“Number Four” in 228 IMAX Friday; trailer

“Number Four” in 228 IMAX Friday; trailer

I Am Number Four,” from producer Michael Bay, will open on 228 IMAX screens domestically this Friday (Feb. 18).

The DreamWorks Studios suspense thriller distributed by Walt Disney Studios and directed by D.J. Caruso will also be released to at least 96 IMAX screens internationally, with nine screens opening day-and-date.

Click below to see 90-second trailer of the first of an expected series of stories about a teen (Alex Pettyfer) with inexplicable powers who is on the run from an apparent alien race trying to find and capture him. While on the run with his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) he winds up in a small town in Ohio where he experiences first love (Dianna Agron) and discovers others who share his incredible destiny.

— By Scott Hettrick