Friday, December 9, 2011

Ben Kingsley To Play Ender's Game

Ben Kingsley is the latest name to join the cast of Summit Entertainment's upcoming big-screen version of Ender's Game . The Hollywood Reporter has word that the Hugo star is in negotiations to play the role of a war hero (likely the novel's Mazer Rackham).

To be directed by Gavin Hood ( Tsotsi , X-Men Origins: Wolverine ), Ender's Game is based on the science fiction novel series by Orson Scott Card, officially described as follows:

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine....

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