Teresa Palmer is Number Six in I Am Number Four

DreamWorks has signed Australian Teresa Palmer (Bedtime Stories and the upcoming The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) in D.J. Caruso’s I Am Number Four, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog.

The film is based on the upcoming series of young adult science fiction books by James Frey and Jobie Hughes. It follows nine aliens who escape the destruction of their home planet and hide here on earth from their enemies, disguised as high school students.  Palmer will be playing Number Six, with Alex Pettyfer playing the title character of Number Four.  Sharlto Copley of last year’s hit,  District 9, will be playing Number Four’s guardian and mentor.

The film is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Smallville’s Al Gough and Miles Millar. The film is set to hit theaters on February 18, 2011.