Briefly: Following yesterday’s new poster (and trailer for today’s trailer), Summit Entertainment has released a new theatrical trailer for this Winter’s Ender’s Game.
The preview features plenty of new footage, even giving us a glimpse of the first Bugger War, but I’m still having the same problem as I did with the previous footage. No, not Harrison Ford sounding bored beyond belief (though there’s that too): the “game” simply looks too real. The (spoiler) emotional impact at the end of the film will simply be non-existent because the viewer will easily forget that it was ever supposed to be a simulation. That revelation is what made the book memorable, and I’m just not sure how things will turn out with this adaptation.
That’s my take anyways, what’s yours? Watch the new trailer below, and let us know if you’re excited! Ender’s Game hits theatres on November 1st!
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.