There have been rumours about a sequel to John Carpenter’s iconic horror nugget The Thing since the day the film opened in 1982. While the likes of Frank Darabont and George Clooney have flirted with ideas and Dark Horse comics has put a story to paper, nothing even close to concrete has emerged.
But now Fangoria is reporting that a follow-up – or, more accurately, a prequel – is currently scurrying through the Arctic development stations of Strike Entertainment.
The company behind the Dawn Of The Dead remake and Slither (which has a deal with Thing-makers Universal) is said to be hunting around for a screenwriter to make the dream a reality. Can this latest attempt make it to the screen? And, more importantly, should it? Why don’t we just wait here for a little while… See what happens?
