It’s been confirmed folks: Matthijs Van Heijningen will be directing THE THING. Word has been roaming around the net the past few weeks and Variety confirmed the news today.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA executive producer Ron Moore will be penning the script based on the short story WHO GOES THERE by John W. Campbell Jr.. Of course this’ll be the third film based on Campbell Jr.’s story after Howard Hawks THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD and John Carpenter’s THE THING.
So how do we take this one? It was inevitable, but still… it feels a bit sour. Is it even worth trying to top Carpenter’s epic sci-fi/horror adventure? Moore and Van Heijningen will try their damndest! Here’s the story’s synopsis: It is set in a Norwegian camp and chronicles how the shape-shifting alien was first discovered and overcame the inhabitants of that camp.
Strike Entertainment’s Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing with David Foster executive producing. This is all we have on THE THING right now, so keep it here for any news as we hear it! Hopefully this one shapes up to be something big and actually comes through!
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s Tricia Helfer!
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