Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (born 26 July 1965 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch filmmaker, writer and producer best known for Red Rain and The Thing. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. began directing at an early age with promotional trailers for Toyota, Peugeot, Renault, Stella Artois, Pepsi, and Bud Light. In 1996, van Heijningen made his film directing debut with the Dutch short-film thriller Red Rain. In 2011, he directed The Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing. Van Heijningen was due to direct a sequel to 2004's Dawn of the Dead titled Army of the Dead but the project was cancelled.

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