Area 51: From Game to Big Screen..

Paramount Pictures optioned the movie rights to Midway Games' sci - fi themed first - person shooter, Area 51, several years ago, back in 2004.. There haven't been any signs of life on the project since then, but word comes today that it is still very much alive..

The studio has commissioned writer Grant Morrison to pen a new script for the planned adaptation.. Morrison is a comic and graphic novel author who has written for DC and Marvel.. His Arkham Asylum, a revisionist Batman tale, has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide..

Rumor has it, the film will follow a hazardous materials specialist called in to investigate a viral outbreak, one that is possibly extra - terrestrial in nature, at the U.S. government's most top - secret military facility; Area 51.. Just like the game.. This would be perfect for David Duchovny to make a come back to the big screen as Specialist Ethan Cole ( Character voiced by Duchovny in the latest Area 51 game )..

Stan Winston, special effects guru, is on board the project as producer.. His Stan Winston Studios created the creatures for the game, so it's not a stretch to think that they might also be involved with the film production..

Most people haven't heard of the game series of Area 51, so here is a introduction for the latest game, which David Duchovny voiced in, and what we might see with the movie..