The original arcade games cast the player as a member of a special military unit that must battle an invasion of aliens called the Kronn.
The original Area 51 was released into arcades in 1995, and ported in 1996 to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC.
[1] Billed as an action-packed thriller, producer Christine Peters was said to be collaborating with the game developers to help construct the film.
On September 9, Variety reported that Paramount had hired Dean Georgaris to write the screenplay and produce with partner Micheal Aguilar.
It was to be under their Penn Station banner along with Christine Peters and Midway;[2] As of 2011, the status of the film's development was unknown.