First Things first

Immediate priority goes to news on this blog's namesake, even when the news is small: Universal's planned prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing is moving forward, though descriptions may indicate a remake rather than a prequel. Strike Entertainment is in charge, and with the excellent Dawn of the Dead remake and Slither to their credit, some hope may be held out.

David Foster is on hand as executive producer; Foster produced the 1982 Thing, so presumably he'll keep a particularly faithful eye out. Foster refers to this new incarnation as "a companion piece," rather than specifying prequel or remake. Signed on to script is Ronald D. Moore, no stranger to alien intelligence. Moore's written extensively for Star Trek (Voyager, Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation, and films), Roswell, and the well-respected Battlestar Galactica relaunch, which enjoys a stellar reputation for its intelligent writing.

More news as it breaks.