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Dianna Agron (GLEE) Cast as Female Romantic Lead in D.J. Caruso’s I AM NUMBER FOUR

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 29th, 2010 at 8:46 pm

Dianna Agron (Glee) has landed her first feature and it’s kind of a big one.  While many had been vying for the female romantic lead in director D.J. Caruso’s I Am Number Four, Agron has landed the gig.  She’ll be starring alongside Teresa Palmer, Alex Pettyfer and Sharlto Copley in the sci-fi adventure film that starts filming next month in Pittsburgh.

Set to get released on February 18, 2011, I Am Number Four is an adaptation of the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by Jobie Hughes and James Frey.  The film is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg and it was written by Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville).

The film is about nine earthbound aliens who escaped their planet just before it was annihilated by a rival species.  Hiding out on Earth, disguised as human teenagers in high school, the title character discovers that he is being hunted by the enemy that destroyed his planet.  Pettyfer plays the lead (Number Four), Copley will play Pettyfer’s guardian and mentor, Palmer (Number Six), and Agron will play a girl dating a high school jock who falls for Number Four and becomes his confidante.  [via THR]

Teresa Palmer Cast as Number Six in Director D.J. Caruso’s I AM NUMBER FOUR

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 21st, 2010 at 11:07 pm

Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Bedtime Stories) has been cast as Number Six in director D.J. Caruso’s (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) I Am Number Four.  She’s joining Alex Pettyfer (Beastly) and Sharlto Copley (District 9) in the sci-fi adventure film that starts filming soon.

Set to get released on February 18, 2011, I Am Number Four is an adaptation of the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by Jobie Hughes and James Frey.  The film is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg and it was written by Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville).

The film is about nine earthbound aliens who escaped their planet just before it was annihilated by a rival species.  Hiding out on Earth, disguised as human teenagers in high school, the title character discovers that he is being hunted by the enemy that destroyed his planet.  Pettyfer plays the lead, Copley will play Pettyfer’s guardian and mentor, and I’ll guess Palmer the love interest.

With production gearing up, I’d imagine more casting announcements are immanent.  More as we hear it.

Director D.J. Caruso’s I AM NUMBER FOUR Gets a 2/18/2011 Release Date

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 1st, 2010 at 6:33 pm

Walt Disney and DreamWorks have set a 2/18/2011 release date for director D.J. Caruso’s (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) Sci-Fi Adventure I Am Number Four.  Set to star Alex Pettyfer (Beastly), the film is about nine earthbound aliens who escaped their planet just before it was annihilated by a rival species. Hiding out on Earth, disguised as a human teenager in high school, the title character discovers that he is being hunted by the enemy that destroyed his planet.  More after the jump:

Alex Pettyfer Says I AM NUMBER FOUR

by Laura Kelley    Posted: March 31st, 2010 at 8:22 pm

Alex Pettyfer is in talks to star in DJ Caruso’s upcoming high-school aliens film I Am Number Four, based on the James Frey and Jobie Hughes novel of the same name that will be published in the fall.  Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg will produce from a script by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Variety confirms.  The film is about nine aliens from a planet called Lorien attacked by another alien species, who flee to Earth.  Pettyfer would presumably be playing John Smith, an extraterrestrial who heads to Paradise, Ohio to hide out from the alien attackers, who are still after him.  Filmdrunk broke the story that DreamWorks is in negotiations with Pettyfer, who recently completed filming Beastly with Vanessa Hudgens and was last seen in Stormbreaker.

D.J. Caruso to Direct Adaptation of I AM NUMBER FOUR

by Kevin Mahadeo    Posted: January 19th, 2010 at 11:10 pm

The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog is reporting director D.J. Caruso will be taking the helm on the feature film adaptation of the upcoming science-fiction novel I Am Number Four by James Frey and Jobie Hughes. That’s right, an adaptation of a book not even on shelves yet.

DreamWorks originally acquired the rights to the film back in June 2009 with Michael Bay set to produce and possibly direct. The news debunks the latter; however, Bay remains on the project as producer as Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) comes on as director. Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote the screenplay for the film.

The first in a series of six books, Four follows the 15-year-old John Smith, one of nine alien survivors from the planet Lorien that fled to Earth after a hostile race known as the Mogadore attacked their homeworld. Disguised as a high school student, Smith discovers that the invaders have followed the Loric to Earth and have already killed three of his brethren. Next on the list, Smith must survive against those out to kill him and exterminate his race.

Al Gough and Miles Millar to write I AM NUMBER 4 for Michael Bay to Produce and Potentially Direct

by Ramses Flores    Posted: August 27th, 2009 at 9:14 am

Screenwriting team Al Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville”) have signed on to adapt “I Am Number 4″.  The film will be based on the unpublished science fiction novel written by Jobie Hughes and controversial “A Million Little Pieces” author James Frey.  The story involves a group of teenage alien refugees assimilating to high school on Earth when they discover that their home planet’s enemy is now hunting them on their new turf.  Michael Bay will be producing the project with a potential to direct.  More after the jump:

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