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I’m no Twilighter. I don’t generally read young adult novels and had never heard of I Am Number Four until I saw this teaser, but it seems intriguing. Of course that might have something to do with Timothy Olyphant’s involvement and hey, if that’s the plan to get us not so young adults interested - score!
Produced by DreamWorks studios, I Am Number Four is based on a novel by James Frey (yes, that one) and Jobie Hughes and follows Number Four (Alex Pettyfer), one of nine aliens who had to flee his home planet after it was invaded by other aliens. Because they look human, the nine attempt to hide on Earth but they are still being hunted by the other aliens who must kill the nine in numerical order (Why? Don’t ask me, it’s a young adult plotline). Each of the nine is assigned a guardian; Olyphant plays Number Four’s watchdog, Henri. The nine develop superpowers as they grow up (This one might be a fairy - he has Sookie’s white hand light); I guess plain, old aliens would be boring.
So far the written description is more compelling than the trailer, but hopefully that’s just clever marketing.
I Am Number Four also stars Kevin Durand (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, “Lost”), Dianna Agron (“Glee”), Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Jake Abel (The Lovely Bones and opens February 2011.
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Posted by: BierceAmbrose at September 30, 2010 1:13 PM
So ...
The Brother From Another Planet, one of the Nazgul, turns slowly into Johnny Five during his Escape to Witch Mountain (that's Mountain Doom, with James Earl Jones & his snake, thrashing the extreme sports. Dude.)
But what really matters is can Four of Nine wear the cat suit as well as Jeri Ryan? (Oh, god, The Borg implants!(!!!!)) Or maybe it's Oliphant playing intergalactic Marshal Henri Givens in the cat suit.
Yes, every story is The Hero's Journey, but - holy Joseph Campbell batman & stop time for a minute - they're just grabbing handfuls of old script-bits dug out of a blender.
Please tell me this ends with a pissed-off super-robot:
"Mecha-Streisand!
Four-of-Nine Barada Nikto. (Engage!)"
Then Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox & Josh Duhamel get their asses kicked by a robot with one shape that does not fucking speak.
I can dream.