Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Trailer

This summer sees the eagerly awaited big screen debut of 14 year old special agent Alex Rider in Stormbreaker. The film is based on the first of Anthony Horowitz's chart-topping series of novels about a reluctant teenage superspy, which have so far sold 9 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 28 languages.

Alex Rider (introducing 14-year old newcomer, Alex Pettyfer) is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a nondescript bank manager…Or so it seems, until Uncle Ian Rider (Ewan McGregor – The Island, Star Wars: Episodes I-III) dies in mysterious circumstances. Alex discovers his uncle was, in fact, a spy and has been murdered by Yassen Gregorovich (Damian Lewis – Band of Brothers, Dreamcatcher), one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. Recruited by Mr Blunt (Bill Nighy – Love Actually, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) and Mrs Jones (Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda, Aeon Flux) of the Special Operations Division of MI6, the schoolboy realizes that, by encouraging his hobbies, his uncle has thoroughly prepared him for a career in espionage. Linguist, scuba diver, mountaineer, crack shot and martial arts expert, Alex has all the attributes to make the perfect teenage superspy. Armed with these and his own set of special gadgets, he embarks on his first mission. But with billionaire Darrius Sayle (Mickey Rourke – Sin City, Domino), his sinister sidekicks Mr. Grin (Andy Serkis – The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, King Kong) and Nadia Vole (Missi Pyle –Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Along Came Polly) against him, will Alex's first assignment be his last?

Rounding off the impressive cast are, Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Stephen Fry (Gosford Park, Wilde) Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire), Ashley Walters (Get Rich or Die Tryin), Sarah Bolger (In America) and Jimmy Carr (Confetti). Directed by Geoffrey Sax (White Noise) and Produced by Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson, Steve Christian and Andreas Grosch, Stormbreaker is the biggest budget independent film ever produced in the UK.

Stormbreaker is released in the UK on 21st July 2006 by Entertainment Film Distributors