Harrison Ford Formally Joins 'Ender's Game'

After days of teasing, Harrison Ford has formally signed onto "Ender's Game," Odd Lot's sci-fi film adaptation from the novel by Orson Scott Card. Abigail Breslin has additionally became a member of the development.InchHugo" actor Asa Butterfield is starring within the pic (Hailee Steinfeld and Ben Kingsley will also be aboard), occur the next in which the Earth is under attack by aninsect-like race and mankind has produced a fight school to coach fightingforces. Within this atmosphere makes its way into Ender Wiggin (Butterfield), a child who's tormented bybullies as well as an older brother but turns out to be an expert at athree-dimensional, zero-gravity laser tag-like game. That sets him on apath just as one messiah from the people.Ford will have the "Commander of coaching for that Worldwide Fleet," heading the academy. He spots Ender's potential and pushes him to become the callous annihilator the commander so frantically needs him to become.The boarding of Ford, last observed in "Cowboys & Aliens," provides the project the title actor anchor it's been searching for. With Breslin, who'll play Ender's sister, the project now has a trio of strong rising teen stars.Gavin Hood ("X-Males Roots: Wolverine") is pointing as well as authored the script. Alex Kurtzmanand Roberto Orci are creating together with Gigi Pritzker and Linda McDonough ofOddLot Entertainment. Card and Lynn Hendee will also be creating.The film is eying a Feb start. Summit may be the domestic distributor and it is co-financing. Digital Domain is another financial partner within the movie. The Hollywood Reporter