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Early life Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, the son of actor Richard Pettyfer and former model Lee Robinson (currently known as "Lee Ireland"); he has a younger half-brother, James Ireland, from his mother's re-marriage to Michael Ireland, a real-estate developer.[1] Stormbreaker author Anthony Horowitz described Pettyfer as coming from "an astonishing gene pool".[2] Pettyfer began his career as a child model at the age of seven, modelling for labels such as GAP, after meeting Ralph Lauren in a toy store in New York City.[1] He attended the Mall, a small public school in Twickenham and as a schoolboy, performed in plays, including in the role of Willy Wonka in a production Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Stormbreaker poster Directed by Geoffrey Sax Produced by Marc Samuelson Peter Samuelson Steve Christian Andreas Grosch Written by Anthony Horowitz (novel and screenplay) Starring Alex Pettyfer Ewan McGregor Mickey Rourke Bill Nighy Andy Serkis Alicia Silverstone Music by Alan Parker Cinematography Chris Seager Editing by Andrew MacRitchie Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Weinstein Company Release date(s) July 21, 2006 August 10, 2006 August 31, 2006 September 21, 2006 October 6, 2006 Running time 93 min. Country United Kingdom Language English Budget £25,000,000 ($40 million) All Movie Guide profile IMDb profile This article is about the 2006 film. For the 2000 novel, see Stormbreaker (novel). Stormbreaker is a 2006 spy film based on Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. It stars newcomer Alex Pettyfer as the teenage spy alongside noted actors, Mickey Rourke and Ewan McGregor. The film was renamed as Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for the United States release.

The film has currently been released in Australia[1], China, Hong Kong, as well as the United Kingdom, where the film was generally received by both critics and movie-goers. There are already plans to adapt the rest of the Alex Rider novels in the future, starting with Point Blanc.

Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception and box office 4 Cast 5 Differences between book and film 6 References and similarities to other films 7 Errors and inconsistencies 8 References 8.1 Footnotes 9 External links

[edit] Plot Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is a fourteen year-old boy who lives with his uncle Ian Rider (Ewan McGregor) who is a bank manager. One day, Alex is told some bad news; that his uncle has died in mysterious circumstances. Alex discovers that Ian Rider was in fact a spy working for MI6 and that he was killed by famed assassin, Yassen Gregorovich (Damian Lewis). He is then recruited by his uncle's former employers, Alan Blunt (Bill Nighy) and Tulip Jones (Sophie Okonedo) of the Special Operations Division of MI6. Realising that his uncle has been training him as a spy, he sets off on his first mission, aided by gadgets from Smithers (Stephen Fry).

Billionaire Darrius Sayle (Mickey Rourke) is donating a free mega-computer codenamed Stormbreaker to every school in the United Kingdom. MI6 are curious of his seemingly generous plans and send Alex, undercover as a competition winner, to investigate. There, he meets the man himself, Sayle and his two accomplices, Mr Grin (Andy Serkis) and Nadia Vole (Missi Pyle) and is shown the Stormbreaker computer in action. Still troubled by the events, Alex sneaks out of his bedroom window to observe a midnight delivery of mysterious containers to Sayle's lair. Meanwhile, Nadia Vole steals Alex's phone and tracks the SIM card to his house in London. She goes there and finds Alex's true identity. While she is there, she starts a fight with Alex's housekeeper and guardian, Jack Starbright (Alicia Silverstone). Jack wins with the help of a blowfish, leaving Nadia to flee from the scene.

Alex Rider atop the rooftops of London confronting Yassen Gregorovich, the murderer of his uncle.The next day, Alex finds himself in trouble when his cover is blown. After being held prisoner and being forced to reveal he is a spy, Alex learns of Sayle's true plan with the computers - each system contains a deadly virus which wipe out the whole of Britain's schoolchildren. Sayle, before he leaves for London to activate the computers, leaves Alex to be killed by a Portuguese man o' war. Escaping the beast, Alex hitches a lift with Mr Grin on an aeroplane making to London. Just as Sayle is about to activate Stormbreaker, Alex appears and with the help of Jack and schoolfriend Sabina Pleasure (Sarah Bolger) he pursues Sayle through the streets of London. Fifty floors up, Alex reaches Sayle only for his uncle's killer, Yassen Gregorovich, to kill the businessman but the assassin does not kill Alex; for a reason he says, will be discovered.

Spoilers end here. [edit] Production The United States poster showing the change of title from Stormbreaker to Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker.Author Anthony Horowitz, already an established and prolific scriptwriter in British television, wrote the screenplay and worked very closely throughout the film's production with director Geoffrey Sax and producers Marc and Peter Samuelson. The Weinstein Company acquired the North American rights to the film, which was filmed in Summer 2005 in London and on the Isle of Man with a budget of £25 million ($40 million).

Changes from the novel include the early introduction of Sabina Pleasure, a character who does not appear until later in the books. The name of the principal villain has also been changed from Herod Sayle to Darrius Sayle, with his nationality switched from Lebanese to American. This was because Mickey Rourke was already in talks to take on the role, so Horowitz adapted the character to suit him. In June 2006, the producers of the movie signed a deal with Nintendo that made the Nintendo DS a prominent feature in the film, much like the Power Glove in The Wizard. [2] This is an upgrade from the Game Boy Color that Alex used in the novel version. In addition to the Nintendo marketing in the film, Alex's mobile phone is a Nokia 7710.

A scene for the film was shot on the fourth floor of Hamleys on Regent Street in London, where Smithers approaches Alex. However, when Smithers takes Alex to the backroom, this was actually shot in a set. This was inconsistent as Smithers looks and points up as if to take him upstairs but in the following scene he explains that no one is allowed "down here", meaning where they had just been.

In August, 2006, the film was renamed as Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker for the United States release. A new poster (shown left) and trailer were released along with the announcement. On the American trailer for the film, it appears that several characters, including the news presenter and Sabina, have been dubbed by American actors for the U.S release.

[edit] Reception and box office Critical reaction to Stormbreaker was generally positive. BBC movie critic Neil Smith gave the film three out of five stars but criticised the "unsubtle turns" from Bill Nighy and Stephen Fry.[3] ViewLondon movie reviews also gave the film three of out five stars and praised the cast for having a lot of fun with their "cartoonish roles". They criticised the production's team use of the majority of the budget on action scenes, leaving, in their opinion, the other scenes "the distinct look of a low budget British production".[4] Urban Cinefile praised the fim's "well structured and told" story. Reviewer Andrew L. Urban also commented on Stormbreaker''s "delightful cast".[5] The Hollywood reported the film as a "a lame and disappointing affair". Likening it to both the Harry Potter series and James Bond, reviewer Ray Bennett said the film "lacks any kind of suspense" due to the script. He ended saying that Stormbreaker was unlikely to have a "licence to kill" (a pun on the 1989 Bond film) at the box-office.[6]

As of September 2006 in the United Kingdom, Stormbreaker has made a total gross of £6,621,452 ($12,450,735). The film currently has a 56% rating (rotten) on the Rotten Tomatoes review site.