While the Ender’s Game trailer may have gotten all us fans riled up, it’s also gotten people interested in the book again. The book, which was just re-released with a movie tie-in cover, is #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list under Paperback Mass-Market Fiction!
It’s really amazing to see the book topping the list after all these years! More Ender fans, yes!!
Source: @SummitEnt
UPDATE 2: Alright Launchies. I finally got this figured out. The CafePress coupons do NOT work when you buy from my EnderNet store, but the bumper sticker does finally show up in the CafePress Marketplace. The STICKIE coupon no longer works, but they have a new one out today for 40% off valid until 11:59 PT tonight June 6, 2013. Use code BBPD40. (I tried it and it works.) Hopefully eventually the other stuff I added will show up in the Marketplace as well!
UPDATE: Code has not been working for folks, possibly because the product is too new. I will try again later and let you guys know if it works.
CafePress is running a special today where you can use the code STICKIE to get a FREE bumper sticker. To help you guys take advantage of this, I’ve set up a bumper sticker using the EnderWiggin.net logo and the tagline “The enemy’s gate is down”.
To order your FREE sticker, visit the EnderWiggin.net CafePress store (which I just created, so it doesn’t look like much) and order the bumper sticker, checking out with the code STICKIE.
Please note that you still have to pay taxes and shipping on the item! This promotion ends on June 5, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time and is valid while supplies last, so order quickly!
Last week we got a great new image of Ender Wiggin in the Battle Room, presumably it’s his first time in the Battle Room because he’s wearing a yellow helmet, which we’ve all guessed is the official Launchie uniform color.
Now thanks to a hi-res version of the image, we get a better view of the look on Graff’s face as he watches Ender hang on to the handholds outside the gate. He’s clearly smiling, or at least looking at him with admiration.
I didn’t comment much on this last week, but looking at this closer up, I do love the statement this image makes about the “technology” of Ender’s Game because Ender floats just a few feet away from Graff, who is clearly standing in a hallway with gravity.
Whether or not this is possible at all, I’ll leave up to the people who know science. I still think it lends some cool factor to the world they live in.
It’s also easier to see the flash suit (click for larger size):
View the full image below or in the gallery.
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.
Let this be a lesson to me that the next time I hit the snooze button on my phone alarm, I should check email first. Haha!
Empire Online has just released a new still from Ender’s Game showing Ender in the Battle Room with Graff watching nearby. We get a really amazing look at the gate from the inside along with a better idea at just how massive the Battle Room is.
Empire spoke with Asa about the Battle Room scenes. Some of it we’ve heard before, some of it we haven’t, including the Battle Room scene he’s most proud of.
During their training, Ender and his unit take on a lot of other teams in the Battle Room. Any stunts you’re particularly proud of pulling off?
There’s a really cool sequence where I’m sort of spinning over backwards and I let go of my guns. They’re floating by my side just going along. As I push myself through these two stars, I spin back over and grab the guns, then shoot the people around me. I loved doing that.
He also mentions that they spent a month and a half filming scenes in the harness, which should be comforting for fans that were concerned by something author Orson Scott Card said last year at a book signing that one scene in the Battle Room is too many.
Source: Empire
In a recent stock analysis story by Variety, it was revealed that Lionsgate holds the rights to all 12 novels in the Ender series.
Warning, the following quote may cause you to gouge out your eyes.
A cult favorite among teen boys and young men since its publication in 1985, it’s been described as “Star Wars meets Harry Potter.”
“While the book on which the film is based is a classic of the genre, we think the film remains a bit of a longshot to achieve breakout success (which we would define as a domestic box office in excess of $125 million) due to some potentially challenging subject matter,” he added.
It’s been previously stated that the budget for Ender’s Game was around $100 million.
Harrigan said in his report that “Ender’s Game” has “distinct fanboy and likely general audience appeal” with Lionsgate possibly responsible for 10% to 15% of the production cost. He also noted Lionsgate has rights to all 12 of Card’s “Ender’s Game” series, adding that not all of them are readily adaptable for film.
I feel I should note that if you haven’t read the book, the original Variety article spoils the ending.
Thanks to fanette for the news tip!
Episode #15 of EnderCast is now available for download! Topics for the week include:
Also, EnderCast now has a new web design, so be sure to check it out!
Here’s a really cute digital painting of Valentine made by HashiMichaelis on Deviantart! In the back you can see a paper signed at the top as ‘Demosthenes’ in Greek along with a portrayal of a Demosthenes bust.
The Ender’s Game trailer, which previously debuted on YouTube on May 7, is now available on Apple Trailers and on iTunes.
In addition to being able to watch it there, they’ve posted a nice expanded photo of the gate where Ender is standing. Wallpaper time!
We’re now 160 days away from Ender’s Game, people. 160!
Today the official Ender’s Game Twitter and Facebook released a new promotional image from the Ender’s Game movie. This one features an image of Colonel Graff that we’ve seen on previous promo images, but also features a new shot of Ender Wiggin.
So far, the only imagery we’ve seen of Ender in his Dragon Army flash suit is from the official poster, but that is a view from the back. This image features a very cool front look at Ender wearing his Dragon Army flash suit.
The tagline posted with it was “Prepare for battle.”
Follow the official Ender’s Game Twitter @EndersGameMovie.
Those of you that didn’t get a badge for SDCC at the extremely short-lived ticket sale earlier this year will have a chance to buy returned tickets in June 2013 during the badge resale. These tickets were returned by ticket purchasers who got badges during the first sale and CCI is putting them up for sale again. These tickets will be non-refundable.
Anyone who would like to participate in the resale must have a Comic-Con Member ID. A Member ID is required for everyone attending Comic-Con. Please click here to sign-up for a Member ID today. Member ID registration will temporarily close without notice prior to badge resales, so be sure to sign up well in advance.
Since SDCC would be a prime platform for debuting a new trailer and hosting a panel, Ender fans won’t want to miss out. Be sure you read all of their info about the resale here.
Here’s a cool piece of fan art by megakx on Deviantart of The Giant’s Drink.
The Ender’s Game graphic novel, which collects 10 comics for Ender’s Game, will be re-released in September with a movie tie-in cover.
You can pre-order the movie tie-in version on Amazon for $21.15 or from Barnes & Noble for $20.72.
The graphic novel will be released on September 17, 2013.
Official synopsis:
Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is 6 years old, bullied, resented and alone. And he might be humanity’s only hope. Ender is recruited to the International Fleet’s child warriors in training, to fight in defense of the planet. His promise is high, and his teachers are sure he will rise to the test – if Battle School doesn’t kill him first! As young Ender rises through the ranks, he struggles to find tranquility, humanity and a connection with something greater than the brutal mechanics of war and strategy. But when he is thrust into Command School at a vastly accelerated pace, will he crack up on the road to becoming the hero that the human race so desperately needs? Sci-fi legend Orson Scott Card’s award-winning classic is brought to life!
COLLECTING: Ender ‘s Game : Battle School 1-5, Ender’s Game: Comm and School 1-5