‘Paranormal’s’ Peli to explore ‘Area 51′
Michael Fleming reports in Variety
As Paramount Pictures broadens “Paranormal Activity” from underground midnight screenings to round-the-clock showings in 40 cities this weekend, writer-director Oren Peli has already scared up a start date and the financing for his follow-up.
He starts production next week on “Area 51,” which will employ the “found footage” narrative structure of his last film and tell the story of three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious “Area 51″ part of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert.
“Paranormal Activity” cost just $11,000; this time Peli will be working with a relatively whopping $5 million budget…
Has anyone seen “Paranormal Activity”? Any good? What are the chances that it the “Area 51″ movie will avoid total Hollywood cheese?
