
You had Steven Spielberg as the producer, you had Michael Bay as a producer, DJ Caruso, but I think they tried something on that movie, and I'm being very honest, where the book, which was written by Pittacus Lore, which was James Frey basically, they tried some really interesting, creative publicity where the film and the book are released at the same time. I wish we could have made a sequel to I Am Number Four. Here's what Pettyfer had to say about why no sequel was made and likely won't be: Still, during the time of release, the slate of Dreamworks films at the box office failed to perform, which essentially wiped the slate clean moving forward with new properties. While speaking to Screen Rant, Pettyfer said he enjoyed making the movie and was hopeful for a sequel. Related: I Am Number Four Updates: Will A Sequel Happen? However, with the book series continuing the Lorien Legacies, fans have been hoping to see the story continued in live-action form. The film was a decent hit at the box office, and reviews were low-to-middling. The book is the first chapter in the Lorien Legacies series of novels, which focuses on human-looking aliens with superpowers fighting off another extraterrestrial species on Earth. While Pettyfer's career hit some roadblocks, one film that continues to come back to him is I Am Number Four, which has gained a bit of a cult following, with fans often inquiring about a sequel. In 2018, Pettyfer acted in and directed the indie thriller Back Roads, which co-starred Juliette Lewis, Jennifer Morrison, and Robert Patrick. Pettyfer played John Smith in I Am Number Four, which was directed by DJ Caruso and co-starring Dianna Agron, Teresa Palmer, and Timothy Olyphant. A few years later, he starred in I Am Number Four before moving on to Magic Mike, which served as a launching pad kind of role for the actor.

Pettyfer first made a name for himself by starring in an adaptation of the Alex Rider young adult spy series, Stormbreaker. Actor Alex Pettyfer gave an honest answer to why he thinks a sequel to 2011's I Am Number Four has never happened.
