Script is officially turned in
Ronald Moore clarified a few things regarding Universal’s The Thing. Yes, in case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the studio is updating John W. Campbell Jr.’s short story “Who Goes There?” once again with Matthijs Van Heijningen directing. Moore, well known now for his stellar work on Battlestar Galactica, recently finished his draft of the script.
In a conversation with Sci Fi Wire, Moore says the film is now awaiting a green light. And regarding the story, “the idea was to make a companion piece to [John] Carpenter’s [film],” he tells the site. “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.”
He adds, “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.”
Well-chosen words from a man who seems to understand he’s under much scrutiny from the fans of Carpenter’s version.
Source: Sci Fi Wire
