During filming of La cosa (1982), Universal offered John Carpenter the chance to direct the film. Carpenter hired Bill Lancaster to adapt the novel into a screenplay. Stephen King approved of the Lancaster screenplay. Months later, Carpenter had hired Bill Phillips to write another version with Richard Dreyfuss as Andy, but when The Thing was a financial disappointment, Universal replaced Carpenter with Mark L. Lester. Years later, The Thing became a much bigger cult hit and is considered one of the greatest horror films ever made.

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