Comic-Con 2013: 'Ender's Game' filmmakers 'Embrace' controversy over LGBT rights

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - The producer and director of "Ender's Game" urged fans at Comic-Con on Thursday to support the movie for its message of empathy and inclusiveness - in spite of the anti-gay marriage views espoused by the book's author, Orson Scott Card. Card - upon whose 1985 novel "Ender's Game" is based - has been an outspoken and consistent opponent of gay marriage for years. That prompted an online protest, which Lionsgate and Summit responded to by saying the author's views were irrelevant to the film. ...



via Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/comic-con-2013-enders-game-filmmakers-embrace-controversy-230018232.html