John Carpenter Teases Reboot of The Thing

During an online Masterclass Q&A panel, as part of this weekend's Fantasia International Film Festival, director John Carpenter mentioned that out of all his movies -- including Halloween, Escape from New York, and more -- the project he's most proud of is 1982's The Thing. On top of this, Carpenter offered up a vague, mini-update on a Blumhouse reboot of the iconic alien horror film, saying "I think [Jason Blum's] gonna be working on The Thing. Rebooting The Thing. I may be involved with that. Maybe. Down the road.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Carpenter is referring to the news, from back in January, that Universal Studios and Blumhouse Productions were developing a remake of The Thing, which will adapt the long lost pages (titled "Frozen Hell") of the horror classic's original 1938 science-fiction novella, Who Goes There? Below is the full conversation with John Carpenter. The director talking about his possible involvement with the remake comes around the 27:00 mark... [youtube clip_id="GnRBtjgUWbo"] The original Antarctic horror story has spawned three previous film adaptations; the first being Howard Hawks' 1951 classic The Thing from Another World and the second being Carpenter's pioneering The Thing. In 2011, a prequel to the Carpenter feature, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, also titled The Thing, was released to box office disappointment. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-breakdown-riddler-penguin-catwoman-and-no-more-lies-explained"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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