Interview For The UK DVD & Blu-Ray Release Of ‘I Am Number Four’
In ‘I Am Number 4′ Timothy Olyphant stars as Henri, a the Warrior/Guardian who’s job it is to protect and train John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), an alien from planet Lorien who was sent to Earth as a child alongside eight others to escape an invading race, the Mogadorians, which destroyed their home planet. ‘I Am Number 4? is released on DVD and Blu-ray from 20 June 2011 in the UK. Check out what Olyphant had to say about the film in a quick interview below.
How was the experience making the film?
Timothy Olyphant: There’s something just great about a set, especially this one where the director is so engaging, so enthusiastic and so in control of it all. Then we had this amazing cinematographer in Guillermo Navarro, just watching them at work was great. The movie looks amazing, it was really cool to see why it looked amazing. It’s quite a family with the crew DJ brings with him. Working with DJ was fantastic, I loved working with him. He’s just a class guy and a great director. He was really fun, our conversations from the jump were great. We were on the same page from day one.
How did you become a part of the film?
Timothy Olyphant: When I first read the script it seemed pretty fun. I read it, then within an hour or two I got on the phone to DJ, he asked me what I was thinking, first of all the fact that he asked was lovely, he asked what I had in mind. I started riffing my gut instinct with what I thought would be fun with the character, he seemed…or at least pretended to be enthused (laughs). I just enjoyed right off the bat our conversation, where we were trying to take it, take the role. When I first I read the script, within four or five hours I knew I’d do the movie.
What is your characters role in John’s life?
Timothy Olyphant: When we first meet Alex’s character John, he seems to be living a normal teenage life, but then he has these visions, before you know it he’s on the run. I’m in his life, I’m some sort of Guardian, there to basically try to help him survive, help him understand what these special abilities that he has are, allow him to eventually be able to live on his own.