Dec 21, 2011 05:02 PM EST

Harrison Ford to Star in Ender's Game

Harrison Ford has signed on to star in the sci-fi adventure "Ender's Game", along with Abigail Breslin and Hailee Steinfeld.

The film will be set in the future, and Ford will be playing Colonel Hyram Graff, who is in charge of recruiting soldiers to help fight an alien race. Also starring in the film is Asa Butterfield, Aramis Knight, Moises Arias, Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak, Suraj Parthasarathy, Conor Carroll and Khylin Rhambo.

Harrison Ford has also recently signed on to star in "42", a Jackie Robinson biopic. He will be playing Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey.