Tuesday, October 29, 2013

ENDER'S GAME Infographic + Printing 3D Battleships

ENDER'S GAME opens in theaters this week, beginning on 10/31 at 8:00 PM.

Check out this cool "Ender's Game Universe" infographic with a timeline of events leading up to the film's story.

Summit has also announced that for the first time, fans will be able to print 3D film replicas, featuring battleships from ENDER'S GAME. Check out press release below containing details.




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FOR THE FIRST TIME FANS WILL BE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE AND PRINT

THEIR OWN 3D REPLICAS FROM SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT'S ENDER'S GAME



APP BY SANDBOXR AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD PRIOR TO THEATRICAL RELEASE



Salt Lake City, Utah, October 29, 2013 - Sandboxr, a 3D print and software development company from Utah, announced today its 3D print creation app for Summit Entertainment's ENDER'S GAME. Sandboxr's 3D print creation app has been in development for the past two years, and through the ENDER'S GAME-licensed version, fans will be able to create and bring home exclusive replica battleships from the film generated by cutting-edge three-dimensional printing technology. Fans will be able to check out the ENDER'S GAME 3D printing experience at before Thursday's release of the movie in theatres and IMAX October 31 at 8pm. Summit Entertainment is a LIONSGATE(R) (NYSE: LGF) company.



Nancy Kirkpatrick, Summit's President of Worldwide Marketing, said, "This is the first 3D experience of this type to coincide with a major cinematic movie release, and Summit is excited to work with Sandboxr to offer this amazing experience and great new technology to our ENDER'S GAME fans."



At , fans of ENDER'S GAME will be able to enjoy an interactive product experience that extends their engagement with the film and that they can access from their computer. Fans can choose from a selection of CG images from the movie studio file archives and bring home their own ENDER'S GAME 3D printed spacecraft and accessories.



"With an experience as sophisticated as Sandboxr's, the challenge is to make it easy to use by the average guy or girl. 3D experiences are typically exclusive to tech savvy makers and designers. However, we've worked hard to make a 3D printing experience that is accessible in a meaningful way to everyone. Bringing 3D design and print technology into the hands of the ENDER'S GAME fans is a thrilling opportunity for us at Sandboxr," says Berkley Frei, Sandboxr CEO.



To experience the app for yourself log onto and follow the links to ENDER'S GAME.



ABOUT ENDER'S GAME



Directed by Gavin Hood, ENDER'S GAME takes place in the near future, when a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is recruited to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult challenges and simulations, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Mazer Rackham himself to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race. ENDER'S GAME open in theaters and IMAX October 31, at 8pm.



About Sandboxr



Sandboxr is a 3D print and software development company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Previously only available in beta, the Ender's Game version marks the first time that Sandboxr is openly available to the general public. The Sandboxr app, allows users to effortlessly customize favorite characters and other 3D assets and then have that new creation 3D printed. Sandboxr also manages the print and distribution process in its 3D print facility, which uses professional grade, full color, 3D printers.



About Lionsgate



Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has 30 television shows on 20 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the comedy Anger Management, the network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show and the critically-acclaimed new series Orange Is The New Black.



Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, Snitch, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Arbitrage and Pantelion Films' breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever in the U.S.



Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.
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