Skyrunners: Disney’s SciFi for Tweens

If you have a young scifi fan in your house, tune in to Disney XD channel on November 27 at 5:00 pm for the premiere of their new scifi adventure Skyrunners. The movie was written by Richard C. Okie (“Quantum Leap” and “Earth: Final Conflict”) and the alien creature effects were designed by Weta Workshop Ltd., the Academy Award-winning special effect shop that work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Chronicles of Narnia” films so it has a great scifi pedigree.

The story revolves around two teenage brothers Tyler (Joey Pollari) and Nick Burns (Kelly Blatz of Disney XD’s “Aaron Stone”) who find a small UFO crashed outside their town. They take ship home and after spending time with it  Tyler begins to develop superhuman powers.  Part of his powers is the ability to communicate with the alien who owns the ship and that leads him to an ominous plot to take over the world. With brother Nick occupied by school and girl troubles, Tyler goes to the authorities but that only makes the alien more angry and soon Tyler is in deep trouble. Can his brother save him and the world from an alien meanace? Find out when Skyrunners premieres on Disney XD (the Disney channel for tween boys) on November 27. Sounds like fun.

(DISNEY XD/JAE FREW) JOEY POLLARI, KELLY BLATZ