It looks like Alex Pettyfer, star of the sci-fi thriller I Am Number Four (from the book by Pittacus Lore), won’t be on board for the film version of Cassandra Clare’s ‘The Mortal Instruments‘ series, as previously reported. Instead, he’s been offered the lead role in the film adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s best-selling series ‘The Last Apprentice’.

The first book in ‘The Last Apprentice’ series, Revenge of the Witch, centers on Tom, the apprentice for the village spook, who protects ordinary folk from “ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.” The eighth book in the series, Rage of the Fallen, is scheduled to be released in April.

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