For actor Harrison Ford , who is starring in a movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card 's heralded and popular novel `` Ender 's Game , '' statements against same-sex marriage by the science-fiction author `` are not an issue for me . '' At a Comic-Con news conference on Thursday , Ford responded to concerns that Card 's comments have overshadowed the production of the movie . The author of the 1985 novel professed his opposition to same-sex marriage in 2009 when he joined he board of the National Organization for Marriage , which opposes same-sex unions . Although Card released a statement declaring the same-sex marriage issue `` moot '' after last month 's Supreme Court ruling striking down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act , the film has continued to be plagued by controversy . Ford told reporters that while he fundamentally disagrees with the author 's stance , the film stands separate from the issue . `` I think none of Mr. Card 's concerns regarding the issues of gay marriage are part of the thematics of this film , '' Ford said . `` He has written something that I think is of value to us all concerning moral responsibility . I think his views outside of those that we deal with in this film are not an issue for me to deal with and something I have really no opinion on . Comic-Con : What we ca n't wait to see . `` I am aware of his statements admitting that the question of gay marriage is a battle that he lost and he admits that he lost it . I think we all know that we 've all won . That humanity has won . And I think that 's the end of the story . '' For Ford , `` Ender 's Game '' addresses its own social and political concerns . The film is set in the future , depicting a child military trained by the government to wage interplanetary war . Ford plays Col. Hyrum Graff , a military commander who trains the titular character of Ender Wiggin , played by Asa Butterfield . Even though the movie is set in a science fiction universe , Ford said he has found many contemporary comparisons to the moral concerns of the story . `` This movie is very prescient , and I think the novel was prescient in recognizing something that we now have as a reality in our lives , which is the ability to wage war at a distance , '' Ford said . `` So the morality of that military commander and the military command structure , the morality of a society which raises a military and wages war are the moral concerns of this film and something we are wrestling with daily . `` The issue of interplanetary warfare is the science fiction aspect of it , but what gives it such emotional tone and reality is that these are the concerns of our everyday lives . `` Drone warfare and the capacity that we have technologically is one part of the moral package . The other is the use of young people in the business of war , which has always historically been the case . Our youngest and fittest of our cultures have always been the ones who are first in line for warfare . '' Share your mini-interviews from Comic-Con . Ford , who noted that it was particularly compelling to work with `` talented young actors '' such as Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld , as well as Sir Ben Kingsley , was also asked whether he found any comparison between Col. Graff and his famed `` Star Wars '' character , Han Solo . `` Graff is a very complex character that 's charged with an awesome responsibility , '' Ford said . `` The complex moral issues are part of Graff 's story . Ender does n't really face so much the issues of morality until the end of the film until he knows what 's happened to him . `` Graff is aware of his moral responsibilities all through his part of the story . I was just delighted to be involved in a film of such high ambition with such talented people . I think Graff is a much more complex character than Han Solo , which does n't mean that I regret Han Solo . '' `` Ender 's Game '' is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 1 . Summit , the film 's studio , released a new viral clip from the film Wednesday in honor of its presence at Comic-Con , and they also premiered a trailer for the film at the fan panel that followed the news conference .
Harrison Ford appeared at Ford to discuss his new film `` Star Wars '' The film is based on the award-winning last month 's novel by Harrison Ford . Card has generated attention for his comments against same-sex marriage . Comic-Con called his `` Ender 's Game '' character `` more complex '' than `` Star Wars '' icon Han Solo .