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2013 Ender’s Game Pumpkin Carving Contest Results

11 entries came in for our Ender’s Game Pumpkin Carving contest and after looking through and examining each pumpkin, here are the results!

In First Place, winning the Grand Prize packet, is this Ender’s Game poster pumpkin by Emma! Amazing job, Emma!

In second place is this Dragon Army/Ender’s Game logo pumpkin by Dustin. Nice job! I can feel the pain of that logo carving. 🙂

In Third Place, we have this Salamander Army logo pumpkin by Andrew. Bonzo would be proud!

And finally, we have this Griffin Army logo pumpkin by Natalie. I’d have ranked this higher, but sadly I had to penalize for lack of a lit in the dark photo.

Thanks to everyone who participated! I will be in touch soon!

In closing, here’s the full image of my own Ender’s Game pumpkin, which I never did post because I was too busy…

November 7, 2013
VIDEO: Steve Jablonsky Talks to EnderWiggin.net and EnderNews.com

Last week at the Ender’s Game premiere in LA, Kelly and I got to talk to Ender’s Game composer Steve Jablonsky. Listen to him talk about how he came to be on the project, his reaction to his first time watching the film, and his hopes for our reaction to the film.

My own video had terrible audio, so I grabbed the embed from Ender News. Thank you Kelly and Aidan!

November 7, 2013
Asa Butterfield on Youth and Technology

At the press junket for Ender’s Game last month, Asa Butterfield answered questions at a press conference, talking about youth and technology and some additional details about his audition for the role of Ender.

We heard that you are a gamer. What was it like to be in this ultimate gamers’ movie and how much do you feel your generation has been influenced by technology?

Asa Butterfield: That’s a good point I think. One of the really important discussions even in today’s society is how children of my generation are growing up around this technology. It has shaped their lives. My little sister who is four can work my mom’s iPhone better than she can. It’s crazy how much has changed in the last five or 10 years, and then imagine 50 years from now how that’s going to become an even bigger part of our lives. So to take that idea and making it such an important part of the story was really exciting because I do enjoy computer games. Being able to take some of that knowledge of mine and put it into my performance was something new.

Can you tell us about your audition for the movie and what you had to do?

Asa Butterfield: Well I first got the script in the summer of 2011 I think, and it really stood out to me. I’m a huge fan of science fiction so this is definitely one of my favorite scripts. I was flying around in zero gravity shooting laser guns. What more could you want? Then when I found that there was a book, I read the book and I loved that. When I Skyped with Gavin the director, we talked about the character, his view of him and where I wanted to take it. It was very interesting for me to be able to have that much of a discussion about such a complex character, and I ended up flying here to LA to audition in front of Gavin and just after that I got the role.

The full transcript can be found at We Got This Covered.

November 5, 2013
VIDEO: PopSugar Interviews Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld

PopSugar sat down to interview Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld, talking to Asa about why he chose Ender’s Game, what part of Ender he wishes he could be like, and what he thought when he first saw the film.

With Hailee, they asked what Hailee’s relationship was like with Asa offscreen, whether it was hard for her to be the only female main character, and why she loves young adult adaptations.

Source: BuzzSugar

November 5, 2013
Test Your Ender’s Game Movie Knowledge

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November 5, 2013
The LA Times Talks to Ender’s Game Costume Designer Christine Bieselin-Clark

The LA Times interviewed Ender’s Game costume designer Christine Bieselin-Clark and talked to her about the construction of the flash suits and the helmets.

Bieselin Clark designed the helmets in three parts connected by strong magnets: the main helmet, the mandible that comes around the front of the chin, and the visor. “We knew that we might get into a place where that visor and the reflections would be compromising for filming,” she said. “So that visor could come away if we needed it to not be in the shot. It’s very cool. They also had to be light enough. And we had to put little fans in them so people could breathe.”

Since the film is set in the future, no present-day fabric felt quite right. “The predominant fabric in the Flash Suit is one that we made,” Bieselin Clark said. Using spandex or leather as a base fabric, she layered other fabrics on top using glue, solvents and heat-fusible webbings and overlaid these with thin laminates. “It was like a crazy science experiment to combine certain ingredients to make specific fabrics for specific places on the suit,” she said. “[We also did] screen printing with rubberized inks in different colors to create surface texture.”

To construct the helmets, Bieselin Clark and her team took a digital scan of each actor and fed it into a computer program, which overlaid the helmet design onto the scanned head shape. They then created an output of that by using a rapid prototyping machine that lays down thin layers of resin and shapes them with lasers. “So you’re basically growing with lasers a part that perfectly fits the head of the person you’ve scanned,” Bieselin Clark said. “It’s super crazy.”

They also talk to Christine about how she got into the business. You can read the full interview at the LA Times and also visit her website at www.christineclarkdesign.com.

November 4, 2013
‘Ender’s Game’ Available for Pre-Order on DVD and Blu-Ray

Ender’s Game has only hit theaters a few days ago and Amazon has already opened pre-orders for the DVD and Blu-ray discs.

The DVD, which includes an UltraViolet Digital copy, is selling for $20.97 while the Blu-ray, which also comes with an UltraViolet digital copy, sells for $27.99. There are no details yet on special features or a release date. The DVD is currently #8 on Amazon’s Science Fiction DVDs and #7 in Science Fiction Blu-rays.

Pre-order it on Amazon HERE.

November 3, 2013
VIDEOS: HitFix with Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford

HitFix interviewed Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford in anticipation of the Ender’s Game’s opening today. Watch the videos below.

Asa Butterfield:

Harrison Ford:

In the last video, Ford talks about seeing several cuts of the film. Perhaps… one that was longer?

November 1, 2013
‘Ender’s Game’ Brings in $1.4M on Halloween

Ender’s Game launched the International Fleet’s forces last night on All Hallow’s Eve and Variety is reporting a solid $1.4M in the box office, placing it third for the night behind Gravity at $1.6M and Bad Grandpa at $1.4M.

Paramount’s “Bad Grandpa” posted a similar late-night launch of $1.4 million a week ago and has topped $40 million in its first week. “Gravity” also took in $1.4 million from its first late-night shows while “Oblivion” and “After Earth” both grossed $1 million in their respective preview shows; “Pacific Rim” grossed an impressive $3.6 million in previews while “Carrie” took in $725,000.

I actually find it encouraging and impressive that Ender’s Game is doing better on its Thursday than Oblivion, even though Oblivion didn’t impress at the box office much domestically in the end. I wasn’t sure how Halloween would affect things since teens and parents alike would presumably be busy spending time with friends and family doing Halloween activities rather than going to see the movie. We’ll just have to wait and see how the movie does over the coming weekend!

If you saw the movie last night and are feeling a mixture of emotions ranging from disappointed to thrilled, be sure to go see Ender’s Game again. Despite the common complaint that the film is terribly paced, you may just find that a second viewing will let you enjoy the film for what it is. Happy NovEnder 1st!

November 1, 2013
Check-in to Ender’s Game and Get the Opening Weekend Sticker

It’s NovEnder 1st, which means that you can now get the Ender’s Game Opening Weekend sticker on GetGlue!

There are three Limited Edition stickers available for Ender’s Game so far. Do you have them all?

November 1, 2013
VIDEO: Sir Ben Kingsley with Ender’s Game Fansites

At the Ender’s Game premiere on Monday, October 28, 2013, the fansites got the chance to talk to Sir Ben Kingsley about Ender’s Game, his tattoos, and whether he’s open to sequels. He also gave us a brief message for fans.

I have to say, he’s an incredibly nice, nice man and what a difference from the time we met him on set. Last May, we were waiting in a dark Eros room which was in the process of being dismantled (which turned out to be Ender’s quarters on Eros as I found out after watching the film!) and when Sir Ben walked in that day he had this incredibly INTENSE stare that frankly terrified me.

That being said, when we met him on Monday, he was warm, friendly, and funny. It’s pretty clear to me now that we met him while he was still in Mazer Rackham mode, which just goes to show you what an amazing actor he is.

Other questions were asked by Ender News and Ender’s Ansible.

October 31, 2013
GIVEAWAY: Ender’s Game Poster Signed by Asa, Hailee, and Producers

It’s the eve of NovEnder 1st, Launchies! To help celebrate the launch of a movie 28 years in the making, I’ve been offered an Ender’s Game poster to give away signed by Asa Butterfield (Ender), Hailee Steinfeld (Petra), producer Bob Orci, and producer/founder of OddLot Entertainment Gigi Pritzker!

The poster is the Dragon Army soldier poster:

To enter to win, all you have to do is go see the movie and then return and post your reaction to the film on our Fan Reactions Page. After that, return to this page to log your entry into the widget below.

I’ll say again, entering is a TWO step process. Posting your movie reaction and logging your entry in below.

This giveaway will end on November 15, 2013 and is open to the US only.

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October 31, 2013
‘Ender’s Game’ is #1 on Fandango’s Fanticipation Buzz Indicator
Fandango has just issued a press release announcing Ender’s Game as the #1 film fans want to see this weekend. Buy your tickets NOW!

LOS ANGELES – October 31, 2013 – According to Fandango, the nation’s leading moviegoing destination, “Ender’s Game” is the #1 film that fans want to see this weekend, scoring 85 out of 100 points on Fandango’s Fanticipation movie buzz indicator. The sci-fi action-adventure epic is leading the weekend’s releases with strong ticket sales, outpacing Tom Cruise’s “Oblivion,” Matt Damon’s “Elysium” and Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” at the same point in their sales cycles.

A Fandango survey of “Ender’s Game” ticket-buyers revealed that:
- 94% consider themselves Harrison Ford fans;
- 71% are already looking forward to a possible sequel;
- 53% have read the 1985 novel.
The critically acclaimed “12 Years a Slave” goes into wider release this weekend, and has entered the top-five on Fandango’s Fanticipation chart. According to a Fandango poll of “12 Years” moviegoers:
- 89% claim the supporting cast (Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender) boosted their interest in seeing the film;
- 57% said they’re more inclined to see the film because of its Oscar buzz.
“’12 Years a Slave’ is a tough movie that demands to be seen, and its strong ticket sales demonstrate that audiences are always looking for smart, challenging movies, and not just escapist fare,” says Fandango Chief Correspondent, Dave Karger, and host of the movie recommendation show, “Weekend Ticket.” Karger adds, “It’s also the movie of choice for fans wanting to get a jump start on next year’s Oscar front-runners, with likely nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director and Adapted Screenplay.”

About Fandango’s Fanticipation

Known for having its finger on the pulse of moviegoers, Fandango’s movie buzz indicator, Fanticipation, provides statistical insight into the movies fans are planning to see in a given weekend. Fanticipation scores (based on a 1 to 100-point scale) are calculated via an algorithm of Fandango’s advance ticket sales, website and mobile traffic, and social media engagement. Fanticipation is not intended as a forecast of the weekend box office; it is a snapshot of movie fan sentiment.
October 31, 2013