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Well, maybe not quite alien, but certainly unknown.

Although his name is associated with the most buzzed about film this fall, Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli isn’t falling into the trappings of Hollywood just yet.

For his next film, Area 51, Peli has cast three unheard of actors. Out of Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, and Ben Rovner, only Warner has had even minor exposure, and that was in small, one-episode appearances on TV’s The Unit and Eli Stone.

Area 51 will be a film similar to Paranormal Activity, in that it too will be a movie done in the style of “found footage.” Although details are being kept quiet, the movie reportedly will follow three teenagers whose curiosity leads them to the much speculated about Area 51 Air Force base.

As with Paranormal Activity, employing unknown actors will add to the believability of the film consisting of real footage caught on tape by its characters.

The “claustrophobic terror” that Area 51 has been described as will see Peli working with a $5 million budget– a significant increase to the $11,000 budget he had for Paranormal Activity. Since the use of unestablished actors will help keep costs low, audiences can expect much of that budget to likely go towards special effects.

Area 51 is being produced by Jason Blum under his Blumhouse Productions banner, with Room 101’s Steven Schneider and IM Global chief Stuart Ford serving as executive producers.