Does This Look Like the Face of a Kid Who Would Inadvertantly Slaughter an Entire Alien Race?
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?Somebody hopes so, since 14-year-old Asa Butterfield — the star of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming movie Hugo and who apparently was in Merlin for a little bit — has been cast as Ender Wiggins in the threateningly close to actually happening Ender’s Game movie. I wonder if he knows about the book’s infamous underage boy/group shower/wrestling scene, and I wonder how they’re going to handle that delicate moment. Maybe they could bring in a consultant or something, I hear former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky might be available. (Via /Film)
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