John Carpenter’s 1981 The Thing, while actually a remake of the 1951 film The Thing From Another World, is a horror classic and no question the stronger film. And no, we won’t go into the 2011 remake in this article.
Now, it seems that another remake of the horror story is in the works from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions. However, unlike previous installments, this story will not be based on the known 1938 novella Who Goes There?, written by John W. Campbell, Jr. Instead, they will be using the newly unearthed, never-berfore-seen novel-length version discovered by science fiction writer John Betancourt.
Back in 2018, shorty after the discovery of the novel, Betancourt explained:
“In 1938, acclaimed science fiction author John W. Campbell published the novella Who Goes There?, about a team of scientists in Antarctica who discover—and are terrorized by—a monstrous, shape-shifting alien entity. The story would later be adapted into John Carpenter’s iconic movie The Thing (following an earlier film adaptation in 1951). The published novella was actually an abridged version of Campbell’s original story, called Frozen Hell, which had to be shortened for publication. The Frozen Hell manuscript remained unknown and unpublished for decades, and it was only recently rediscovered.”
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Last Friday, producer Alan Donnes announced on his Facebook page that an adaptation of the full-length novel was given the green light. Donnes exclaimed that the upcoming adaptation will “include the very best” elements of both literary works, as well as the 1951 and 1981 films. Betancourt added in his own joyous statement:
“The movie will be from Universal and Blumhouse. Everyone is super excited about it, and it’s being fast-tracked.”
In this writer’s opinion, it is difficult to top the Carpenter classic—something that can be said of any attempt at a remake of a Carpenter film. However, the idea of basing a film on the original work that is just now seeing the light of day is definitely an intriguing concept. It will be interesting to see what filmmaker and screenwriter(s) will be up to the task of taking this creative endeavor.
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