Area 51 News

Plot Details of 'Area 51' Revealed

November 12, 2009 04:11:42

Since Paramount Pictures decided to develop "Area 51", an adaptation of video game with the same title, the filmmakers have tried to keep the details under wraps. Recently, Latino Review obtained a copy of some pages of director Oren Peli's short script.

[SPOILER ALERT!] The film begins with a guy, named Chris, testing out his brand new handycam. He has an interest in extra terrestrials subjects, while his friends, Paul and Rob, are skeptical. The next day, the three travel to Vegas where they hope to get video evidence that aliens exist.

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Grant Morrison Enters "Area 51"

April 04, 2007 02:04:34

Finally gearing up to bring videogame experience to the big screen, Paramount Pictures has successfully had comic book author Grant Morrison onboard to pen "Area 51", the company's film adaptation of Midway Games' hit videogame franchise of the same name.

Morrison, known widely for his three-volume work of "The Invisibles", will take the seat initially occupied by Dean Georgaris who wrote an earlier draft to the project. Rights to make the movie actually was obtained by Paramount from Midway four years ago.

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