THE THING prequel (first pics)

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Door2Dawn said:
I though Kurt Russel and the black dude live? It's been a while since I've seen the movie.
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It's left in open. Although the game answers that I think, just can't remember which one happened, if they died or lived.
 
ChackanKun said:
It's left in open. Although the game answers that I think, just can't remember which one happened, if they died or lived.
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as you said it was left up to the audience to decide. I always assumed they died.
 
spiderman123 said:
as you said it was left up to the audience to decide. I always assumed they died.
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Yea in our fan film they died. But if I had them for the movie I would have thought of a storyline where they lived. I just wasn't going to cast somebody else as Mac and Childs. No way anyone could replace those two.
 
Replicant said:
So, what is this film called? Certainly not "The Thing" since that'd confuse some audience into thinking that this is a remake.
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I think anyone who would be confused about that based on seeing the trailer, most likely wouldn't know the difference between a prequel and a remake of this movie.
 
DMczaf said:
TBD usually means the movie is so good, the studio is scared of releasing it to avoid riots.
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:lol

Last week of April is always a terrible slot, glad Fast Five is taking it.

The Thing looked good at NYCC, hopefully they are priming it for a better summer release.
 
Is The Thing really the type of movie that would do well during the summer? I would figure they would want to release it some time around October to fill the vacuum for a horror film, quality or not, after Saw is done.
 
MetalAlien said:
Yea in our fan film they died. But if I had them for the movie I would have thought of a storyline where they lived. I just wasn't going to cast somebody else as Mac and Childs. No way anyone could replace those two.
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I seem to recall Carpenter giving his blessing (or perhaps even going so far as to call it canon, even) to the storyline of the PS2/Xbox "The Thing" which took place after the events of the movie.

McCready turns up alive at the end of the game.
 
Expendable. said:
:lol

Last week of April is always a terrible slot, glad Fast Five is taking it.
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Fast and Furious opened in that timeframe in 2009 and it was the highest grossing entry to the franchise. Fast Five will make a killing in that slot.
 
Manmademan said:
I seem to recall Carpenter giving his blessing (or perhaps even going so far as to call it canon, even) to the storyline of the PS2/Xbox "The Thing" which took place after the events of the movie.

McCready turns up alive at the end of the game.
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I played it. I guess that would be ok, but it seemed like that set up that super complex lab pretty fast. I wouldn't mind a couple of sequels, trilogy of apocalypse if you will. 2nd movie could be how they discover the truth and start dealing with the Thing. Maybe at the end of that one they actually capture it. Then it would be the perfect set up for the storyline of the game.
 
Solo said:
Fast and Furious opened in that timeframe in 2009 and it was the highest grossing entry to the franchise. Fast Five will make a killing in that slot.
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I was referring to quality, like Nightmare on Elm Street last year.

and Fast and Furious opened early April, not the week before a massive blockbuster (Thor).
 
JdFoX187 said:
Is The Thing really the type of movie that would do well during the summer? I would figure they would want to release it some time around October to fill the vacuum for a horror film, quality or not, after Saw is done.
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Reminds me how badly the John Carpenter Thing flopped because it was released around the same weekend or after as E.T.
 
So, okay, I just saw the original movie for the first time, and I'm a bit confused as to how a prequel could even work. I mean I guess they could make the movie about the Norwegian camp unearthing the Thing and end with the guy chasing the dog in the helicopter, but what would be the point? And there aren't exactly any gaps in the timeline to do anything else.
 
KevinCow said:
So, okay, I just saw the original movie for the first time, and I'm a bit confused as to how a prequel could even work. I mean I guess they could make the movie about the Norwegian camp unearthing the Thing and end with the guy chasing the dog in the helicopter, but what would be the point? And there aren't exactly any gaps in the timeline to do anything else.
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Yeah, not really a point to it. The movie begins 3 days before Carpenters.
 
Expendable. said:
I was referring to quality, like Nightmare on Elm Street last year.

and Fast and Furious opened early April, not the week before a massive blockbuster (Thor).
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Thor will bomba though
 
KevinCow said:
So, okay, I just saw the original movie for the first time, and I'm a bit confused as to how a prequel could even work. I mean I guess they could make the movie about the Norwegian camp unearthing the Thing and end with the guy chasing the dog in the helicopter, but what would be the point? And there aren't exactly any gaps in the timeline to do anything else.
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Also, the Norwegians from the helicopter didn't appear to speak English. Which is why there was a misunderstanding which lead to the last survivor being shot by the Americans.

So now the original base has Americans and Norwegians living side by side before The Thing is uncovered?
 
Not sure if this is something that's been written about already in some blog or whatever but this is what I 'heard'.

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE WARNING...............

A friend of mine (in 'the biz') heard from someone (I did say) that this film is going back for reshoots and not (as the studio says) 'pick up shots'.

Long story short the first time director who comes from the world of commercials and music videos fucked up the narrative with a jumbled third act. After spending months trying to fix it in the edit they've apparently decided to reshoot the ending altogether.

Though this is never a good sign for any film my friend did say he heard the film 'wasn't Jonah Hex' which is something at least. It also apparently features quite alot of subtitles (presumably for the Norwegian characters) which is something they may also 'fix'.

*shrugs shoulders*
 
Busty said:
It also apparently features quite alot of subtitles (presumably for the Norwegian characters) which is something they may also 'fix'.
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That's one hell of an oversight, having Swedes speak Norwegian.
 
Why does fuck do these amateur directors always have to ruin good things?

Look at the guy's resume. He hasn't done shit in his career.
 
Bit of a bump...

I just watched the The Thing (1982) for the first time and was blown away by the effects, acting...hell, everything. I was expecting a B or C-grade horror but it was A all the way!

Hope the prequel is even half as good.
 
wormstrangler said:
Bit of a bump...

I just watched the The Thing (1982) for the first time and was blown away by the effects, acting...hell, everything. I was expecting a B or C-grade horror but it was A all the way!

Hope the prequel is even half as good.
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I bought the DVD a couple years ago and was also surprised at how well it holds up. Good practical effects really don't age much, and the film is just wonderfully crafted. The blood draw scene alone is one of the greatest scenes of tension building ever.

I almost wish they'd done a remake or new version (as Carpenter did to the original) than a prequel.
 
GhaleonEB said:
I bought the DVD a couple years ago and was also surprised at how well it holds up. Good practical effects really don't age much, and the film is just wonderfully crafted. The blood draw scene alone is one of the greatest scenes of tension building ever.

I almost wish they'd done a remake or new version (as Carpenter did to the original) than a prequel.
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Almost? I'd prefer anything to a prequel. Carpenter's film gave us all the back story we need. We know what happens. What interesting things could they add to that, which wouldn't also lessen the impact of the original? It's lose-lose from a story perspective.
 
I'd love a Carpenter-directed sequel. We already know how the prequel will end, but there's a lot of stuff Carpenter (or another competent writer/director) could do with a sequel with the fiction already in place.
 
HiResDes said:
Real Talk: I need another Thing game more than I need another Thing movie, which still holds up remarkably today.
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I've thought for a while now that a multiplayer version of The Thing could be amazing. Each player takes on the role of one of the people at the station who all have different skills corresponding to whatever their job is there. At the start of the game one person is randomly chosen to be the Thing and as the team is given various objectives to complete (requiring the skills of the various team members) the Thing has to attempt to kill as many as it can.
It could be so good. Like you could be sent off with one other team member to complete some objective, and the entire time you'd both just be eyeballing each other waiting for anything remotely suspicious.
It would be very difficult to find a way of getting all the players to do the necessary role-playing required to make it really work, but seriously someone just make this already.
 
Yes I was thinking of something similar myself, it would be fantastic...If there's a crazy developer lurking in the OT make it happen.
 
Cohsae said:
I've thought for a while now that a multiplayer version of The Thing could be amazing. Each player takes on the role of one of the people at the station who all have different skills corresponding to whatever their job is there. At the start of the game one person is randomly chosen to be the Thing and as the team is given various objectives to complete (requiring the skills of the various team members) the Thing has to attempt to kill as many as it can.
It could be so good. Like you could be sent off with one other team member to complete some objective, and the entire time you'd both just be eyeballing each other waiting for anything remotely suspicious.
It would be very difficult to find a way of getting all the players to do the necessary role-playing required to make it really work, but seriously someone just make this already.
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You'd need really strong AI to make it work, since the computer would have to take over user characters that are assimilated. Incentivizing players to act certain ways would be pretty tricky, all while giving them a lot of freedom, too.

It's definitely an interesting proposition. I'd be down for a fancy single player game using everything that's come along in game design. Lots of freedom, numerous ways to deal with characters, branching storylines, etc; just giving the player tons of choices, with distinct consequences that aren't always just advantageous or disadvantageous.
 
Dan said:
Almost? I'd prefer anything to a prequel. Carpenter's film gave us all the back story we need. We know what happens. What interesting things could they add to that, which wouldn't also lessen the impact of the original? It's lose-lose from a story perspective.
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Honestly, I wish they'd have just left it alone. But you're right, it would be better to reboot/remake/rewhatever than try and shoehorn something onto the original.
 
Replicant said:
So, what is this film called? Certainly not "The Thing" since that'd confuse some audience into thinking that this is a remake.
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The Stuff :>

Could be worse, could be a Lethal Weapon reboot :P
 
Dan said:
You'd need really strong AI to make it work, since the computer would have to take over user characters that are assimilated. Incentivizing players to act certain ways would be pretty tricky, all while giving them a lot of freedom, too.

It's definitely an interesting proposition. I'd be down for a fancy single player game using everything that's come along in game design. Lots of freedom, numerous ways to deal with characters, branching storylines, etc; just giving the player tons of choices, with distinct consequences that aren't always just advantageous or disadvantageous.
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Actually, this is an awesome paradigm for multiplayer. Competitive, but not in a context of outright violence, but psychological violence, if you will. I love it. When you think about it multiplayer has only come around with two paradigms, Co-op and competitive. What he suggests is an interesting third version that combines the two. Sort of team competitive multiplayer, but you never know when one person goes onto the other team.

ChackanKun said:
The Stuff :>

Could be worse, could be a Lethal Weapon reboot :P
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And yeah, I did see the announcement.
 
Kong Fisso said:
the girl is "palaeontologist graduate student Kate Lloyd", whom the article believe will add "a kick-ass feminine touch". Sounds the usual Hollywood idiocy to me.
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if she doesn't get murdered brutally with a bunch of norwegians this movie conflicts with the original!
 
The Thing game was considered canon for a while, but I think they decided not to when this film was announced. The game was amazing, but in terms of The Thing mythology, it took things way too far.
 
The Thing will wind up being some nebulous cloud and the movie will be rated PG-13.

Maybe we'll luck out and Ramona Flowers will show her tar-tars in the BluRay deleted bonus footage.
 
Kitschkraft said:
To be fair, the John Carpenter version is a remake, so this isn't the first time someone has gone back to this well.

Being fair again, the videogame they came out with a few years ago on the Xbox (Which was considered a "sequel" I think) was actually pretty good....:D

Not that I doubt this will be shit, but, it's not just because it's a prequel. I believe that a good filmmaker working with talented people can make damn near anything viewable, it's just that most American produced horrors these days are sooooo fucking uninspired, you can't expect much from this.

I consider the Blood Testing Scene to be one of the greatest scenes in the history of horror/thriller movies. So suspenseful, never gets old.
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Technically it isn't a remake. The original film was based on a short story novella that only vaguely kept to the source material, Carpenter's version is much more closer to the source material. A revision.

That said, this movie won't even be a blip on the radar of the Carpenter version. God forbid we leave a little bit of mystery to what happened in that camp. And women? I don't need no high school kids in my Thing.

I guarantee a lot of CGI, and toned down PG-13 action mixed with a lack of unmanliness for good measure.

After all, how can you top Keith David and Kurt Russell badassery? You can't.

That chick from Live Free or Die Hard? Seriously. ROFL.
 
I guess a lot of people were angry about the attempt to make a remake of the 1950s classic back in the day, so I`ll try to be open about it.
 
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