Asa Butterfield earned the 2013 CinemaCon Rising Star award at this year’s big gathering of motion picture theatre industry professionals, and before accepting the honor he spoke to us about tackling the starring role in Ender’s Game, the much-anticipated film adaptation of the popular books. In our interview from CinemaCon in Vegas, Butterfield talks about the story, the sets, and working with director Gavin Hood.
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In addition, Butterfield joined with Harrison Ford to show off a very brief teaser of the Ender’s Game trailer which will be released on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
The Plot:
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
