Plot Details Emerge On AREA 51, Oren Peli's Follow-Up To PARANORMAL ACTIVITY!

Beaks here...

It was inevitable that Oren Peli's AREA 51 would get spoiled before its (presumed) 2010 theatrical release, but I was hoping that the film might at least make it to the test-screening phase before the secrets starting spilling out. In doing so, I was also underestimating the scoundrels at Latino Review, who could probably track down a print of THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED if you doubted them enough. (And, seriously, I doubt each and every one of you. No chance in hell. You're good, but not that good. Please put that in your masthead.) While I admire the tenacity and resourcefulness of the LR gang, I was also a big enough fan of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY that I'm not going to read their entire review of Peli's forty-three-page outline - which, given the improvisational nature of his filmmaking process, is probably as close to a shooting script as the production is likely to have. So I leave it to you: do you want to know more than the basic premise (i.e. three teenagers discover spooky goings-on at the legendary Air Force base in the Nevada desert)? If so, here's a taste:

The “script” for Area 51 reads much like I imagine the “script” for Paranormal Activity did. It’s basically a scene-by-scene breakdown with a list of various props, actors, and the general interactions between the actors and their surroundings. There is no written dialogue, but within the action descriptions are general ideas that the actors will be using to improvise their lines with on set. Unlike Paranormal Activity’s single location, Area 51 is far more expansive in its setting.

And here's the rest.