Movie adaptations of young adult books are coming faster and faster. I Am Number Four, the alien-refugee YA novel from James Frey and Jobie Hughes’ extraterrestrial pseudonym, Pittacus Lore, was only released this past August, but the trailer for the film version starring Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant has already come out. Obviously, production on the movie began well before the book hit stores. It looks like they’re hoping to make this into a Twilight-esque hit through sheer force of will.
I had the, let’s call it “honor,” to speak with the novel’s alien author a while back, and I will say the book is pretty much perfectly set up to be turned into a movie produced by Michael Bay and helmed by Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso. That is to say, there are explosions, vaguely defined characters running away from things, and slightly better defined characters running away from things. The trailer does not disappoint on that front, even giving us a glimpse of Number Four’s glowy hands and telekinetic abilities amongst all the carnage. See the trailer after the jump:
What do you think, PopWatchers? Does this teaser trailer get you excited for the movie? There’s fifty Internet points in it for the first one of you that makes a Number Two joke.
Read more:
An out-there interview with Pittacus Lore, the alien author of ‘I Am Number Four’
EW Exclusive: Book trailer for ‘I Am Number Four’
EW Exclusive: Read the first nine pages of ‘I Am Number Four’
I take a number 2 on this trailer. 50 points for me!
I can’t wait to see the movie after reading the book. I look forward to see Dianna Agron of Glee in her first starring role in a movie.
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Who cares? Another druggie gone. Lohan should follow him.
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I liked the book (as far as the premise), but my God was it horribly written. Shades of Stephenie Meyer. The trailer looks promising, though.
Sort of a shrug, it isn’t like we haven’t seen anything like this before. And the whole background of the book(the alien author shtick) really makes me not to see the movie.
We’ll see.
I LOVED the book and I’m so excited for the movie! It has so much potential to begin with and it’s awesome that it’s got such great people behind it. I’m totally psyched to see aliens blow stuff up on the big screen!
That trailer looks awesome!
The book was ok, but I think the movie might be better.
The book isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s entertaining… predictable, a bit rushed too, but still… it’s a quick, enjoyable read!
By the looks of the trailer, the film looks 100% times better! I’m actually excited to watch it now…
Parts of it are rushed, except that final battle scene, which seems to go on FOREVER.