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"Ender&amp;#039;s Game director Gavin Hood has addressed the controversy surrounding Orson Scott Card. The upcoming sci-fi film, which stars Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield, has been at the centre of a media storm thanks to original author Card&amp;#039;s public opposition to gay marriage.   &amp;quot;Orson wrote a book about compassion, and empathy, and yet he himself is struggling to see that his position in real life is really at odds with his art,&amp;quot; Hood told The Advocate. He went on to say that he understands why some have vowed to boycott his film as a result of Card&amp;#039;s views, but asked that audiences remain open to a discussion about the &amp;quot;irony&amp;quot; of the situation.  &amp;quot;The story of Ender is really a young person in search of his identity and in search of his own moral compass,&amp;quot; Hood continued. &amp;quot;It is so ironic that the writer of the work that has helped so many [young] people, gay and straight, to find empowerment, to feel empowered, to find their own moral compass - it&amp;#039;s very sad that [Card] himself is struggling with these issues.&amp;quot; Ford addressed the controversy at Comic-Con last month, concluding that Card has lost the battle where &amp;quot;humanity has won&amp;quot;.  Ender&amp;#039;s Game will be released on October 25 in the UK and on November 1 in the UK. Watch a clip below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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