THE THING Prequel: Ron Moore Gives an Update
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- By drvenkman
It’s been a couple months since we reported on what is happening with ‘The Thing’ Prequel. Rumors began to swirl around that the ‘The Thing’ would be remade, but the story broke back in September that it would not be a remake but a prequel leading up to the event’s in John Carpenters classic sci-fi horror film. In January we reported that Matthijs Van Heijningen would direct the movie and Ronald Moore writer and creator of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ would write the script. Until today we have not heard much about where the project stands. Ron Moore gives us an update on what is currently going on.
“I was working on The Thing. I finished. I did my last draft a few weeks ago and turned it in. They [Universal Pictures] seem happy. They have a director [Matthijs Van Heijningen] assigned, and we’ll wait to see when and if they green-light it.”
If everyone seems happy with the script then I am sure it will get the green light. Moore goes on to explain how this movie is a prequel and not a remake.
“Well, the idea was to make a companion piece to Carpenter’s. I started on the project with the feeling that Carpenter’s version is just an amazing piece of work. It’s a great film, and we really wanted to honor that version.
“We wanted a piece that would link up to [the Carpenter film] and not supplant it. So we didn’t try to sort of completely reinvent what it was. We wanted a movie that would sort of live alongside it.”
I am really excited about this project! ‘The Thing’ is such a great sci-fi horror film. I was pissed when the rumors hit that it would be remade, but now that this prequel will serve as part of the original story I am pretty stoked.
What do you think?
Source: Sci Fi Wire
One of my all time favorites. Ditto on the pissed if it was a remake, but a prequel? OK then. Thanks for clueing me into this, I had no idea.
original thing is an all time classic. prequal better than a remake. ahhh bursting dog heads, head that becomes a spider-thing, and the cpr scene. great stuff. (reminder to self: never finished “the thing” video game. need to.)
I’m not against a prequel like I would be a remake, but I’m not sure I see the point of a prequel. I remember reading something about the story detailing what happened to the Norwegian’s and their experience with the Thing. If that’s the case the movie seems completely unnecessary. Carptenter’s classic pretty much showed everything we needed to know about their experience. We can pretty much surmise that their situation was very similar to what we saw happen to the Americans. Seems like the prequel would be a remake of sorts in that there isn’t too much they can do that doesn’t go beyond what we believe happened to them.
good stuff
i can totally see a prequal for this. and just because it is aboutr the Norwegian's experience, doesn't necessarily mean its unnessary. there is no reason to think that the dog alien that made it to the Americans base was the only one. what if another "peice" of the creature had made it. that could easily lead into a sequal to Carpenter's movie. plus we can learn some more about that ship it came in. can't wait to see some more brilliance from Mr. Moore.