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THE BUZZ: Upon its announcement, Number Four was generating more news bits than tentpoles twice its size, thanks to the myriad names in front of and behind the camera: newly bankable director D.J. Caruso; disgraced memoirist James Frey (who co-wrote the source material — really!); “Smallvile” duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar; “Glee” star Dianna Agron (who mesmerized in that show’s first-season finale); emerging leading man Timothy Olyphant; and Alex Pettyfer, who’s being groomed for stardom despite an iffy career start and bratty reputation. So, yeah, it’s been a news-making project, but I’m not sure the alien-teen mystery is on the minds of thrill-seeking audiences. Pettyfer, whose oft-delayed Beastly looks D.O.A., appears to be the one with everything to lose here — either he LaBouefs this time or it might be over?
Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron