Filming Begins in March on Prequel to John Carpenter’s THE THING

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:January 3rd, 2010 at 9:18 pm


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I’m no horror aficionado but John Carpenter’s The Thing is definitely in my Top 5 scariest movies.  Now Production Weekly is reporting that the prequel to the 1982 film will begin shooting this March in Toronto and continue filming through June.  Director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. will be working from a script by Ronald D. Moore (the TV remake of Battlestar Galactica) and Eric Heisserer (the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street).  For those who don’t remember, the 1982 film began with a Norwegian helicopter trying to kill a runaway dog only to have its pilot and passenger killed in the confusion.  While The Thing eventually makes it clear why they were trying to kill the dog, Moore’s script focused on what led up to that helicopter chase.  It’s unclear how much Heisserer changed and what they’re going for tonally with this prequel.  I do hope the tagline for the prequel will be, “Okay, so it turns out there’s actually a warmer place to hide than man.”







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  1. barrie @ January 4th, 2010 5:35 pm

    yeah huge thing fans……you got the pic the wrong way up……

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  2. barrie @ January 4th, 2010 9:35 am

    yeah huge thing fans……you got the pic the wrong way up……

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  3. Stu @ January 4th, 2010 4:38 pm

    Guess its too much to hope for Kurt Russell reprising the role :(
    Original was one of the Greats. Hope they don't f**k it up…

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  4. Stu @ January 5th, 2010 12:38 am

    Guess its too much to hope for Kurt Russell reprising the role :(
    Original was one of the Greats. Hope they don't f**k it up…

    Reply

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