Director John Carpenter took a moment during an online Masterclass Q&A panel to talk about a beloved film of his. According to Carpenter, 1982’s The Thing is the move he’s most proud of. Then, he offered an update on the franchise. Vaguely mentioned a Blumhouse reboot, state:
“I think [Jason Blum’s] gonna be working on The Thing. Rebooting The Thing. I may be involved with that. Maybe. Down the road.”
It was reported in January that Universal Studios and Blumhouse Productions were going to develop a remake of The Thing. This reboot will adapt the long lost pages of the class original 1938 Who Goes There?. The long lost pages have been titled Frozen Hell.
Check out the panel with Carpenter below:
What do you think about The thing being rebooted?
Source: IGN
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