It sure seems that way after Roberto Orci tweeted earlier “Ender’s Game! Us(K/O), Oddlot, and Gavin Hood taking his amazing script to the town! Who wants some?” There had been some rumblings in September that Gavin Hood (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE) was busy working on a script for an adaptation of the novel ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card. Hood wrote a script and was working with Odd Lot Entertainment on getting production of the film underway.
It sounds like everything has fallen in place for production to finally move forward after Orci’s tweet. It seems those three guys have a script to work with that they’re proud of and want to establish some kind of deal with Odd Lot Entertainment. Nothing has been confirmed, as far as I know, so be wary with this news.
The “K” is referencing Alex Kurtzman, who has worked with Orci for some time now. The two have worked on many big-budget films like TRANSFORMERS, STAR TREK, EAGLE EYE and the most recent being COWBOYS AND ALIENS.
Here is a brief synopsis of ENDER’S GAME:
Set in Earth’s future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind who have barely survived two conflicts with the Formics (an insectoid alien race also known as the “Buggers”). In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, an international fleet maintains a school to find and train future fleet commanders. The world’s most talented children, including the novel’s protagonist, Ender Wiggin, are taken at a very young age to a training center known as the Battle School. There, teachers train them in the arts of war through increasingly difficult games including ones undertaken in zero gravity in the Battle Room where Ender’s tactical genius is revealed.