Tag: EnderCast

  • EnderCast Episode #35 – Welcome to NovEnder

    EnderCast Episode #35 – Welcome to NovEnder

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    Last week, Kelly and I rang in NovEnder on EnderCast, talking about our trip to the Los Angeles premiere, our thoughts on the movie, and more! Other discussion topics:

    • Bonzo and Stilson
    • Ender and Petra
    • The pacing criticism
    • The editing that preserved the twist for new fans

    Listen to the episode at EnderCast.

  • EnderCast Episode #34 with Guest Asa Butterfield

    EnderCast Episode #34 with Guest Asa Butterfield

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    It’s obvious we’ve wanted to have Asa Butterfield as a guest on our show for forever and yesterday we finally got our wish with EnderCast Episode 34, Ender Wiggin Ender Wiggin.

    Listen as we try to get him to do his American accent, which he says Hailee’s said needs work, and as we ask him what it’s like to see his face plastered all over London and LA. We also got a chance to talk to producers Bob Orci and Gigi Pritzker about their journey bringing Ender’s Game to the big screen and why they’re glad it took this long.

  • EnderCast Episode #29 – Reporting from Battle School

    EnderCast Episode #29 – Reporting from Battle School

    Episode29Still catching up on posting these here. 🙂

    Topics for Episode #29 included:

    • Set visit reports are out! (Ender News & EnderWiggin.net)
    • Addressing the nagging fear: What if the movie sucks?
    • The odd feeling of seeing trailers, posters, and “real” Ender’s Game things
    • Ender’s Game ICEEs
    • “Making of” book for Ender’s Game and how we’re going to avoid (or not) spoilers
    • International poster

    We thought it was funny so many people complimented the episode when all we did was blabber to each other for 45 minutes. Thanks for listening guys!

    Listen to the episode here.

     

  • EnderCast Episode #28 – Salaam

    EnderCast Episode #28 – Salaam

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    Don’t mind me, posting old things I procrastinated on, such as when Kelly and I talked to Suraj Partha on EnderCast!

    Topics for the episode included:

    • His audition process
    • His first reaction to seeing Sir Ben Kingsley on set
    • The experience at Space Camp, the type of training they did, and bonding with the rest of the cast
    • Discussion on the PG-13 rating
    • What Suraj has been up to lately
    • Find out if he spills the beans on that barf bag we saw at Comic Con

    Listen to the episode HERE.

  • EnderCast Episode #27 – The Ender Games

    EnderCast Episode #27 – The Ender Games

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    Check out the latest EnderCast! In this week’s spoiler-heavy episode, Crystal and Kelly welcome Adam Spunberg from the Hunger Games Fireside Chat podcast to talk about

    • parallels between Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games,
    • this new still of Ender, Graff, and Mazer,
    • how the EG movie will differ from the book in one important way, and how that is actually probably a good thing (read Crystal’s editorial about that HERE) and
    • the Ender’s Game board game and the Funko Pop!Vinyl figures of Ender and Petra that were announced earlier this week.

    In addition, the hosts welcome huge Ender’s Game/Asa Butterfield fan and speed twitterer Fernanda (@frahnias) to the newest installment of Pop Quiz, Fart Eater. Listen to the Episode HERE and find out how she did!
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  • EnderCast Episode # 26 – Shoot Straight, Stay Calm

    EnderCast Episode # 26 – Shoot Straight, Stay Calm

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    Totally forgot to post this guys, so this is for those of you who haven’t seen it on Facebook/Twitter/Youtube or/and who’d like to be reminded to listen to the funniest EnderCast episode yet: Episode 26, titled “Shoot Straight, Stay Calm” (uh, I love that line in the trailer).

    Crystal and Kelly managed to convice Aramis Knight (Bean) and Khylin Rhambo (Dink) to come on the show to talk about the brand new trailer. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. The guys even agreed to battle it out during Pop Quiz: Fart Eater! I’m still laughing about that one.
     
    Our hosts talk to the guys about

    • what it was like to see the effects in the trailer for the first time,
    • what scene brought tears to Aramis’ eyes,
    • who is who in the Eros command center,
    • the first look at Admiral Chamrajnagar (and how that is pronounced) and
    • who the shield-and-shooter pair in the battle room scene actually are.

    The Pop Quiz, Fart Eater showdown at the end is probably the best part of the episode. Don’t miss it!
     
    Listen to the episode HERE!

     

  • EnderCast Episode #25 – The Great Invasion

    EnderCast Episode #25 – The Great Invasion

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    I know, I know, it’s been an exciting day. If you need a break from trailer watching, we do have a new episode of EnderCast for you guys to listen to! Topics include:

    • Comic Con recovery
    • Mazer Rackham’s Run video
    • Character banners
    • Battle School recruitment video / IF-BattleSchool.com
    • Battle School challenge
    • Final poster
    • Trailer coming on Tuesday!

    Listen to the episode HERE.

  • EnderCast Episode #24 – Return to Battle School

    EnderCast Episode #24 – Return to Battle School

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    Our third and final San Diego Comic Con podcast is up and ready for you to listen to! For this episode, we had an epic cast of guests including:

    • Aramis Knight (Bean)
    • Jimmy Jax Pinchak (Peter Wiggin)
    • Suraj Partha (Alai)
    • Cameron Gaskins (Pol Slattery)
    • Khylin Rhambo (Dink Meeker)
    • Brandon Soo Hoo (Fly Molo)
    • Conor Carroll (Bernard)
    • Caleb Thaggard (Stilson)

    Things we talked about included:

    • Their thoughts on the Ender’s Game Experience
    • Brief overview of each of their characters
    • On working with Gavin Hood and the type of director he is
    • Violence!

    Listen to the episode HERE.

  • EnderCast Episode 23 – Ender’s Bullies

    EnderCast Episode 23 – Ender’s Bullies

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    Hey Launchies, Crystal from Enderwiggin.net and Kelly from EnderNews.com were on a roll during Comic Con. After Episode 22 was posted only days ago, we now get Episode 23 – Ender’s Bullies. Listen to our hosts talk to Caleb Thaggard, who plays Ender’s primary school bully Stilson, and Conor Carroll, who plays Bernard, Ender’s launch group nemesis. You won’t believe how absolutely nice these two baddies are!

    Bernard and Stilson chat about

    • the Ender’s Game Experience at Comic Con
    • how they were cast and how they felt about it
    • how they got into reading the  book
    • Harrison Ford, chickens and other generally silly stuff.

    Check out the entire episode HERE!

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  • EnderCast Episode 22 – Launchies in Line

    EnderCast Episode 22 – Launchies in Line

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    Greetings Enderites!

    If you, like me, had to miss out on Comic Con, here comes the podcast that will make you regret it not quite so much: Episode 22 – Launchies in Line. In the first part of the podcast, Crystal from EnderWiggin.net and Kelly from Ender News are waiting in line in front of Hall H to experience the Ender’s Game panel on Thursday, July 18, where they are joined by EnderNews staffer Aidan and long term devoted fan Hannah!  In the second part of the podcast, Crystal and Kelly recap the Thursday panel, among other things.

    Topics include:

    • loads of talk about camping, waiting, and the Hall H line
    • expectations of the Ender’s Game panel
    • the Ender’s Game Exclusive Fan Experience
    • the Hall H panel and the new trailer
    • the Comic Con experience in general

    Listen to the episode HERE!

  • EnderCast Episode 21 – Never Again

    EnderCast Episode 21 – Never Again

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    It’s less than 9 days to Comic Con and Kelly and I still found time to podcast! For last week’s episode (which came out late due to busy schedules) we went with the title Never Again, since it was Independence Day weekend here in the US.

    Topics included:

    • Ender’s Game panel time has been announced and we’re ever so slightly put off that Ender’s Game has to share a short hour with Divergent
    • The Comic Con swag for Ender’s Game looks epic and we shamelessly gush about it all
    • Pretty much the entire cast is descending upon San Diego, some of them to do a signing
    • Early details of ‘Launchies in Line’

    Listen to Episode 21 here.

  • EnderCast Episode #20: Countdown to Comic Con

    EnderCast Episode #20: Countdown to Comic Con

    EnderCastCelebrate EnderCast’s 20th installment with Kelly and Crystal!

    This week, our hosts invited two special guests, Aidan (from EnderNews.com) and Liz (from EnderWiggin.net), who will be going to Comic Con as well. With both sites being represented by two staffers each, how could they miss anything Ender’s Game-related? In Addition to some to-be-expected nerd excitement, this podcast offers

    • a discussion of the IF-Sentinel.com relaunch and the three new propaganda posters,
    • some talk about the recent Comic Con announcement, and what fans can expect in Hall H,
    • some speculation on the off-site Ender’s Game fan experience and what it will contain,
    • updates on the girls’ costumes for Comic Con.

    Listen to the episode here: EnderCast #20

    Links to check out for this episode:

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    Propaganda Posters
    Comic Con announcement

  • EnderCast Episode #19 – Welcome to Fairyland

    EnderCast Episode #19 – Welcome to Fairyland

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    Episode 19 of EnderCast is now available! This week we talked with author Alethea Kontis, who wrote the essay Mirror Mirror in Smart Pop Books’ anthology Ender’s World. Topics included:

    • Whether the mind game is important to the movie
    • The impact of parental figures on characters such as Peter
    • How her essay Mirror Mirror came about
    • Her experience at Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp

    We also had a Pop Quiz, Fart Eater guest on, so let us know how you did! Listen to the episode here.