The upcoming big-budget adaptation of Ender’s Game has been a lightning rod for controversy due to author Orson Scott Card’s highly publicized views on same-sex marriage.
At the Comic Con panel for the upcoming film, producer Robert Orci says the film’s production team and studio are embracing the message of the novel and the movie. Orci says the novel and movie’s message is one of “empathy and compassion” and that “rather than shy away, we are happy to embrace it.”
The movie’s panel included Orci, director Gavin Hood, stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Harrison Ford.
Moderator Chris Hardwick didn’t bring up the controversy over Card’s views and several prominent LGBT groups threatening a boycott of the film but the question was raised during the question and answer session for the film.
“A lot of people are working on this movie and I would have their efforts thwarted. The message of the movie and book are message of empathy and compassion. So rather than shy away, we are happy to embrace it and use the spotlight to say we support LGBT rights,” Orci told Hall H at Comic Con.
On a lighter note, actor Harrison Ford was asked about what Indiana Jones and his character from Ender’s Game would say to each other if they met.
’Hi, how are you?’ Ford responded, reportedly rolling his eyes.
Ford then detailed what attracted him to the role in the film.
“Twenty-eight years ago, this book imagined a world that has become the reality: to wage war removed form the battlefield…And the issue of the manipulation of young people for their value as soldiers because of their special skills…their conceptual freedom.. is something that is interesting to me,” he said.
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