"The Thing" prequel - script by BSG's producer

[docm]

<img style="width:370px;height:370px" src="http://filmtracks.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/the-thing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /> <br /> Yes, a prequel based on what happened at the Norwegian camp first destroyed by the alien. <br /> <br /> Script by BSG exec producer Ron Moore.<br /> <br /> Variety article....<br /> <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">Quote:</div> <strong>Universal bringing back 'The Thing'</strong><br /> <br /> Van Heijningen to direct horror film<br /> <br /> Universal will add a new chapter to "The Thing," lining up another take on the paranoid horror classic most recently brought to the screen by John Carpenter in 1982.<br /> <br /> Studio has set "Battlestar Galactica" exec producer Ron Moore to write the script and commercials director Matthijs Van Heijningen to direct the re-imagining.<br /> <br /> New project borrows heavily from the John W. Campbell Jr. short story "Who Goes There," the basis of the Carpenter film and 1951 Howard Hawks original "The Thing From Another World."<br /> <br /> 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. David Foster will be exec producer.<br /> <br /> Van Heijningen has shot blurbs for brands including Toyota, Pepsi, Heineken, Bud Light and Visa. He is also developing "Army of the Dead" at Warner Bros. with producer Zack Snyder, who also crossed from commercials to features by directing the Strike-produced "Dawn of the Dead" remake. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[a_lost_packet_]

<p>WOOT!</p><p>Outstanding!&nbsp; I can't wait to see this one!&nbsp; I really hope they stay within the general "theme" and don't go all whacked out on some tangent.&nbsp; Part of the fear there was due to the mystery of what "the Thing" really was.&nbsp; Bits and pieces were put together but it was never ultimately revealed.</p><p>I wouldn't mind hearing the Thing speak a couple of lines directly about itself though.&nbsp; Nothing overblown, just a line or two towards the end to finally give it a "voice."&nbsp; Heck, not even two lines.&nbsp; Just one, unmistakeable, comment that could only be it directly referring to itself.</p><p>Then again, part of my own inner fiction concerning the Thing is that it isn't necessarily aware of "self" at all.&nbsp; So, I probably wouldn't like the idea as I'm more enthusiastic about the Thing being a consciosness we're not familiar with. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>

 

[Doc_Grey]

I have mixed feelings. <em>The Thing</em>&nbsp; was, for all intents, a lot more of a monster movie than science fiction imo. All things consided, measured on it's merits it was entertaining (as was <em>It cam from Outer Space)</em>. But, old purist that I am, I can't help compare&nbsp;them to <em>Who goes there? (</em>one of my all time scifi short stories) Thus I am doomed to at least some level of dissatifacion.

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I have mixed feelings. The Thing&nbsp; was, for all intents, a lot more of a monster movie than science fiction imo. All things consided, measured on it's merits it was entertaining (as was It cam from Outer Space). But, old purist that I am, I can't help compare&nbsp;them to Who goes there? (one of my all time scifi short stories) Thus I am doomed to at least some level of dissatifacion. <br /> Posted by Doc_Grey</DIV></p><p>One of those very rare movies where the remake was better than the original.&nbsp; I'd love to see a prequel. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[flynn]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>One of those very rare movies where the remake was better than the original.&nbsp; I'd love to see a prequel. <br />Posted by derekmcd</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I loved the original... the scene where they are all stood out on the ice and back away to trace the outline of whats below to reveal the massive saucer shape is one of hairs on the back of your neck moments. Brilliant<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[Doc_Grey]

I can't entirely agree that the sequel was better. Yes, the original was a typical campy product of its era but I agree with flynn, I loved the original and the sequel, albeit in color and modern special effects didn't seize my attention like the original did when I was a kid.

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I can't entirely agree that the sequel was better. Yes, the original was a typical campy product of its era but I agree with flynn, I loved the original and the sequel, albeit in color and modern special effects didn't seize my attention like the original did when I was a kid. <br /> Posted by Doc_Grey</DIV></p><p>Maybe it's an 'age' thingy but I think it is more of who watched which first.&nbsp; I saw the remake as a teen first and then sought out the original.&nbsp; Another similarity, is "The Fly" remake.&nbsp; With movies like these, it's all about the first impression.&nbsp; Two of the scariest movies I saw as a child were "The Blob" and "Psycho"... any remakes wont compare.</p><p>The initial fright impressed on you is unforgettable and ingrained into your psychy.&nbsp; It's hard to be objective at this point. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[docm]

<p>What cemented John Carpenter's "The Thing" in my mind was when Norris' head walked across the room on spider legs.&nbsp; Everyone in the theater echoed as one the onscreen characters comment "You've gotta be f***ing kidding!!"</p><p>There <em>was</em> a <em>Psycho</em> remake in 1998 and it <em>did</em> suck. Anne Heche as Marion Crane is all you need to know <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" /> </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>What cemented John Carpenter's "The Thing" in my mind was when Norris' head walked across the room on spider legs.&nbsp; Everyone in the theater echoed as one the onscreen characters comment "You've gotta be f***ing kidding!!"There was a Psycho remake in 1998 and it did suck. Anne Heche as Marion Crane is all you need to know <br /> Posted by docm</DIV></p><p>For me, it was testing the blood in the petry dish.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[flynn]

<p>For me its staying up far later than I should of done as a schoolkid to watch old films on channel 4 with the volume turned right down so as not to wake anyone. Happy days!!! and an adolesant introduction in Sci-B movies, Explotation films and the works of Russ Meyer.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>