For quite a while now, Lost producer and Prometheus scribe Damon Lindelof has been working on a secretive sci-fi project known as 1952. Now Deadline reports the film has a director, with Brad Bird taking it on fresh from the success of his live-action directorial debut, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
Disney is backing the film, which we first heard about last June, when Damon Lindelof signed a seven-figure deal to write the screenplay. No plot details have been revealed, except it will be a big-budget tentpole movie with additional multi-platform applications.
It’s believed the movie has something to do with aliens though, as 1952 was the year of numerous UFO sightings over Washington DC, leading to speculation over an imminent invasion or the President having high level meetings with extra-terrestrials. It’s also when UFO lore says Project Blue Book started, which is allegedly an attempt to scientifically study and analyse UFO activity and whether they represent a threat.
Disney is hoping that Brad Bird will make this his next feature project, with the studio eyeing a 2013 production start. The filmmaker also has 1906 in development, about the devastating San Francisco earthquake, although it isn’t known when that might be moving forward.
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