Area 51 – where the hell do I begin? You have to respect Oren Peli for single-handedly redefining the horror landscape with a 10K budget and a haunted video tape (Paranormal Activity), an act that led everyone to assume the director would be treated as a golden God on whatever project he decided to tackle next. Unsurprisingly, Area 51 was announced – an obvious thematic followup. Found footage scares, alien conspiracies and a handful of unknowns who run around the Neveda desert? Hell, Peli was able to accomplish unspeakable bouts of terror by using an invisible monster, now he’d actually have evil creatures to play with! Blumhouse fanatics immediately started salivating based on Peli’s concept alone.
But then uncertainty set in. Years passed with no updates on the Area 51 front, Peli kept producing and writing other projects (The River), and not even Jason Blum could confirm what the hell...
But then uncertainty set in. Years passed with no updates on the Area 51 front, Peli kept producing and writing other projects (The River), and not even Jason Blum could confirm what the hell...
- 5/19/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Back in October of 2009 Oren Peli, hot off the success of his Paranormal Activity, took to the Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert to uncover the secrets of Area 51. Starring Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner, the film employs the "found footage" narrative structure that Peli used in Pa to tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of aforementioned Nellis Air Force Base. While we still await information on the film's release, a truly bizarre video was posted on YouTube featuring the first ever footage from the film. Bd reader 'DownNola1995' tipped us off to said video that depicts University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon as he talks about the recent trend of super-low budget movies. Shockingly enough, he somehow landed footage from Peli's Area 51, which can be viewed at the 1:30 mark.
- 12/7/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Paranormal Activity's Oren Peli's next big directing gig will be Area 51. Paramount wants some rewrites done on the film and actor/director Chris Denham (Shutter Island) is taking on the task.
They will shoot the additional footage soon and this is nothing for the fans to be worried about, it's getting all good buzz! The film stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner and once again follows the "found footage" style of filming that Peli has made popular with his films. I can't wait to see what Peli can do with the Area 51 story!
Plot:
Three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert. ...
- 4/9/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
It's been a long time since we have heard anything about Oren (Paranormal Activity) Peli's next feature film, Area 51, but some new developments have come to light.
Director/actor Chris (Shutter Island) Denham has been hired by Paramount to do a couple of rewrites on the film, which will go back behind cameras to shoot some additional footage very soon. While we don't exactly know what is going to be added, we have been assured from sources close to the project that the film is coming along nicely and fans are going to love it.
Area 51 stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner.
The film employs the "found footage" narrative structure that Peli used in Paranormal Activity to tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert. Of course all manner of shit-your-pants type spookiness ensues.
Director/actor Chris (Shutter Island) Denham has been hired by Paramount to do a couple of rewrites on the film, which will go back behind cameras to shoot some additional footage very soon. While we don't exactly know what is going to be added, we have been assured from sources close to the project that the film is coming along nicely and fans are going to love it.
Area 51 stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner.
The film employs the "found footage" narrative structure that Peli used in Paranormal Activity to tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert. Of course all manner of shit-your-pants type spookiness ensues.
- 4/8/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Bloody Disgusting is being told that director/actor Chris Denham has been hired to do some rewrites on Area 51, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli's sophomore effort that will also go back behind cameras to shoot some addition footage. The film, which stars Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner, employs the "found footage" narrative structure that Peli used in Paranormal Activity to tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert. As we always like to remind readers, additional photography isn't always a negative. Many times it's to add more gore, an intense scene, or to just string together the story a bit more. Paramount also had Super 8 on their release schedule, so it seemed kind of odd to release two similar themed (yet completely polar opposite in budgetary costs) films in the same quarter.
- 4/8/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
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