Area 52 Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Oct. 9, 2012

Area 52

Jake Weiner, Johnny Rosenthal, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Chris Bender, JC Spink, Brian Haberlin

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Production Status

Development

Announced

Development

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Production

Post

Completed

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.

October 9, 2012

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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.

Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com

Action Sci-Fi Adaptation Comic Book

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Area 52.

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Crew Behind the Film

The Area 52 behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Johnny Rosenthal last wrote Bad Santa 2 and The Pilot.

Director: —
Screenwriter: Johnny Rosenthal
Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Brian Haberlin

Studios: Summit Entertainment
Production Company: Benderspink; di Bonaventura Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Area 52 movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Area 52 movie production.

Key Facts

An adaptation of a sci-fi comic book created by Brian Haberlin.

Production Updates

Oct 2012

Development

The film was tagged as Development. 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.

Oct 2011

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Dec 2004

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Area 52 is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,430 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Madagascar 4 and Justice League 2.

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