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bloody-disgusting.com - 3/26/2009

'The Thing' Prequel Script Getting Rewritten!

— bloody-disgusting.com — We learned exclusively here at Bloody-Disgusting that Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment have tapped Eric Heisserer to... rewrite The Thing prequel that was originally scripted by Ronald D. Moore. It was announced here yesterday that Heisserer ... (more) 'The Thing' Prequel Script Getting Rewritten!

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filmjunk.com - 3/28/2009

Ron Moore’s The Thing Prequel Gets a Rewrite

— filmjunk.com — We’ve been getting infrequent updates about the prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing over the past couple... of years, and last we heard, a director had been hired and it looked like they were almost ready to start shooting. The most ... (more) Ron Moore’s The Thing Prequel Gets a Rewrite

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The Thing prequel gets complete rewrite
Filmstalker — ... against the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street provides a clear winner in my eyes, mind you we haven't even seen the Elm Street film yet and that is rather unfair, so let's go with it for now and see. After this was reported Eric Heisserer spoke out on his own blog about the story and revealed it was in fact true. “Matthijs and I are hard at work with the very smart team at Strike on the prequel. We are all so much in love with Carpenter’s film, so protective of it, we’re doing all we can to avoid stepping on its toes. I jumped at this job because I hold the Carpenter ...

Ron Moore’s The Thing Prequel Gets a Rewrite
Film Junk — ... , a guy named Eric Heisserer has been hired to do what sounds like a complete rewrite on the prequel. Heisserer recently did a rewrite for the Nightmare on Elm Street prequel as well. He has confirmed his involvement on his personal blog, where he also offered these additional comments: ...

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FilmChat — ... play the female lead in next year's "re-imagining" of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). -- Bloody-Disgusting.com, Hollywood Reporter 6. Eric Heisserer, who did some work on the Nightmare on Elm Street script, has been hired to do a rewrite "from scratch" for the prequel to The Thing (1982). The previous draft was by Battlestar Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore. -- Bloody-Disgusting.com, Eric Heisserer 7. New Line Cinema is developing a feature film ...