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We Want Information ... Oh Wait, You're Not Number Six

By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (11)

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Wouldn’t it be great if James Frey announced that the real reason that he lied about A Million Little Pieces being autobiographical was that he was using that autobiography to cover up his true origins as a teenaged alien with superpowers being hunted by other aliens? And that I Am Number Four is his true autobiography?

Well, in any case we now have the second full length trailer of the movie version, and it’s quite a bit different than the previous one. Highlighted here? Teenaged love, angst and Timothy Olyphant being all like wise Jedi and stuff. It actually looks decently entertaining. And I don’t normally reference other sites explicitly because if I did that too often you would realize that you’ve been settling and leave me forever, just like everyone does in the end, but Blastr hit the nail on the head when they observed that this trailer looks like they’re trying to Twilight the thing up.

I don’t blame the studio for trying that. I just hope the film’s better than that.

(source: Blastr)









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Comments

The first trailer I saw for this looked interesting. This one makes me hate myself a little for ever having any desire to see it.

Twilighty storyline: Fuck.

"From the Director of Disturbia" Uh oh.

"Producer Michael Bay" God damn it.

Timothy Olyphant: Ok, I'll probably watch it just for you Tim but at least your part better be fantastic.

Posted by: Paultera at December 29, 2010 10:03 AM

I just saw Timothy Olyphant guest star on a first season of My Name is Earl (it's on Netflix Instant). He wore a bald cap and had a thing for Patty the daytime hooker. Awesome.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at December 29, 2010 10:18 AM

The trailer for "I Am Number Four" looks like a couple of piles of Number Two.

Posted by: bleujayone at December 29, 2010 10:51 AM

I forgot about that episode. He was great in that.

Posted by: Paultera at December 29, 2010 10:51 AM

Is it too late to call all Twilight-clones crimes against humanity?

Posted by: bignick at December 29, 2010 1:16 PM

"From the Director of The Salton Sea" is more intriguing.

Posted by: Melissa at December 29, 2010 1:47 PM

Is there a particular reason why they're killing them in order? I mean, if Number Six was standing on the top of a mountain, screaming "Come get me bitches", the bad guys would just say "Sorry dude, we're at Number Four now, wait for your turn"?

Posted by: Irina at December 29, 2010 4:15 PM

Way to totally NOT read the tagline of a post, sigh, silly me. Headdesk. I blame the late hour and my irrational hatred for Dianna Agron. I see her whispering and whimpering and guys still going ga-ga for her and I turn into a fiery ball of rage.

Posted by: Irina at December 29, 2010 5:06 PM

I've read the book and it's actually decent and not even remotely Twilight-y so that's some bullshit up in that trailer right there. Irina, as I recall the 9 kids escaped from the planet before it was taken over and decimated by a race of aliens from another planet, the Mogadorians. In order to protect the children, a spell was cast on them in which no harm could come to them as long as the preceding numbered child was still alive. Bet #1 was a little pissed about that arrangement.

Posted by: Even Stevens at December 29, 2010 8:03 PM

"I am not a number. I'm a free teenaged alien with superpowers."

Posted by: bcarter3 at December 29, 2010 8:39 PM

Was that Teresa Palmer? GOOD LUCK, TERESA, I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE A CAREER

Posted by: kitkat at December 30, 2010 1:00 PM