Colin Trevorrow and Ryan Reynolds Are Teaming Up For a Film That Revolvs Around Area 51

Colin Trevorrow and Ryan Reynolds are teaming up on an interesting new film project that will revolve around the infamous Area 51.

Trevorrow is set to direct and producethe untitled conspiracy thriller for Paramount Pictures, and Reynolds is on board as producer through his Maximum Effort banner.

According to Deadline, the film takes place in the late 1980s and centers on a local Las Vegas TV journalist who first broke the story of Area 51.

The script comes from Thomas and William Wheeler, who are also executive producing. For Trevorrow, this feels like a return to the more grounded, high-concept storytelling that first put him on the map with Safety Not Guaranteed, a small indie sci-fi comedy that wowed audiences at Sundance back in 2012.

That breakout film led to him landing Jurassic World, which became a massive box office hit and reignited a dormant franchise.

Now, he’s dialing the scale back a bit but keeping the mystery front and center. Pair that with Reynolds' track record of injecting charm, humor, and heart into almost everything he touches, and you’ve got something that feels like it could walk the line between The X-Files and Broadcast News, with just enough of that Maximum Effort twist.

No casting has been announced yet, and the project is still in early development, but the premise alone has our antennas up. If you're into cold war conspiracies, alien lore, or just want to see what happens when Reynolds and Trevorrow poke around the Nevada desert together, this is one to keep your eyes on.