Ender's Game film adaptation, well, ends

The future of the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's classic sci-fi novel Ender's Game brings to mind a Bill Paxton quote from the movie Aliens: "Game over, man! Game over!"

In April, reports that director Wolfgang Petersen was no longer attached to the project may have indicated trouble brewing, but the final blow for the film seems to have been a disagreement between Card and studio execs over the direction the film should take. Apparently, Card wanted a film that honored human relationships over sensationalistic action and was not willing to see his vision sullied.

Related links:
Wolfgang Petersen on IMDb
Ender's Game on IMDb
Ender's Game on GoogleBooks

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