At the newly up-and-running production blog for Ender's Game, the producers have teased a glimpse of Ender's world at the Battle School and have promised us more to come in the weeks ahead. If that's not enough to whet your appetite, producer Roberto Orci also dropped a few comments in response to fans' fears about how the filmmakers were treating the source material and questions about potential sequels as well as author Orson Scott Card's involvement in the project. Ender's Game, based on the award-winning novel by Card, follows a young student training in military school who may be the last hope for humanity in a futuristic war against a hostile alien race. The movie, directed by Gavin Hood, stars Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis and Hailee Steinfeld. Fans will definitely want to hit the jump to check out the new photo and to see what Orci had to say.The folks over at Ender's Ansible have put together a collection of some of Orci's comments during a recent talkback session. The responses are a bit out of context but Orci addresses the filmmakers' cooperation with Card here:

“We have been in meaningful contact with Mr. Card. He is as smart as his book indicates. He has been a great resource for us in every way.”

Orci also addresses the possibility of sequels:

“Sequels are tricky. For one, we never like to count on sequels until they hatch. On the other hand, Card has written so much awesome material in this universe that there is much to figure out. Hope we get the chance.”

And answers the question of faithfulness to the original material:

“When adapting something so beloved You gotta make sure you keep the soul of it intact while doing what is necessary to translate to live action. I know that’s not much of an answer, but i can tell you that we are treating the book preciously.”

Fans of Card's entire series will be interested in the following Q&A as well:

QUESTION: What are your feelings on the Shadow books and the Speaker books? Do you feel it’s possible to adapt both to the screen, or do you think the latter series would be too difficult, disconnected and abstract for audiences? I’m not asking what Summit’s plans for the franchise are – I just think it would be interesting to know what you think.

ROBERTO ORCI: Certain elements may lend themselves well to adaptation.

Comments aside, here's the new set photo from Ender's Game along with a blurb from the producers over at the production blog:

If you think regular school is tough, try it in a rotating space station.  And by the way, do you have a hall pass for hall number 0058?  Because if you don’t, you could end up scrubbing the showers.  When you first arrive at Battle School, all you perceive is its utility, its functionality… that is until you enter the BATTLE ROOM, where there is no up, no down, and ZERO G’s.  Movie making can become overly reliant on digital worlds, and nothing can replace a well-built set that you can see and touch and stand in the middle of, fooling you into thinking you are really there. Enjoy this small taste of Ender’s big world. We’ll see a lot more in the weeks to come.