Ender’s Game Casting: Ford is in as Graff

Wed
Dec 21 2011 4:26pm

Ender’s Game Casting: Ford is in as Graff

100 years from now, the most influential science fiction/fantasy universes will be remembered as all having a common element: Harrison Ford. He’s got Star Wars, Blade Runner, Indiana Jones, Cowboys & Aliens, and kind of E.T. And now, he’s set to be an integral part of one of the most popular SF universes of the past 20 years. Variety is reporting Ford is locked in to play Hyrum Graff in Ender’s Game. Graff is Ender’s hard-edged military mentor, though the character isn’t completely soulless. Throughout the books Graff struggles with a variety of ethical dilemmas, many of which Ender is central to.

Can Harrison Ford do a dysfunctional militaristic sort of father figure? We think yes! Apparently Viggo Mortensen was also being considered, but what do you think? Is Ford right for this part?

Harrison Ford | ender's game

13 comments

1. cory huff

Wednesday December 21, 2011 04:36pm EST

good choice! Can't wait for this movie to be made.

2. SaltManZ

view all by SaltManZ | Wednesday December 21, 2011 04:38pm EST

I was skeptical about Ford as Graff in the previous thread, but for some reason the headshot above totally sold me.

3. jdubb

view all by jdubb | Wednesday December 21, 2011 07:37pm EST

Great choice. Especially if they weave the the Ender and Bean stories together in the movie as Card wanted too. I felt that Graff was a much richer character after reading more about of him in Ender's Shadow.

4. Smaug's Li'l Brother Puff

Wednesday December 21, 2011 08:11pm EST

Cowboys & Aliens is an influential SFF universe?

5. JCHicks

Wednesday December 21, 2011 09:48pm EST

I think he would have been better cast as Mazer Rackham.

6. scifidavid

view all by scifidavid | Thursday December 22, 2011 12:24am EST

I was thinking of him for Mazer Rackham as well, but this will work great too. The coolest aspect of this is that I finally believe that this movie will actually be made.

7. zenspinner

Thursday December 22, 2011 02:56am EST

Huh. The older he gets, the more he matches my internal picture of Aral Vorkosigan.

8. sdkeslar

Thursday December 22, 2011 08:44am EST

hmm... for Mazer, I kinda like Stephen Lang..

9. gaijin

view all by gaijin | Thursday December 22, 2011 09:20am EST

I think I read elsewhere that they might be considering Ben Kingsley for Mazer.

10. BeckyIA

view all by BeckyIA | Thursday December 22, 2011 02:00pm EST

I think this is an excellent choice. And I have to agree with zenspinner also...Aral Vorkosigan too!

11. Ludon

view all by Ludon | Thursday December 22, 2011 02:31pm EST

Oddly, it's one of his non-sci-fi roles that makes me think this is a good choice. When I read the headline on this entry I thought of him in Persumed Innocent.

12. Liathiana

view all by Liathiana | Friday December 23, 2011 05:57am EST

I'm just excited I get Harrison Ford in the movie! Time for a reread because I don't remember anyone but Ender and Bean >.>