Ender’s Game is one of those popular young adult books that I never around to reading as a kidbut with a big screen adaptation on the way, I’ll be able to discover what all the fuss is about. 70 years after an alien race attacked Earth and nearly destroyed everything that we know, the human race has decided to train child soldiers in an effort to subvert the enemy’s expectations and conquer them.

Directed by Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), this first trailer for Ender’s Game seems to really be repping the Academy-friendly cast as nearly every name in the trailer is stamped with an ‘Academy Award Nominee’ subtitle. It’s an interesting bit of positioning but I don’t usually go to see sci-fi flicks to get award winning performances. Take a look at the trailer and see if it’s something that might interest you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE

I’m still on the fence as to where this one will fall for me but I’m usually intrigued by sci-fi. How closely the source material will be followed or how successfully is still up for grabs. In my opinion, the worse case scenario for this film is that it could wind up much like the money-jettisoning John Carter.

Ender’s Game is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. It launches into theaters on November 1.

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