‘Ender’s Game’ Trailer Preview Starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, & Ben Kingsley (Plus 12 HD Images)
The first footage from Gavin Hood’s film adaptation of Orson Scott Card‘s classic novel Ender’s Game has been released via a teaser trailer announcement. I typically loathe these “trailers for trailers” but having Harrison Ford say “google” and “youtube” sort of makes it worth it. The five seconds of footage unveiled here looks incredibly impressive and we’ll be able to see the full thing when it gets released May 7. The film centers on an unusually gifted child (Asa Butterfield) who is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion. Ben Kingsley, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, and Abigail Breslin also star. Ender’s Game hits theaters November 1, 2013.
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.