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It's (ENDER'S) GAME Over For Petersen!!


Merrick here...

io9 reports that Wolfgang Petersen...who has been attached to the endlessly-in-development film adaptation of the Orson Scott Card book ENDER'S GAME...is no longer on the project.

Director Wolfgang Petersen, previously attached to the project, has moved on, producers tell io9. Chartoff Productions is busy meeting with a slew of potential directors for the Ender's movie,

...says THIS ARTICLE at io9.

Given the nature of the development process, Petersen's departure doesn't necessarily mean the project will suddenly catapult forward. Depending on who they find to replace Petersen, GAME may have to be re-worked from square one (presumably The Powers That Be will strive to avoid this potentiality when evaluating new directors).




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take all the time you need
by freydis
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:16:58 AM
second
by ingloriousjedi
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:19:20 AM
This looks like a job for Brett Ratner!
by tonagan
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:21:03 AM
I'd like to see Wolfgang do a remake of The Neverending Story
by ingloriousjedi
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:21:50 AM
No big loss
by Shepard Wong
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:22:12 AM
Lets hope for some movement
by DJJester
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:25:38 AM
Uwe Boll gotta eat!
by KnightShift
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:26:55 AM
No Great Loss
by BeyondStatic
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:27:26 AM
I nominate Uwe Boll
by Barmat
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:31:26 AM
Your fast Knightshift!!!
by Barmat
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:32:23 AM
Ender needs top quality. Cuaron? Nolan?
by pipergates
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:40:09 AM
Coming next - McG's "The Magic Mountain"!
by Stalin vs Predator
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:44:02 AM
Cue
by Series7
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:46:09 AM
Alfonso Cuarón
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:07:52 AM
Actually Troy was pretty great.
by Herb West
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:09:02 AM
I've been craving an Ender movie since the 80's, BUT . . .
by Sammy Jankis
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:12:14 AM
Not in our lifetimes...
by Major Hockshtetter
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:18:48 AM
to Sammy Jankis, you listen...
by vezner2007
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:20:23 AM
Steven Jackson
by bigbaldpapa
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:21:43 AM
Jankis is wise!
by Major Hockshtetter
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:25:28 AM
Hopefully Peter Weir
by Series7
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:25:37 AM
Sammy Jankis
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:25:52 AM
Oh and Major Hockshtetter
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:34:40 AM
I've wanted GAME for 6 years now!
by Darth Dean
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:56:22 AM
Node32774
by Herb West
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:59:12 AM
Fincher would be good
by kwisatzhaderach
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:04:12 AM
Might be good news since Peterson went nowhere
by Freakemovie
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:09:25 AM
SPIELBERG would be the ideal director
by odysseus
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:15:31 AM
Oh and it seems Cuarón...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:16:31 AM
I vote for Spielberg
by Sithdan
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:26:24 AM
Get M. Night to direct
by Ye Not Guilty
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:46:38 AM
Orson Scott Card at NYCC
by Rich G
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:47:37 AM
This movie will never happen
by YackBacker
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:02:16 AM
Series7
by Samus Aran
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:03:03 AM
Yes, Spielberg or Cauron would be perfect
by MattmanReturns
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:13:33 AM
Node32774
by Herb West
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:16:47 AM
This movie would suck.
by Greenleaf1
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:24:55 AM
Actually, Orson Scott Card addressed that problem
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:28:28 AM
Actually, I think Bean's saga is more timely
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:32:24 AM
Fanning as Petra, God no. Talk about wrong
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:41:19 AM
You have betrayed me for the last time Petersen!
by rbatty024
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:47:58 AM
CrichtonAstronut - re Sangster
by Scorpio
Apr 23rd, 2008
11:56:12 AM
That's too bad, still gotta go Brit on this movie
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:22:16 PM
Hurray!!!
by Frye777
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:32:41 PM
What The Studio Wants...
by KosherWookie
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:39:27 PM
enders game is like watchmen
by bacci40
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:42:05 PM
Ender's Shadow addition...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:43:14 PM
What about Joss Whedon?
by delyart
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:47:18 PM
IF it's to be done...
by TheBigChill
Apr 23rd, 2008
12:55:43 PM
gotta side with the haters here...
by MurderMostFowl
Apr 23rd, 2008
01:01:51 PM
ideas here
by Richard Richard Mayhew
Apr 23rd, 2008
01:06:31 PM
Zoidberg, you're right . . .
by Richard Richard Mayhew
Apr 23rd, 2008
01:32:57 PM
"She?"
by The Llama
Apr 23rd, 2008
01:38:03 PM
The "she" is probably...
by Ravetin
Apr 23rd, 2008
03:03:58 PM
Also, why isn't this TB moving faster?
by Ravetin
Apr 23rd, 2008
03:11:57 PM
Chris Columbus
by bornofdust
Apr 23rd, 2008
03:32:07 PM
Enders Game is filmable..the sequels not so much
by Wed Vid Guy
Apr 23rd, 2008
03:44:49 PM
Then it's settled, bornofdust - Chris Columbus it will be
by gruntybear
Apr 23rd, 2008
03:51:29 PM
Gruntybear
by Quin the Eskimo
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:04:18 PM
Too much angst from Peterson.
by Uncapie
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:12:23 PM
Gruntybear
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:15:10 PM
Just because it's ABOUT kids, doesn't mean it's FOR kids
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:18:57 PM
I think James Cameron could do it as well.
by Gwai Lo
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:28:26 PM
postscript
by Gwai Lo
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:28:58 PM
Would be a great film if kept dark
by Antz
Apr 23rd, 2008
04:35:26 PM
Guillermo Del Toro
by elvenblade
Apr 23rd, 2008
05:11:35 PM
RichG
by kwisatzhaderach
Apr 23rd, 2008
05:15:07 PM
Didn't much care for the book after all the hype
by Drunken Rage
Apr 23rd, 2008
05:19:03 PM
No gotham, again it's just you.
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:02:55 PM
the director is important, but the producing is more so
by BadMrWonka
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:03:19 PM
Gwai Lo
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:03:21 PM
BadMrWonka
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:05:18 PM
Seriously - I'm afraid that IT IS Penny Marshall
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:11:39 PM
Penny Marshal?
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:21:42 PM
For the love of all that is badass
by Gwai Lo
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:27:08 PM
Also, Ender's Game is NOT UNFILMABLE!!!
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:28:00 PM
Actually I think Marshall is old news...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:32:32 PM
ENDERS GAME Was Ok
by LaserPants
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:37:54 PM
Oh, and if I got to choose the director...
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:40:05 PM
You're right, Bass...
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:47:34 PM
Should not be made
by Pariah74
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:47:36 PM
Although, I do agree with the Brad Bird choice.
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:48:11 PM
samsquanch, you prove my point
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 23rd, 2008
06:57:39 PM
F*@# Ender's Game. Make Greg Bear's Forge of God
by tritium
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:09:29 PM
You know what they should make a movie of?
by Gwai Lo
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:33:12 PM

by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:41:35 PM
Bass, rivals at school doesn't make it THAT similar
by Drath
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:42:01 PM
woopsa
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:49:32 PM
Bad Science in Sunshine?
by MattmanReturns
Apr 23rd, 2008
07:55:58 PM
I hope they still make the movie
by kafka07
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:45:22 PM
sam & drath
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 23rd, 2008
08:52:10 PM
Fair enough Bass
by samsquanch
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:02:16 PM
REMEMBER: The enemy's pants are DOWN!
by human2
Apr 23rd, 2008
09:53:05 PM
Robert Zemeckis
by enderandrew
Apr 23rd, 2008
10:01:43 PM
That gave me a quick nightmare...
by Losers_Game
Apr 24th, 2008
02:22:18 AM
enderandrew
by kwisatzhaderach
Apr 24th, 2008
02:52:13 AM
DONT FUCK UP MY MOVIE
by The Ender Smites Foes
Apr 24th, 2008
03:13:43 AM
Should be a trilogy
by Sebilrazen
Apr 24th, 2008
07:19:07 AM
I don't think this can ever be done right
by dr sauch
Apr 24th, 2008
07:51:44 AM
Sebilrazen
by dr sauch
Apr 24th, 2008
07:59:48 AM
WB is gonna fuck this thing up....
by Russman
Apr 24th, 2008
08:13:46 AM
Node32774 vs Zoidberg
by Richard Richard Mayhew
Apr 24th, 2008
09:19:06 AM
OSC at NYCC part 2
by Rich G
Apr 24th, 2008
09:19:09 AM
I think there could be something very evocative
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 24th, 2008
09:32:49 AM
Liked how Bean figured it out in the Ender's Shadow
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 24th, 2008
09:34:04 AM
Actually, I think the Lusitainia trilogy would be easier
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 24th, 2008
09:42:22 AM
I'd also love to see Shadow of the Hedgemon and
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 24th, 2008
09:44:05 AM
Sorry meant Bean's life with Petra and Peter.
by CrichtonAstronut
Apr 24th, 2008
10:01:18 AM
Just got off the phone with Jim Cameron!
by Motoko Kusanagi
Apr 24th, 2008
10:14:36 AM
FUCK! This movie will never get made
by Puddleglum
Apr 24th, 2008
11:20:46 AM
It's All About The (Ender's) Game!
by Reel American Hero
Apr 24th, 2008
12:01:44 PM
Mini-series
by dk7pdx
Apr 24th, 2008
01:40:10 PM
Meant Tartakovsky
by dk7pdx
Apr 24th, 2008
01:56:06 PM
Make it Anime
by Dokkalvar
Apr 24th, 2008
02:55:28 PM
Ron Howard or Mel Gibson?
by Ender's Jeesh
Apr 24th, 2008
03:23:24 PM
Node and Hancock deserve each other
by Puddleglum
Apr 24th, 2008
04:40:15 PM
Is the movie EVER going to get made??
by quadrupletree
Apr 24th, 2008
08:18:43 PM
gotham_night
by BrainFart
Apr 24th, 2008
08:28:46 PM
development hell
by johnnysunshine
Apr 24th, 2008
10:35:50 PM
to Jankis, inner narrative
by cubist
Apr 25th, 2008
12:21:52 PM
Zemeckis
by enderandrew
Apr 25th, 2008
05:40:34 PM

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