A book co-authored by James Frey is set to be made into a movie with Michael Bay producing and D.J. Caruso directing.

The Hollywood Reporter says D.J. Caruso — director of ‘Disturbia’ (which starred Shia LaBoeuf trying to catch his murdering neighbour) and ‘The Salton Sea’ (which starred Val Kilmer as a speed freak on a revenge mission) — will helm ‘I Am Number Four,’ based on an upcoming young-adult science fiction book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes.

According to The New York Times, ‘I Am Number Four’ is about a group of nine alien teenagers on a planet called Lorien. When Lorien is attacked by a hostile race from another planet, the nine and their guardians evacuate to Earth, with the predators still in pursuit. Three aliens are killed and the protagonist, a Lorien boy named John Smith, hides in Paradise, Ohio, disguised as a human, trying to evade the hunters and knowing he is next on their list.

The book is the first in a series of six to be published by HarperCollins Children’s books, beginning in the fall. In June, it was reported in the NY Times that Frey — who famously embellished details in his drug recovery “memoir,” ‘A Million Little Pieces’ — was shopping the book around anonymously. He was revealed as the co-author a week later.

DreamWorks picked up film rights in June and Michael Bay is attached to produce. ‘Smallville’ creators Al Gough and Miles Millar wrote the screenplay.

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