Roland Emmerich's low-budget "found footage" alien invasion
movie has been canceledS  Now we'll never know what disaster
blockbuster director Roland Emmerich can do with 1/20th his
usual budget. His $5 million "found footage" alien movie The
Zone has been canceled — a week before shooting was supposed to
start.  THR is reporting that the shaky cam Blair Witch and
Paranormal Activity type "found footage" movie The Zone has been
officially been canceled, and director Emmerich is no longer a
part of the production.  Why did this happen? THR speculates
that "One, the found-footage trope is becoming overplayed, and
two, Zone would have been released a scant weeks after another
found-footage sci-fi movie." Let's hope this frees Emmerich up
to help make 2013.