Is the movie Apollo 18 based on real events that happened in real life

Apollo 18, due for release on September 2, 2011, is a fictional Horror-SciFi-Thriller, it is not based on actual events. The movie is set in 1974, and is about a fictitious expedition to the moon in which supposedly recently found footage from NASA shows some type of alien life form which attacks the crew of the Apollo 18 spacecraft after they find a dead Russian cosmonaut on the moon. You can find official trailers at the film's web site (http://www.apollo18movie.net).
Updated on Monday, August 08 2011 at 11:01PM EDT
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