Official Movie Website Launched: The I.F. Sentinel

More action for the Ender's Game fandom this morning! In anticipation of tomorrow's launch of the very first teaser trailer, the folks over at Summit unveiled the IF Sentinel this morning: a communication hub of the International Fleet with the fictional public of Ender's world.

They have several bulletins up already, all using the voice of the Fleet to remind Earth's citizens to keep informed:

Series: Mission Statement of the International Fleet
Next Leader Recruitment
Developing a Strategic Mind
Looking Back at the Great Invasion
Thirds

Along with the launch of the Sentinel, we also got a peek at new imagery from the movie, including Ender checking out the standings board in the mess hall and those gas masks we reported on last year. Can anyone make out who that is in the photo? A young Mazer Rackham, perhaps?



What do you guys think? Browse through the rest of the I.F. Sentinel and make sure you check back often: keep informed.

And don't forget: the very first Ender's Game teaser trailer will debut tomorrow via a Google+ Hangout @ 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET. Don't miss out!

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Movie Dragon Army = Ender +14

Summit Entertainment posted a new image on the movie's official Facebook page. It's another still from last week's trailer preview showing Ender and Graff, but it has a new computer text overlay that reads: DRAGON ARMY - LEADER: ENDER WIGGIN - SQUAD No. 416 - CREW:// 15, followed by a list of 14 names in small print.

As we know that everything that is officially made public by the studio's promotion department is heavily controlled and not done accidentally, we can safely assume that the movie's Dragon Army has 15 members including Ender. It also serves as confirmation for our original assessment that the group picture from the trailer shows indeed all the soldiers of newly formed Dragon Army awaiting their new commander.



We see the Dragon Army logo on the back wall and there are exactly 14 people in this picture, likely the names from the above list.

There are some obvious differences from the book's Dragon Army which consisted of 40 soldiers (5 toons of 8) and certain characters we can identify in the picture were not members of Dragon Army in the novel, most notably Dink (Khylin Rhambo, green shirt) and Bernard (Conor Carroll, tall guy in yellow suit). We also see four girls in this group, when the book only mentions one (Wu) female Dragon Army soldier.

It makes sense to add more girls to the movie than we know from the book as the novel has only 13 named soldiers (out of 40) and there should have been more girls anyway. A much tighter Dragon Army should work well for the movie, especially as we can see in the group picture that one of the most important aspects of Dragon Army's story - that is was compiled as a mix of inexperienced Launchies and veterans - has been kept alive!

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First Look at Possible "Ender's Game" Movie Tie-In Book Covers

They look pretty legit to us -- but we'll look into this and find out where you can possibly pick one up! More info coming soon! :)

Thanks to @BKilek for the heads-up!

Edit: Looks like you can get a movie tie-in version of Ender's Game at Barnes and Noble! Hardcover and Paperback! According to the site, it will be available May 7th... but it looks like it's already on the shelf in some locations.

Any other Launchies out there know where you can pick one up?

Exciting!

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WATCH: 10 Second Preview of First "Ender's Game" Trailer - Is That Dragon Army?

Our first footage! Watch below to see Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield give us a sneak peek of next Tuesday's Ender's Game teaser trailer:



I don't know about you guys, but I am freaking out. And I think we may have our first look at Dragon Army:



Seen here: Khylin Rhambo (Dink Meeker), Conor Carroll (Bernard), Aramis Knight (Bean), Suraj Partha (Alai), and Brandon Soo Hoo (Fly Molo).

Check out that Dragon Army logo in the back! And why else would a bunch of soldiers from various armies PLUS Launchies be gathered in one barracks? They definitely seem to be waiting for their commander to walk through the door. It looks like Bernard might be in Dragon Army -- what a journey for him!

Here's some info on the Hangout and trailer release, courtesy of Summit:

The world premiere of the first teaser trailer for ENDER'S GAME will debut during a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, May 7 @ 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET. The event will also feature a live conversation with director Gavin Hood (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE), producer Bob Orci (STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS) and star Asa Butterfield (HUGO).

Stars Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield want to say hello and show you a sneak peek of the first footage ever released of the highly anticipated epic adventure: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHtH_RWnZE

You can tune in to the live Google+ Hangout at YouTube.com/EndersGameMovie and Google.com/+EndersGame.  Fans are invited to submit their questions for a chance to have them answered in the Hangout. Join in the conversation online using #EndersGame.

Join the event here: https://plus.google.com/events/cuito512urg0a64r6bc2ocuakuc

For additional updates visit the following:

Google.com/+EndersGame

Facebook.com/EndersGame

Twitter.com/EndersGameMovie

IF-Sentinel.com

And it looks like the IF-Sentinel might arrive right on time for the trailer so keep your eyes peeled here for exciting updates in the coming days!

Keep your knees up.

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New Stills From The Trailer Preview

"You'll be the finest commander we've ever trained..."
"So I'm not the first..."
"No... but you will be the last!"

Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford previewed the first trailer for Ender's Game last night on YouTube with a 10-second teaser of entirely new footage. If you haven't seen the announcement head over to YouTube.

Here are the stills:

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"Meet the Fleet" In G+ Hangout With Asa Butterfield, Gavin Hood and Bob Orci!

Heads up, Launchies: the coming week is looking to be FILLED with fun! Directly before the Ender's Game trailer hits YouTube and Google next Tuesday, a few members of the film's cast and crew will be participating in a G+ hangout -- Asa Butterfield, director Gavin Hood and producer Bob Orci -- and they will debut the trailer live online!

From the movie's Google Plus page:

Ready to meet the fleet? Hang out with director Gavin Hood, producer Bob Oric, and star Asa Butterfield on Tue 5/7 @ 1PM PT on Google+!

And guess what else: all your favorite fan site admins will be there as well -- including myself! We'll all be there live to ask a few question we know fans are dying to know. So make sure you tune in!

Who's going? :)

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First Look: Ben Kingsley as Mazer Rackham

Sir Ben Kingsley as Mazer Rackham
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we got our first look today at Mazer Rackham, the war hero who is credited with single-handedly defeating the Buggers during the Second Formic Invasion. Look at those Maori tattoos!

From the article:

"Every gesture in the tattoo carries family history, family struggles – it's your past," the actor says. "I was so enthralled. He's in quite a contained, stylized uniform but then this wonderful face tells his warrior history."

Read the full report over at Entertainment Weekly.

Only 6 days until the very first Ender's Game teaser trailer debuts online -- how are you surviving until then?

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