Area 52 Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Oct. 9, 2012

Area 52

To Be Announced (TBA)

Screenwriter: Johnny Rosenthal

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93% WILL SEE 7% WON'T SEE

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Development

Concept

Announced

Development

Pre

Filming

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

Update status

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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.

Action Sci-Fi Adaptation Comic Book

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Will you see Area 52?

93% of people who rated this movie are planning to watch it.

7% of people have indicated they do not plan to see this movie.

Who stars in Area 52 – Cast List

No cast details are currently available.

Who is making Area 52 – Crew List

The film's writer Johnny Rosenthal last penned 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

Production – What we know about the Area 52

Key Facts

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

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2012

Development

Changed Area 52 movie production 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.

Oct 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Dec 2004

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

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

Area 52 Trailers and Clips

No trailers are currently available.

Area 52 Release Date: When is the film coming out?

Area 52 is scheduled for release in on To Be Announced (TBA) . There are 9704 9,704 other movies scheduled for release on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Untitled WB Event Film (2025) and In the Grey.

The estimated home release date for Area 52 is currently being determined. Stay tuned!