The Thing Returns

Posted on November 22, 2006

The classic science fiction film, The Thing is going to be remade according to Variety.

Strike Entertainment and Universal Pictures will remake John Carpenter's frightener "The Thing." Script will be written by "Battlestar Galactica" exec producer Ronald D. Moore. The 1982 original dealt with a shape-shifting creature from outer space that terrorizes researchers at an Antarctic facility.

Strike partners Marc Abraham and Eric Newman will produce and the company will co-finance the remake, to which Universal owned the rights. David Foster, who produced the original film, will exec produce.

We're not quite sure why Ronald D. Moore chose this project, but it might have something to do with the fact that he's taken the original Battlestar Galactica and reimagined it in a way that has thrilled critics and fans alike. And that was no easy thing to do. Remember all the "what do you mean Starbuck is a girl?" comments? And he got it really, really right.

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