EnderCast Ep. 34: Ender Wiggin, Ender Wiggin

Yesterday Crystal from EnderWiggin.net and I had the pleasure of chatting with Ender Wiggin himself Asa Butterfield as well as Ender's Game producers Bob Orci and Gigi Pritzker for an episode of EnderCast!

We didn't get to chat too long because they were all super busy at the press junket yesterday in LA, but we did get to chat with Asa about what it's like seeing his own face all over the place and the fact that he was at the movies with some "friends" of his Friday night and they didn't even get the guy an Ender's Game ICEE. ;)

Also joining us were producers Bob Orci and Gigi Pritzker and they had great things to say about their Ender's Game journey and left us with a message for fans as we countdown to the film's release.

In case you've missed some of our past episodes with Ender's Game cast and crew, you can catch up over the two weeks as we wait for NovEnder 1st!

Episode 32:  Brandon Soo Hoo (Fly Molo)
Episode 31: Stunt Coordinator Garrett Warren
Episode 30: Jimmy Jax Pinchak (Peter Wiggin)
Episode 28: Suraj Partha (Alai)
Episode 26: Aramis Knight (Bean) and Khylin Rhambo (Dink Meeker)
Episode 24: 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)
Episode 23: Caleb Thaggard (Stilson) and Conor Carroll (Bernard)

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Thanks for tuning in -- and a huge thanks to Asa Butterfield, Bob Orci, and Gigi Pritzker for coming on the show!

EnderCast Episode #26 - Shoot Straight, Stay Calm

Yesterday Aramis Knight (Bean) and Khylin Rhambo (Dink) dropped by our podcast for a bit of trailer talk and to participate in the most epic round of Pop Quiz Fart Eater ever -- check it out!

A few of our topics:

- What was it like for them to finally see all the effects put in?
- Find out what scene brought tears to Aramis’ eyes
- Listen to us butcher poor Admiral Chamrajnagar’s name
- They tell us who are the five seated with Ender on Eros
- Who IS the human shield in that brief Battle Room shot?


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Thanks for tuning in -- and a big thanks to Aramis and Khylin for coming on the show!

EnderCast at Comic-Con 2013: Interviews With the Cast of "Ender's Game!"

Crystal from EnderWiggin.net and I took our podcast to Comic-Con this year and had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the cast of Ender's Game - in two separate episodes!

Episode with the "bullies" of Ender's Game Conor Carroll (Bernard) and Caleb Thaggard (Stilson)! Topics covered:

- What did they think about the Ender’s Game Experience?
- Both guys give us the lowdown on their casting process and how it felt to be cast in the movie
- We find out who got them to read Ender’s Game
- We also discover how weird it is that two of the nicest kids we’ve met are cast as bullies and villains all the time!

Huge group episode with Aramis Knight (Bean), Jimmy Jax Pinchak (Peter), Suraj Partha (Alai), Khylin Rhambo (Dink Meeker), Cameron Gaskins (Pol Slattery), Conor Carroll (Bean), Caleb Thaggard (Stilson), and Brandon Soo Hoo (Fly Molo)!

- 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 in the film

Huge, huge thanks to the cast members, their families, and everyone who made it possible for this episode to happen!

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EnderCast Episode #14: Ender's Shadow

Hey guys! We released another episode of EnderCast yesterday titled "Ender's Shadow." In this episode we covered:

- Gavin Hood's birthday
- the Ender's Game trailer in theaters
- Asa’s Reddit AMA, new projects, and time for sequels
- Autograph cards from Cryptozoic
- Moises Arias' Bonzo
- Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci's reaction to "The Card Question"

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Thanks again for tuning in!

EnderCast Episode #11: The Giant's Drink

 

Ho, Launchies -- another episode of EnderCast has popped online. This week we talk about

- The secret io9 video. Seriously, okay?
- Will the Mind Game be included in the movie?
- Asa Butterfield says no Ender's Shadow in the movie
- IGN - Ender's Game the "next Star Wars?"
- 3 weeks away from Star Trek!!
- Festival of Books – Orson Scott Card declares Speaker for the Dead unfilmable

Today's episode was actually really fun to film; I think Crystal and I were both in silly moods. Oh, and we also had another guest on Pop Quiz, Fart Eater. Did she prevail? You'll have to listen to find out!

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EnderCast Episode #09: Ender's World

Hey, everyone! This week's episode of EnderCast was rather special as Crystal and I had the privilege of talking to two great contributors to Ender's World:  David Lubar and his daughter Alison Myers, authors of the essay Parallax Regained. Here are some of the topics we covered with them:

- Alison mentions in gender in Parallax Regained and how Scott has two well-crafted and dynamic female characters. As a female reader, it was a little disappointing that he had Petra fail on Eros. Why do you think he chose Petra for this incident?
- How can Peter/Valentine/Ender’s motivations be shown on screen, especially when we never get to see from Peter’s perspective?
- Thoughts on Anderson being changed to a woman and the effect of Asa being older on the transition of the story from book to film.
- Considering how the landscape of gaming has changed so much in the last 10 years, in a hypothetical situation that the IF needed to recruit for Battle School, could they do so in the pool of gamers out there today?

Also, a bit of a news round-up:

- Contests on EnderWiggin.net and Ender News for you to win Ender's Game mini posters
- Butterfield family's game Racing Blind is now available for the iPad
- Romeo and Juliet trailer with Hailee Steinfeld
- CinemaCon is coming up next week and Asa, Hailee, and Harrison will be receiving awards

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Thanks again for tuning in!

EnderCast Episode #08: All My Love, Turkeylips

Hey, guys! Crystal and I recorded another episode of EnderCast this week entitled "All My Love, Turkeylips." Some of the topics covered include:

-- Asa Butterfield's birthday... and Crystal's, too! Check out our happy birthday messages to Asa, as well as the super cool Dragon Army cake Crystal made over on EnderWiggin.net!
-- Upcoming Ender's World reviews, as well as talk of a couple of the authors we will have on the show this Saturday
-- IF-Sentinel.com launching its splash page and the official movie Twitter account @EndersGameMovie
-- WonderCon mini-posters

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EnderCast Episode #07: The Enemy's Gate

 

 Hey Launchies! Yesterday Crystal and I recorded and released another episode of EnderCast titled The Enemy's Gate. In this episode we covered:

-- The poster! There's a lot of poster talk, actually.
-- Gavin Hood's Yahoo! Movies interview
-- Bob Orci’s trailer tweet
-- Trailer release rumor
-- CinemaCon 2013

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Thanks for tuning in!

EnderCast Episode #06: Pity Party Games

 

Hey guys! Crystal and I were feeling a bit blue about not getting to see the Ender's Game trailer in Las Vegas this week, so we recorded an EnderCast episode to cheer ourselves up. Did it work? You'll have to listen to find out.

This episode we talked about:

-- The trailer: We discuss the Cryptozoic reveal and what we do and do not expect to see when the teaser is made public.
-- The poster: This will definitely show up before we see a trailer, right? Where’s the poster?
-- Abigail Breslin’s newest movie The Call
-- The Butterfield family’s iPad game Racing Blind (Check out the music here on Soundcloud.)
-- Moises Arias and his new MSFTS clothing line with Jaden Smith. (MSFTS Tumblr)

Hope you guys enjoy it! We know our readers are anxiously awaiting the trailer as well, but at least we can all be bummed together. Right? ;)

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