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New Stills and Behind-the-Scenes Images from ‘Ender’s Game’

Thanks to Cosmic Book News (via Ender News), we’ve got a great first look at Bonzo and Ender facing off. We’ve all noted and discussed the noticeable height difference between Moises Arias (Bonzo) and Asa Butterfield (Ender) in the past, and this still gives us some insight into why despite that difference, Gavin Hood chose Arias to be Ender’s nemesis in Battle School. Petra standing there seems a bit odd, though.

New photo of Viola Davis as Major Gwen Anderson. Is she smiling at something Ender’s said to Graff, perhaps?

This one is particularly interesting, as you can see looks of sadness on Bean and Petra and Graff happily explains something to a troubled Ender. Is this the reveal in the end?

Ender and Mazer at his simulator, with his team standing by below.

Ender stares at Graff as they prepare to travel to Eros.

Ender with Valentine on Earth. This is a larger version of the image we saw in the calendar.

Gavin Hood directing. He’s outdoors during the day, so this is presumably while filming the lake scene.

Gavin Hood talks to Harrison Ford on the Eros set.

October 21, 2013
Countdown to NovEnder Day 15: Pop! Vinyl Petra

It’s Countdown to NovEnder Day 15 and today we’re giving away a Funko Pop! Vinyl figure of Petra Arkanian.

This giveaway is open to the US only.

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October 15, 2013
New ‘Ender’s Game’ Photos from ComingSoon.it

Italian movie site ComingSoon.it has posted a photo gallery from Ender’s Game, including a slew of new photos including behind the scenes images and that one photo of Valentine I remembered from the set visit! Above, Ender enters Battle School as a Launchie.

We saw this photo on the wall at the Ender’s Game Experience. Graff comes to the Wiggin home to recruit Ender.

This image was also at the Ender’s Game Experience in the form of a gigantic wall mural.

Mazer and Ender look at the simulator while Petra awaits orders.

Valentine looks up at a mobile of Formic ships in Ender’s bedroom.

Behind the scenes: Asa Butterfield stands at the gate with director Gavin Hood.

Gavin Hood stands with a camera on the set of Ender’s Game.

October 9, 2013
PHOTOS: Ender and the Launchies; Petra

Not sure how I missed this new still from last week, but here’s a new look at Ender and his Launchy group with Graff, who has a really odd stance here. This one is from the Boston Globe talking about “trouble ahead” with the fall movie season. (via Ender News)

So far this is the biggest size available, but if we get a bigger one we’ll be sure to let you know!

Also in new imagery is a montage of Petra posted to the official Ender’s Game social media channels today.

The shot of Petra standing is a new one. I’m still a little bothered by her really long hair. Since I have long hair myself, I know what a bother hair that length can be, so it doesn’t make much sense to me that she’d have it at this length in Battle School. What do you guys think?

September 16, 2013
First Look at Ender and Petra Funko Pop! Vinyl Figures

We first reported a couple of weeks ago that Funko was going to be releasing Pop! Vinyl figures for Ender and Petra, but no images were available. Thanks to a tip from @franiahs and @AsanatorWorld, we get to see what the figures will look like!

Here’s Ender in a Dragon Army flash suit with a cute little flash gun!

And here’s Petra in a Salamander Army flash suit!

The figures will be released sometime in November and can already be pre-ordered for $9.99 each from Entertainment Earth.

August 28, 2013
Funko to Release Ender and Petra Pop! Vinyl Figures

As the days tick down to the release of Ender’s Game, we’ll start to see more merchandise being released. One thing we can look forward to are Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko for Ender and Petra.

Thanks to a tip from EnderWiggin.net reader Bruna, we found pre-order pages for the Ender and Petra figures on Entertainment Earth. If you’re not sure what they are by name, you might recognize them from the photo below.

No photos are yet available for the Ender’s Game figures, but we’ll keep an eye out for you Launchies! Funko sells their figures on Amazon, so they’ll probably eventually show up there.

Hopefully it’s not just Ender and Petra! A Bean figure would probably do well and surely they’ll do one for Graff/Harrison Ford, no?

August 14, 2013
VIDEO: Hailee and Asa On Geeking Out On Set

More videos from Comic-Con are being uploaded every day on youtube and various entertainment sites. Among them are a bunch of flash interviews with Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld, which apparently were all held in the same room in the same time slot. Watch interviews by Hitflix and MoviesDotComOfficial HERE and HERE!

Personaly, I love this one with CraveOnline because it asks some nerdy questions about the coolest sets and moments during the filming of Ender’s Game and how hard it was not to geek out around SciFi movie icon Harrison Ford. Watch Asa and Hailee having loads of fun answering those questions below.

Source: Youtube

July 20, 2013
Six New Ender’s Game Character Posters Revealed

Moviefone and Fandango have exclusively revealed three new Ender’s Game character posters each. They look awesome! Click for higher resolution! (Especially the Fandango ones, i.e. Anderson, Mazer and Ender, are super hi-res.)

Which one is your favorite? Any you don’t like? Do you miss anyone? Tell us in the comments or sound off in our Forums!

July 17, 2013
Hailee Steinfeld on Petra and Strong Female Roles

In an article on the “new wave of strong female-led sci-fi” published yesterday by the Los Angeles Times, Hailee Steinfeld speaks up about what attracted her to the role of Petra in Ender’s Game. According to the article, it wasn’t easy for her to find a challenging enough project after her highly acclaimed performance as Mattie Ross in True Grit (2010). The role of Petra Arkanian seems to have changed that.

When ‘Ender’s Game’ came along with Petra, I found that I’m really attracted to the strong female roles. Not only do you have to look harder for those parts but you have to fight for them. But fighting for what you want is the best part of the job. It’s what I love.”

The rest of the article focuses on other strong female characters in young adult franchises such as Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, and The Hunger Games. While many fans of Card’s novel are tired of Ender’s Game constantly being compared to The Hunger Games, Hailee nevertheless has something to say about which kind of impact the Hunger Games movie had on her and the rest of the young cast during the filming of Ender’s Game:

We all sat in the theater and we were all in awe. Most of us had read the book and we were excited. It was cool to see that ensemble cast just bring it 110%. It motivated us to really come together and make a great movie.

Check out the entire article HERE!

Source: LA Times

July 13, 2013
PHOTO: Petra and Ender in Training

It’s a little weird that I was just writing another article speculating about Ender and Petra and then this pops up as well. What do you think is going on in this photo? Is this perhaps when Petra warns Ender that he’s in danger?

Since we’ve seen in the trailer that the kids train in these outfits, it’s safe to say that’s what they’re dressed in here. And hey look, Adidas survived the Formic Invasion!

Source: Collider

July 12, 2013
PHOTO: Ender and Petra at the Gate

Thanks to a slideshow put up by Entertainment Weekly for their Comic Con 2013 preview, we’ve got a new look at Ender (Asa Butterfield, right) and Petra (Hailee Steinfeld, left) holding hands as they’re about to jump into the Battle Room.

The photo gives us a better look at the flash guns, as can be seen on Petra’s hip, but it also brings up an inevitable question: are Petra and Ender a “thing” in the movie?

In the book, Petra acts more like a tough older sister to Ender when he first joins Salamander Army under Bonzo. But Ender was around 7 or 8 at that point while in the book he’ll be around 10 or 11. When we first saw Petra in the trailer, she was giving a sly smile to Ender.

Now in this photo we see them holding hands as they get ready to go into the Battle Room, something that Ender has presumably already done himself because we’ve seen him in the Battle Room wearing launchy colors. So what do you guys think? Do Petra and Ender have a different type of connection in the film? And if they did, how do you feel about it?

Source: EW.com

July 12, 2013
Five ‘Ender’s Game’ Character Posters Revealed

Early this morning, five new characters for Ender’s Game hit the web, showing major characters Ender Wiggin, Hyrum Graff, Mazer Rackham, Gwen Anderson, and Petra Arkanian. Click the images for larger versions.

UPDATE: These may not be official posters. Will update when I know more.

UPDATE 2: These posters have been confirmed as drafts and were unintentionally leaked. To which all I can say is, yay, more posters coming later? 🙂

UPDATE 3: The posters have been removed at the request of Summit.

June 30, 2013
Fan-made Friday: Petra and Bean by Zethia

It’s Friday and therefore time for some fan art! Check out this digital drawing of Bean and Petra by Zethia on Deviantart! Technically incorrect since Petra was never in Dragon, but still a great image regardless.

Since I’m reading Shadow of the Hegemon now, I can appreciate the meaning behind it a whole lot more than I would have last week.

May 31, 2013