Morrison Pens Area 51
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Posted by Frederik Hautain on Apr 3, 2007
Tags: film, game, morrison
Grant Morrison has been hired to write the screenplay for Paramount’s adaptation of the Area 51 video game franchise.
The game is a first-person shooter released by Midway Games in 2005, is set in the US government’s top secret military facility, Area 51, where a small Special Forces unit led by Ethan Cole has to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak that has shut down the facility completely. Once inside, they stumble upon an ancient alien colony that had been buried beneath Area 51 for centuries.
A sequel to the original game will be released this summer, titled Blacksite: Area 51.
Morrison himself is no stranger to Hollywood, as his DC/Vertigo story We3 is currently in development at New Line Cinema.
Read the full story at the Variety website.
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