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'I Am Number Four' (novel) teased online

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EW has gotten its hands on the first nine pages of "I Am Number Four," the sci-fi alien novel that Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are currently developing with DreamWorks.

Book, written by Pittacus Lore (the pseudonym of authors James Frey and Jobie Hughes), hits stores via Harpercollins on August 3.

Read the first nine pages here.

The 'Phoenix' Project: Universal unveils new lot

Universalroof_boffo Universal has created a detailed look at the reconstruction of New York Street, which was all but destroyed by an electrical fire in the summer of 2008.

In a video shot by Universal and narrated by topper Ron Meyer, Steven Spielberg and other industry vets discuss the multi-million dollar "Phoenix" Project which aimed at rebuilding Universal's infamous production space that was home to such films as "Back to the Future," "The Sting" and "Blues Brothers."

In addition to burning down New York Street and Universal Studios' King Kong ride, the 2008 fire also destroyed nearly 100% of the studio's archived prints. The Courthouse from "Back to the Future" was also lost.

Investigators concluded that the fire was caused by workers repairing a roof on one of the lot's faux streetscapes.

Watch video below:


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