Actor Ben Kingsley arrives as a guest at the premiere of director Jason Reitman's film ''Young Adult'' in Beverly Hills, California
Actor Ben Kingsley arrives as a guest at the premiere of director Jason Reitman's film ''Young Adult'' in Beverly Hills, California December 15, 2011. Reuters

Ben Kingsley will join Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield in Ender's Game, the film's producers said on Tuesday.

The Oscar-winning actor will play war hero Mazer Rackham in the adaptation of Orson Scott Card's best-selling novel for Summit Entertainment.

It marks a reunion of sorts for Kingsley, who recently starred alongside Butterfield in Martin Scorsese's Hugo.

Ender's Game is a futuristic adventure about a young man who is drafted by the military to help save the human race.

In addition, Brandon Soo Hoo (Tropic Thunder) will play a character named Fly Molo. Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) have previously been announced as part of the cast.

Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) will write and direct the movie. K/O Paper Products, OddLot Entertainment and Digital Domain are production partners on the film. Summit Entertainment is co-financing and will release the film domestically March 15, 2013.

Production begins next month in New Orleans.