Area 52 movie production status is currently Development
October 9, 2012 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' Johnny Rosenthal has been tapped to pen Area 52. The project has been in development at several studios and production companies almost since the comic was published in 2001. Summit picked it up last year, and Rosenthal is starting from a clean slate.
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
A group of misfit soldiers stationed at a remote military base in Antarctica known as Area 52 guard a storage facility in which top-secret, other-worldly technologies and weapons are kept and analyzed. A murderous alien, hatched from an artifact, stalks the soldiers, who must defeat it.
modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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Who stars in Area 52: Cast List
No cast available.
Who's making Area 52: Crew List
A look at the Area 52 behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's writer Johnny Rosenthal last wrote Bad Santa 2 and The Pilot.
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Production: What we know about Area 52?
Key Facts
- An adaptation of a sci-fi comic book created by Brian Haberlin.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
Johnny Rosenthal has been tapped to pen Area 52. The project has been in development at several studios and production companies almost since the comic was published in 2001. Summit picked it up last year, and Rosenthal is starting from a clean slate.
- 2011 - October: The film was set to Development status.
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Announced status.
Area 52 Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Area 52 is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,421 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Popeye and Shrek 5.