I Am Number Four is an American teen action movie. The movie is also a science fiction. The film is based on the novel I Am Number Four, written by Jobie Hughes and James Frey. The book was published by HarperCollins on August 3, 2010 and spent 7 straight weeks at #1 on the children's chapter of The New York Times Best Seller list. Then the DreamWorks Pictures bought the rights to the film in June 2009. I Am Number Four movie gross over $144,120,094.
Film producer and director Michael Bay brought the manuscript of the teen book. There was a big bid war between the DreamWorks and J.J. Abrams, with DreamWorks winning the rights in June 2009. There was a thought that the story can get the viewer from Twilight saga films. The potential of the movie is to establish a film franchise, with at least six more installments planned by the book's publisher.
I Am Number Four is the Starring by Alex Pettyfer (John Smith/Number 4/Daniel), Timothy Olyphant (Henri), Dianna Agron (Sarah Hart), Callan McAuliffe(Sam Goode), Teresa Palmer(Number 6), Kevin Durand (Mogadorian Commander) and Jake Abel (Mark James). There is some other actor also in the movie they are Jeff Hochendoner, Emily Wickersham, Brian Howe, and Charles Carroll. So the movie is full of some great performer.
The film is produced by Michael Bay through Disney. The Hollywood Reporter projected the budget to be between $50 and $60 million. D. J. Caruso is the director of the movie. Screenplay by Alfred Gough, Marti Noxon and Miles Millar. Filming began on May 17, 2010, using 20 locations all within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The production was scheduled to last 12 to 13 weeks. The cinematographer shot the film in Super 1:85. The setting of the film's fictional town of Paradise, Ohio is Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, where filming took place from June to July 2010. Producers chose Vandergrift as the "hero town" of the film because of its unique look and curved streets, laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City's Central Park.
I Am Number Four follow the story of John Smith, a 15-year old alien from the planet Lorien, and his guardian, Henri, as they run from the Mogadorians, another race of aliens that are hunting down John and the eight other teenage Loriens, who all make up the Garde, living on Earth. Number Four is protected by a Warrior/Guardian, Henri. Number Four become a super hero beneath the shade of Henri. He got the powers like enhanced strength, speed and agility, telekinesis, resistance to fire and heat, and the power to generate light from his hands. During the spring carnival, Mark and his friends capture John and Sarah, whom they believe are in a relationship, and follow them into the woods, where they attempt to beat John up. Anyhow he fends them off and helps Sara.
After that Mark’s father comes to John’s house and investigates about whereabouts when his son and his friend’s get attacked. He can’t about interesting about John but find something more important that he is under high-tech surveillance system. Henri tells John that many of the people are suspecting them for the random showoff John’s power and he is unable to control that much people. He tells John that they have to leave the place. But John disagrees with Henri because he is in love with Sara.
Mogadorians are searching for John. The Mogadorians eventually locate John and manipulate two conspiracy theorists into capturing Henri. On the other hand another alien number six is determined to go after the Mogadorians instead of run away. As Mogadorians have located Henri and take him with them so John and Sam trying to find him. They are attacked but manage to fend Mogadorians off. Anyhow they escape from there and after that Henri died. John and Sam brought with some Lorien artifacts, including a blue rock that acts as a tracking device to locate other Loriens. Sam’s father, a conspiracy theorist who disappeared while hunting aliens in Mexico, has another. While Sam searches for it, John tries to say goodbye to Sarah at a party, only to discover that the Mogadorians have framed him and Henri for the murders of the conspiracy theorists, as well as being terrorists due to their cutting-edge technology. After that John go to meet Sara and there he save Sara with power. By this time the cops come out to capture them so they escape from there to the high school. But the Mogadorians were there with the help of Mark. They find john and try to kill them but there comes and help them form die. The Mogadorians have brought two giant monsters to hunt the trio. They are saved by Number Six and John’s "dog," Bernie Kosar, who reveals his true form as a good Chimera, which can shapeshift, and was sent by his parents to protect him. The film has his end with the revenge and a long journey for the future of alien from the planet Lorien.
