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Universal Pictures’ prequel to John Carpenter’s cult classic thriller The Thing is gearing up to begin shooing in Toronto in mid-March, and the studio has begun to announce the cast line-up. Heat Vision has learned that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse, Scott Pilgrim) and Joel Edgerton (The Secret Life of Us, Kinky Boots) have been cast as the leads. We have a lot of information on both of their characters after the jump.
The screenplay, which was written by Ronald D. Moore, and rewritten by Eric Heisserer, tells the story of a shape-shifting alien terrorizes researchers at a Norwegian Antarctic facility. Here’s the logline:
In a remote Antarctica outpost, an alien spaceship is discovered far beneath the ice. When a group of ambitious scientists decide to thaw out one of the creatures inside, they’re in for the terrifying fight of their lives…
Winstead will play Kate Lloyd, who was described in the leaked casting breakdowns as follows:
pretty, bright-eyed, intelligent, she’s a graduate of Columbia and a Ph.D. candidate in paleontology (the study of prehistoric life). On the recommendation of her friend Adam Goodman, Kate is tapped for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by Dr. Sander Halvorson to join his research team in Antarctica, where an extraordinary discovery has been made. Upon arrival, Kate soon finds herself at odds with Halvorson about how best to proceed with the discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen THING found nearby — specifically whether to transfer the specimen undisturbed to a more appropriate facility for analysis, or, per Halvorson’s wishes, to drill into the specimen’s ice encasement for a definitive tissue sample.
Matthijs Van Hejningen is set to direct. (Source)
hugorky said:Hi there, I recently noticed about this new remake who our dear Winstead will star. As I readed in a lot of sites, there´s a story but it´s not quite the original one. According to previous films, one in 1951 and later 1982 John Carpenter’s classic, the original story seems based on the H.P. Lovecraft´s`:At the mountains of madness, wich´s been a current reference for terror filmmakers. Personally, I like many Lovecraft tales and pulp science fiction, and it´s interesting that this talented actress star a film of this genre. I think ¿why big studios doesn´t take a chance on Lovecraft stories directly? ¿It´s for superstition or something?. Whatever,congrats to Mary, hope the best for her.
February 10th, 2010
Marc @ The Fan Carpet said:photos and more! http://www.thefancarpet.com/actor/maryelizabethwinstead
February 27th, 2010