ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has been cast in the role of “Derek” in Universal’s The Thing prequel.
Shooting is well underway in Canada with stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Jonathan Lloyd Walker and director Matthijs van Heijningen.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje played Heavy Duty in last year’s G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Mr. Eko in ABC’s “Lost.”