I Am Number Four Updates Will A Sequel Happen

I Am Number Four Updates: Will A Sequel Happen?

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The original movie was supposed to launch a new franchise but what are the odds of an I Am Number Four sequel ever happening now?

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I Am Number Four Updates Will A Sequel Happen

The first movie was supposed to kick off a brand new franchise but will an I Am Number Four sequel ever happen? Following the huge success of the Twilight movies, studios quickly snapped up other young adult book properties that could be turned into movie franchises. While franchises like The Hunger Games would blossom, others like Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant would stall at one entry.

I Am Number Four from 2011 was adapted from the first book in the Lorien Legacies series and starred Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer, and Timothy Olyphant. The movie follows John Smith, a humanoid alien from a planet called Lorien. John’s race is being hunted down by aliens called Mogadorians, who have to kill Loriens in a specific order. After the first three are killed, John becomes a target and has to use his powers, like increased speed and strength, to survive. Michael Bay briefly considered directing I Am Number Four, but he opted out to focus on Transformers: Dark Of The Moon instead, with D.J. Caruso coming on board to helm the project.

If a studio wanted to create I Am Number Four 2, there is plenty of material to draw from. I Am Number Four is the first of seven books in the Lorien Legacies series. While the plan was always to pursue a larger franchise and the movie performed relatively well at the box office, a combination of other factors including poor reviews meant that the I Am Number Four sequel plans were quickly put in doubt. So, will the next book in the series The Power Of Six ever be adapted?

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The Power Of Six Was Put On Hold

I Am Number Four Updates Will A Sequel Happen

Screenwriter Marti Nixon confirmed that the plan for an I Am Number Four sequel that continued the adaptation of the sci-fi books was put on the back burner following the reception to the movie. I Am Number Four received mostly mediocre reviews but managed to gross $150 million worldwide, which is around three times its production budget. While those numbers are solid, they clearly weren’t enough to convince the studio The Power Of Six was worth pursuing and I Am Number Four 2 was put on indefinite hold. This is a shame since Number Six, played by Teresa Palmer, was regarded as a highpoint of the first film and the sequel would have put a focus on her character.

Will The Power Of Six Ever Happen?

The possible production or release of I Am Number Four 2 has been the subject of relatively little news in the years since I Am Number Four’s release, which is likely bad news for the sequel. In a 2013 interview, D.J. Caruso suggested that Dreamworks was exploring ways to continue the franchise with an I Am Number Four sequel. However, nothing seems to have grown out of those discussions, and in 2021 when speaking with Screen Rant, Alex Pettyfer provided an update on I Am Number Four 2: Pettyfer stated that a sequel would likely never happen because Dreamworks had moved on: “I think just as a collective slate, maybe the movies didn’t perform as well as they should have. And so the slate was kind of wiped clean for Dreamworks to start again.” After several projects didn’t perform as well as Dreamworks had hoped, the studio cancelled what they had in the works, which included plans for an I Am Number Four sequel.

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As so much time has now passed since the original movie was released, the chances of a direct I Am Number Four sequel being made feel particularly low. While it is possible that I Am Number Four could see a reboot as a new movie or even a TV series at some point in the future, any future for the franchise will probably not see the return of either Alex Pettyfer or Teresa Palmer.

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