News on Ender's Game from a Card nerd convention appearance:
"Orson Scott Card began his reading session by giving an update on the status of adapting Ender?s Game for the big screen. Nothing too new, or out of the ordinary, but he did confirm that they are still trying to come up with a script that blends Enders Game and Enders Shadow. Blending the two novels solves the problem that much of Ender?s Game is Ender?s internal monologue/struggle with the tasks placed before him. He also re-emphasized that no one has been cast yet, and any child will probably be unknown and approximately 7 years old right now in order to be in the 9 year old range when it comes time to film in approximately 1-2 years."
Maybe you guys are right. This massive reworking of the script doesn't bode well, even if it is a good idea (and I'm not saying it is). They may be as close as they've ever been to getting it made, but it may never get any closer. Without a finished script, how long can they keep Wolfgang Peterson attached to the project?
In other news from the same convention, New Line has announced that they've optioned Greg Bear's Forge Of God with tentative plans to make the whole trilogy. I've only read Forge Of God (and maybe the sequel although I remember nothing about it), but I was very impressed with it. Could make a good movie. Any other opinions?