LA 70043
You can read the full announcement here. Homeschoolers are still strongly encouraged to audition. In case you missed it, we brought you inside Saturday’s open casting call, click here read about what you can expect for this casting call. You can read a fun tweet for one of the Ender’s Game casting directors below! For more follow our public twitter list for the Ender’s Game movie here.

Let us know if you or someone you know plans on auditioning in the comments!

Shadows in Flight Released Today

Posted on by February 6, 2012

Ender’s Game Sequel Release

Finally, the newest addition to the Enderverse, Shadows in Flight, is released today! Shadows in Flight is not the book which will tie together the Speaker and Shadow Series. Instead, it will be a sequel to Shadow of the Giant. Orson Scott Card remarks, “Now that I’ve written it [Shadows in Flight], I don’t know how I imagined I was ever going to write that final book without having written this one first!” Card also announced that Shadows Alive will be the new title of the final book which will wrap up both the Speaker and Shadow series. Shadows Alive does not have a release date. Here’s the description of Shadows in Flight:

“Shadows in Flight be a sequel to Shadow of the Giant in the Shadow Series. The novel will follow Bean and three of his children into space, where they search for a cure for the giantism that is the price of their genetic enhancement. Near an Earthlike planet, they run into a colony ship from another species, which has a lot of surprises that will change the course of their lives.”

Check out your local bookstore or buy it on Amazon here. Only the hardcover and audiobook are released today. The e-book versions (specifically Kindle and Nook platforms), which will contain multimedia extras not included in the hardcover or audiobook, have a release date longer than a year from now on February 1, 2013 according to Amazon. If Shadows in Flight is not available in your country yet, you can still read the sneak peeks from the first two chapters here.

Edit: From Orson Scott Card’s Facebook page, “If anybody’s watching, Shadows in Flight comes out today. It’s a short novel, but a full story. It introduces Bean’s brilliant children – the ones with the same short-life giantism that gives them savant-like abilities in every area. There’s no ebook for a year, but there’ll be an “enhanced ebook” for Kindle and Nook within a couple of weeks, fully illustrated by Nick Greenwood (and deftly abridged by Jake Black.).”


Edit (again): Macmillan Audio, the publishing company of the Shadows in Flight audiobook was kind enough to give our readers a short preview of the Shadow’s in Flight audiobook. Listen below! Also, for everyone who’s been emailing and searching, we finally know who’s narrating the Shadow’s in Flight audiobook: Stefan Rudnicki and cast. Enjoy!

Inside the Ender’s Game Movie Casting Call

Posted on by February 6, 2012

Casting Directs Seek Homeschooled Students for Battle School

Today there was an open casting call in New Orleans for the Ender’s Game movie. The casting announcement called for “bright and talented kids and teens ages 10-17 of varying ethnic background.” Although picture-taking was not allowed an anonymous person took the picture shown and shared details about the casting processes with us. “Surprisingly, everything moved very quickly. People were allowed in at 10:00, but there were only about 20-25 kids there when the doors opened. However, it ran until 2:00 so many more people probably showed up later. Those who came were directed to the conference room and had to fill out a form with basic information on it. After that, they were led to a row of chairs where they would go down the line getting up and talking to the casting people.”

Our anonymous source also explains that many children who showed up for the open casting call may not be considered. “They were pushing more for homeschool kids (due to the long hours of filming over a large stretch of time), so the children who were were not in homeschool just handed in their form with their picture and were on their way. The others went into another room to have an actual audition in front of the casting people. Everything was very efficiently run and took very little time at all, and the casting people could not have been nicer. Since filming begins in February, I can’t imagine it will be very long before those who attended the open casting call hear back about whether or not they will be involved with the film.”

Best wishes for everyone who answered the casting call today, remember the enemy’s gate is down!

Ender’s Game Movie Production Company Bought

Posted on by February 6, 2012

Summit Bought by Lionsgate

Finally, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment (Ender’s Game movie production company) have closed a huge merger deal, involving $412.5 million in cash and stock and the assumption of Summit’s $500 million debt. Variety reports that the deal was approved Tuesday, but last minute details were not finalized until early Friday morning.

Lionsgate chiefs released a statement saying, “We are uniting two powerful entertainment brands, bringing together two world-class feature film franchises to establish a commanding position in the young adult market, strengthening our global distribution infrastructure and creating a scalable platform that will result in significant and accretive financial benefits to Lionsgate shareholders.” Indeed, with Lionsgate’s new acquisition, the production company will have the market cornered for young adult franchises including the Twilight and Hunger Games franchises and possibly an Ender’s Game franchise.

Some fans may be left wondering if this buyout will impede the production of the Ender’s Game movie which has a tight scheduled release date of March 2013. Summit execs told Variety, “We told them that we’re going to continue to go about their business because we have a lot of films coming,” on what this means for employees and projects currently held by Summit. “We are going to continue to operate Summit day to day and work with Lionsgate on a seamless transition. We are not taking our foot off the pedal.” This is good news for Ender’s Game fans, because it indicates that filming for the Ender’s Game movie will not be delayed, but will begin as scheduled toward the end of February.

Ender’s Game Movie Sequels… Possibly

Posted on by February 6, 2012

Actor’s Father Hints at Sequels

Reportedly, the father of Suraj Pathasarathy (the actor who will play Alai) recently let it slip on Twit.tv‘s live CES (Consumer Electronics Show) coverage that filmmakers are already planning to make the Ender’s Game movie into sequels. Speaking to Leo Laporte, and unknowingly live, the father of Suraj Partha said (again reportedly, follow up to come) “between you and me, it’s slated for more than one film.”

Of course rumors over sequels for the Ender’s Game movie have been swirling around for some time. Both Tor (Ender’s Game publisher) and Deadline have speculated that Summit Entertainment originally picked up Ender’s Game with the purpose of building a money-making franchise to rival Lionsgate’s Hunger Games franchise. Now, with Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate headed for a $700 million merger deal, a sequel or sequels to the Ender’s Game movie would benefit both parties.

Of course, there is no official word on any Ender’s Game sequels. If Twit.tv makes this netcast with Suraj Partha’s father available, we’ll be sure share the link! Which sequel or sequels would you most like to see on the big screen, Ender’s Shadow or Speaker for the Dead? Thanks Rob for the tip!

Ender’s Game Open Casting Call

Posted on by February 6, 2012
Calling For Kids 10-17

It’s what so many fans have been waiting for… an open casting call has just been announced for the Ender’s Game movie! Read the casting call below:

“Ender’s Game open casting call being held at the Hilton Garden Inn located in the Warehouse District of New Orleans on Saturday, January 14th from 11am to 3pm. 

Alexis Allen, in association with Batherson Casting, are seeking bright and talented kids and teens ages 10-17 of varying ethnic background for the feature film production of Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game”; based on one of the most famous science fiction novels of the last 40 years. We will be filming in New Orleans from February 2nd through the end of June 2012, providing those selected with up to 8 weeks of work. 

To be considered, please come to the open call this weekend, located at the adress below between 11am and 3pm 

Hilton Garden Inn
1001 South Peters St
New Orleans 70130 

Please also bring a recent 4×6 picture of yourself. Homeschooled students are especially encouraged, because of the work duration during school hours. 

We are very excited to be filming here in New Orleans and know that the talented youth of this great city will make this production a shining success! Those who are selected will have the adventure of a lifetime and become part of science fiction cinema history!! We look forward to hearing from you and working together!”

Anyone planning on going to the open casting call? Leave it in the comments!
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Battle School Army Insignia

Posted on by March 2, 2012

A little information: I created the Dragon Army first and I put it on a t-shirt and wore it to an Card book signing in 2000. When he saw it, he loved it and ended up asking me to create the other 3 logos then he licensed these images from me to sell on the Hatrack Site!

Credit: Darian, click here

Bugger Designer Added to Ender’s Game Movie

Posted on by February 6, 2012
Photo Credit

Tommy Summers is “Creature Designer”

Via IMDb, the Ender’s Game art department has added a new crew member under the title “Creature Designer.” For those familiar with Ender’s Game, this information undoubtedly pertains to the buggers. The man in charge of designing the buggers for the film will be Tully Summers. He has worked on other similar projects, including: Avatar, Men in Black III, Cowboys & Aliens and Star Trek. You can read his full credits here. Thank you, Stephen Sywak for the tip!

How do you hope the buggers will be designed in the Ender’s Game movie?