Harrison Ford in 'Enders's Game'

Harrison Ford has joined the cast of Ender’s Game as Colonel Hyram Graff, who runs the training of boys at a military academy, according to Variety. Also added to the cast were Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), along with Aramis Knight, Moises Arias, Jimmy Pinchak, Suraj Parthasarathy, Conor Carroll and Khylin Rhambo. Breslin will play Ender’s sister; Steinfeld will Ender’s ally.

Asa Butterfield of Hugo fame was cast in the title role. Production will begin in New Orleans in early 2012, for a March 15, 2013 release. Marvel Comics has released five graphic novels based on the Orson Scott Card novel.

Peter Weller in "Star Trek" Sequel

A couple bits of casting news for the Star Trek sequel came out on Monday. Actor/director Peter Weller of Robocop fame has been signed to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, according to Deadline. Alice Eve and Benicia del Toro have also been cast to join the actors playing the permanent cast from the first film in the reboot series.

And the rumor that came out last weekend that del Toro would be playing the iconic character Khan has been denied by both the studio and Abrams.