A prequel to The Thing is to start filming in Toronto this March.

The story behind the devastated Norwegian base in John Carpenter’s classic 1982 sci-fi chiller is to be told, with Eric Heisserer (the Nightmare On Elm Street remake) and Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) writing the script.

Dutch producer Matthijs van Heijningen is to direct, but no cast members have been confirmed.

Bryan Singer is to direct a new origins story, X-Men: First Class.

The Usual Suspects director helmed the first X-Men in 2000, and followed it up with an even better film in its sequel, X2. After Brett Ratner took over for X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Singer is set to return for a prequel.

He told MySpace: “I’m ramping up to do a movie called Jack The Giant Killer at Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men: First Class Origins picture, which is kind of cool. I’m very excited.”

He’ll be working from a script by newcomer Jamie Moss.

Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter has signed up for the new Nicolas Cage flick The Hungry Rabbit Jumps.

Cage stars as a teacher forced to turn vigilante when his wife (Jennifer Jones) is attacked. Carpenter, who plays the sister of her co-star and real-life husband Michael C. Hall on the hit TV show, will portray the best friend of Jones.

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Ever wondered what Leonardo DiCaprio would look like as a Viking?

Wonder no more, as Mel Gibson’s next directorial effort is to be another uncompromising historical epic, following strong>Braveheart, The Passion Of The Christ and Apocalypto.

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Well, now you have. Thanks, Bloody Disgusting!

Max Records. Surely the coolest name in forever, yeah? The brains behind Where The Wild Things Are, including Mr Spike Jones, have released a lovely little featurette telling the story of the casting of that-kid-in-the-wolf-romper. Awwwww and all that.

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