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“I Am Number Four” prod. by Michael Bay w/ Spielberg

jefferiestubes8

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“I Am Number Four”

“Four” revolves around a group of nine aliens who escaped their home planet just before it was annihilated by a rival species. Hiding out on Earth, the title character (Pettyfer) disguises himself as a human high schooler, only to discover that he is still being hunted by his planet’s enemy.
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Kind of Jon Crier in Hiding Out (1987)-meets-some-film-I-know-I've-seen. This sounds more like a TV episodic series than a movie series...

“Smallville” creators Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote the screenplay, adapting what HarperCollins Children’s Books, which published the book in the fall, plans on being a six-book series.
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Which primes it for being a franchise for the next Harry Potter generation.

DreamWorks’ adaptation of the upcoming young-adult science-fiction book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes.
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which means PG-13 rating of course. They wouldn't waste time with PG because we all know PG-13 is where the money is at. (Look at the Harry Potter film's ratings starting with
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) getting a PG-13 by the MPAA.)


Michael Bay is producing with Steven Spielberg. Chris Bender and J.C. Spink exec produce along with David Valdes.
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Alex Pettyfer, the British-born actor making his American debut by starring in “Beastly,” is in negotiations to nab the lead role.
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March 31, 2010
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/i-am-number-four-alex-pettyfer.html
 
This was done almost 10 years ago. It was called "Roswell"

It seems both Bay and Spielberg are in desperate straits for creativity
 
“Smallville” creators Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote the screenplay, adapting what HarperCollins Children’s Books, which published the book in the fall, plans on being a six-book series.
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^THIS

and

“Four” revolves around a group of nine aliens who escaped their home planet just before it was annihilated by a rival species. Hiding out on Earth, the title character (Pettyfer) disguises himself as a human high schooler, only to discover that he is still being hunted by his planet’s enemy.
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Got me worried. They turned the ending of Spider-man 2 into a deleted scene from Smallville complete with superhero hangout(barn to apartment)
 
...uh...the guy who's slated to play the lead is good looking, but is he supposed to play a high schooler? He looks at least 30. :wtf: Maybe the alien isn't very adept at shape-shifting, like Odo? :rommie:
 
Mr. Adventure said:
"Who is Number One?!?!"
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You have to ask?
Who else but:

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HarperCollins has no book titled I Am Number Four that I can find for sale anywhere. Was that supposed to read "will publish in the fall"?

It's kind of funny that Dreamworks seems to just be assuming this will be a popular kids' series.
 
“I Am Number Four” female lead cast

Dianna Agron the knocked-up cheerleeder Quinn Fabray in Glee
has been cast in I Am Number Four. The film is a DreamWorks adaptation of the young adult sci-fi book of the same name, penned by James Frey and Jobie Hughes.
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Agron will play his romantic interest, who is dating a high school jock but falls for Number Four.
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30 April 2010
http://totalscifionline.com/news/4950-glee-star-cast-in-i-am-number-four

the imdb listing
I Am Number Four (2011)


Chris Bender and J.C. Spink are executive producing with David Valdes. Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote the screenplay.
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“Four” is scheduled to begin principal photography next month in Pittsburgh.
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http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/...-join-sci-fi-movie-i-am-number-four.html#more
 
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Sharlto Copley is going be in this. :techman:

I hope it turns out good.

Isnt Frey the guy who lied about stuff in his memoir & Oprah got all butt hurt about it?
 
It's written by the asshats who wrote Smallville. Of course the "high schooler" is going to look like he's over 30.

Pass.
 
I had no idea who the male lead was so I went to IMDB... Guys he's 20. In Hollywood terms that's like young enough for a middle schooler.
 
jefferiestubes8 said:
which means PG-13 rating of course. They wouldn't waste time with PG because we all know PG-13 is where the money is at. (Look at the Harry Potter film's ratings starting with
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) getting a PG-13 by the MPAA.)
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The latest Harry Potter was rated PG and it is the second most profitable film in the franchise (behind the first one, also PG).

Samurai8472 said:
Got me worried. They turned the ending of Spider-man 2 into a deleted scene from Smallville complete with superhero hangout(barn to apartment)
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You do realize that what appeared on-screen in Spider-Man 2 was hardly anything M&G wrote, right? And that there were several other writers that ended up rewriting their stuff or giving new scripts.
 
Can said:
This was done almost 10 years ago. It was called "Roswell"

It seems both Bay and Spielberg are in desperate straits for creativity
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Actually it was done 30 years ago. It was called "The Powers of Matthew Star"
 
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