Casting Update On The Thing Prequel

Today a ton of casting news has come pouring in on Matthijs van Heijningen Jr's upcoming The Thing Prequel. B-D has learned that familiar face Eric Christian Olsen has been added to the cast. He will be joining the already announced Kim Bubbs, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton.

Also some Norwegians were added to the cast which was picked up by STYD. That list consists of  Dennis Storhøi (The 13th Warrior), Trond Espen Seim (The Frost), Jørgen Langhelle (Svik), Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Røise, Kristofer Hivju (Manhunt) and Jo Adrian Haavind.

In the screenplay by Ronald D. Moore, the prequel takes place from the Norwegian camps point of view. An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog.

The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realize that an alien life-form with the ability to take over bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.