Asa Butterfield 'Ender's Game': Actor 'Like Any Other 16-Year-Old' PHOTOS, Talks New Sci-Fi Film VIDEO
Asa Butterfield has come a long way since reducing viewers to tears in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
Ender's Game will enter theaters on Friday featuring Butterfield in the title role of Ender Wiggin, a military genius forced to grow up way to fast with the fate of the world in his hands.
Based on the classic science-fiction novel by Orsen Scott Card, Ender's Game was just the type of film Butterfield was looking to work on.
"I'm such a huge fan of science fiction so the story was right up my street," the actor told Crave Online during last summer's San Diego Comic-Con. "It's great that both the film and the book are going to introduce new people to the story and the world."
The young British actor has been appearing in films and television shows since 2006. His first staring role came from another book-to-film adaptation, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Following that breakout success, Butterfield became a familiar face on the BBC's Merlin and went on to star in 2011's Hugo.
Despite his status as a child star, Butterfield says his life is fairly normal.
"As a young actor there is often a pressure to be this star and to be in the limelight. I think what's really helped me stay away from that is simply living in London which allows me to, when I'm not here filming or doing press, be just like any other 16-year-old," Butterfield explained to We Got This Covered https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/press-conference-interview-asa-butterfield-enders-game/ . "I play football, I listen to music. It's not changed my life back at home as much as a lot of people think. I do think that's really helped me become a more developed actor."
You can check out photos of Butterfield at various stages in his career by clicking through the slideshow above.
Ender's Game will hit theaters on Nov. 1.
