Production Weekly is reporting that Universal Pictures’ prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 The Thing will begin shooting this March in Toronto:
“Universal’s prequel to John Carpenter’s classic thriller “The Thing,” is due to begin filming March and continue till June in Toronto.”
The film, reportedly about the mutation before the events of the 1982 remake, will be directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr., from a screenplay written by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and re-written by Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street).