Great news! In an exclusive interview to MTV , Jake revealed he has joined the I Am Number Four cast. The movie is based on the forthcoming science fiction novel by the same name, written by James Frey and Jobie Hughes. D.J. Caruso will be directing the movie.

The sci-fi story focuses on nine aliens who survive the destruction of their home world at the hands of a ruthless rival species. The survivors flee to Earth and blend into their human surroundings in order to hide from the aliens who continue to hunt them.

Jake will be playing a high school quarterback by the name of Mark James, who is threatened by the arrival of Number Four (played by Alex Pettyfer).

When asked about his part, Jake revealed the following to MTV :
“Mark is a football player at the school and he’s skeptical of the new kid because he’s trying to move in on his ex-girlfriend. He’s the high school jock who’s just loaded with insecurities. He masks them with his bravado and intimidation, but he’s threatened because this new kid is coming to school and there’s a lot of attention on him. A lot is happening around him.”

He then revealed that sadly, he won’t have much to do with the sci-fi stuff. He had a fight scene in the original draft, but they cut it in the rewrite, which Jake says he’s bummed about. That doesn’t mean he’s not getting physical! He’s been working with a trainer to get into “the kind of shape his football-playing character should be in”. He said his days have been filled with eating and lifting weights, but that luckily, he’s a quarterback, so he doesn’t have to be huge.

What drew Jake to the part?
“What attracted me to it was D.J. Caruso, hands down. That’s what really made me want to do this. I think he’s really talented and has potential to be phenomenal. When we did the reading process for the audition, the notes that he gave me, we kind of spoke the same language. I’m really excited to see how he handles the situation on set.”

I Am Number Four starts filming the 9th of June. Other cast members include Alex Pettyfer as Number Four, Timothy Olyphant as his guardian Henri, Teresa Palmer as the alluring Number Six and Kevin Durand as an alien antagonist.
source: MTV.com .

We’re looking forward to it, Jake!

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