thing1Ron Moore, of BattleStar Galactica fame, has just turned in his script for the prequel sequel to the great Sci-Fi horror “The Thing” that starred Kurt Russell and was directed by John Carpenter.

SciFiWire had the scoop last night in New York City.

Where are things at with The Thing?

Moore: I was working on The Thing. I finished. I did my last draft a few weeks ago and turned it in. They [Universal Pictures] seem happy. They have a director [Matthijs Van Heijningen] assigned, and we’ll wait to see when and if they green-light it.

What was your goal with this new version?

Moore: Well, the idea was to make a companion piece to Carpenter’s. 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.

And so you’ve gone the prequel route?

Moore: 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.

To those not in the know on the original. A team of isolated, cabin fevered science guys discover something alien and nasty buried in the Antarctic ice. The original film was classy, smart and really authentically scary. I hope Mr. Moore’s script brings more of the same.

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