First Reported Alien Abduction Story Becoming a Movie Called CAPTURED
The first reported alien abduction allegedly happened to Betty and Barney Hill on September 19th, 1961. They were an interracial couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was a postal clerk and she was a social worker. The couple claimed that they had been taken aboard a UFO and studied by aliens. They were then returned to their lives, and they couldn't remember what had happened until they went through some hypnosis therapy.
A movie about the events will be called Captured, and according to The Wrap it will be based on the 2007 non-fiction book called Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World’s First Documented Alien Abduction, which was written by nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman and Betty Hill’s niece, Kathleen Marden. According to the report:
That book contains new information and personal details about the case, and the movie will place the events in a context of both Cold War paranoia and the country’s struggle over race relations.
The movie is being produced by Gotham/Principal, who worked on the upcoming film Maze Runner: Scorch Trials. It will also be produced by Jackie Zabel and Bryce Zabel, who is a leading expert on UFOs. He is also writing the script for the movie. He worked on other projects such as Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Lois and Clark. One of the other producers on the project, Eric Robinson, said:
“Captured is a true story that explores the birth of modern UFO lore through the eyes of the first Americans to report that they were kidnapped by aliens. This is an exciting story that is as intriguing, timely and ripe for adaptation today as it was 54 years ago when this incident occurred. We look forward to sharing Betty and Barney Hill’s incredible encounter with audiences all around the world.”
Bryce Zable added:
“Betty and Barney were two down-to-Earth people who found themselves in a situation that was literally out-of-this-world. Ironically, at the time of their abduction, while the country was focused on deeply divided racial issues, it seems like only the aliens never reacted to the color of their skin.”
Jackie Zabel also included the following statement:
“The Hills were very much a part of the times they lived in. They were an interracial couple in a country that still had segregation laws, and they lived in a city that was next door to a bomber base bristling with nuclear weapons. What they knew and why they were targeted will make for a phenomenal film.”
I've always been fascinated by this stuff, and I'm curious to see how this story will be portrayed on the big screen. Will it be presented as fact or fiction or a little bit of both? However they tell the story, this has potential to be a great flick!