'Area 51' movie update

There's still no official release date for Area 51 - the low-budget, alien abduction/secret base-themed sci-fi chiller from director Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity). Indeed, it turns out that the film is still in production.

"I anticipate the movie will be mostly done in three or four months," says the film's producer, Jason Blum. "Like Paranormal Activity, we went back like fifty times for additional photography. The great thing about doing extra shooting for inexpensive movies is that the cost is low, so we screen and shoot and screen and shoot." Blum has indicated, however, that the film should hit cinemas before 2012.

For further details on this story, head on over to Empire.