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Has John Carpenter Explained The Thing's Ambiguous Ending?After all the body horror, brutal gore, and nightmare-inspiring creature effects, The Thing winds down to a chilling finish. MacReady and his colleague Childs (Keith David) are all that remains of their crew. Having blown up the base in hopes of killing this heinous killer beast, the two — already caked in ice and snow—shiver and essentially await death. But the question lingers—is one of them The Thing?...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-02-20 16:12:20comments
Army Of The Dead Appears To Be Dead“I don’t know if that’s going to happen – it was really expensive, because it was going to have to shoot in Las Vegas”, van Heijningen Jr. told Moviehole while out promoting The Thing (2011). Warner Bros. still, reportedly, holds the rights to the project, but it appears to be mired in pre-production hell as Snyder bangs away on the studio’s Superman reboot and van Heijningen contemplates his next move. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-02-08 08:13:19comments
Must Watch: John Carpenter's The Thing Reenacted With Penguins And ClaymationWhen deciding whether or not something on the internet is cool, sometimes all you need to do is look at it in terms of its parts. If you have something that's awesome, and you combine it with something else that's awesome, the result is something that is awesome x2. It's a formula that has worked for centuries, and has given us amazing things like popcorn and movies, beer and sports, and peanut butter and jelly....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-01-04 21:26:33comments
Why Prequels Are The New SequelsFor decades, Hollywood’s go-to move when it came to extending the life of a popular franchise was greenlighting a sequel. But with lackluster installments like Lethal Weapon 4, The Matrix: Revolutions and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-- among many, many others-- methodically killing the strategy over the years, something had to change...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-10-18 11:30:40comments
Joel Edgerton Talks About Not Being Kurt Russell In The ThingFrom Jack Burton to Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter constructed some truly iconic roles together and R.J. MacReady in 1982’s The Thing is most definitely included. There’s been talk for years about a remake of Escape From New York, but the idea of someone else playing the Plissken role is unfathomable....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-10-16 22:35:18comments
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Didn't Fear Flamethrowers In The ThingHolding a fake gun on a set isn’t scary. Sure, there are things that could potentially go wrong (Research: Brandon Lee), but for the most part it’s pretty safe. A flamethrower, on the other hand, is a completely different story. You’re walking around with a pilot flame and a backpack filled with gas, and if those things get too close together it’s curtains for you. But don’t tell that to Mary Elizabeth Winstead; she’ll just laugh it off....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-10-14 18:50:28comments
The Thing: The Musical Channels Sinatra, Eats PeopleStill, maybe Hollywood is just going about this all wrong. Making another Thing movie in the same vein as Carpenter's classic can't help but draw comparisons, and most likely suffer from them. So why not take the core concept and explore a different genre? Like, say, a swingin' big band musical? I think it would go...a little something like this......by David Wharton | published: 2011-10-11 15:56:22comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Footloose, The Big Year And The Thing ReviewsIt’s week two of the Rotten Challenge verse Nate, a.k.a. this dude who showed up in the Comments section. Week one was a clear victory. Week two, not so much, but man if it wasn’t close. I’m even tempted to call it a tie (but I’m sure he won’t want to). This week we’ve got bird watching, feet loosening, aliens invading and Doug prevailing...by Doug Norrie | published: 2011-10-09 07:53:29comments
Paul Walker Protecting His Newborn Baby In Hurricane Katrina Drama HoursHelping to bring job to Louisiana by filming in New Orleans can only help a feature that, sight unseen, will be looked at for potentially exploiting Katrina for drama. When it comes to stories set in a post-Katrina environment, it’s damn near impossible to top Spike Lee’s compelling documentaries. But it’s possible that a dramatic narrative can be drawn from this natural tragedy, so long as the script treats each situation with the right amount of respect and reverence. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-10-06 13:26:29comments
International Trailer For The Thing Release OnlineI feel somewhat strange about suggesting that people should watch uncensored trailers for the upcoming The Thing. While red band and uncensored previews always give the audience a clearer picture about tone and content, The Thing is a movie that relies on the audience not knowing what's going to happen next....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-09-30 00:02:15comments
Area 52 Comic Being Adapted At SummitArea 52 has an unmistakable similarity to The Thing in that there is alien mayhem at a secret base in the Antarctic region, but the comparisons end there. Area 52 is run by the government and used to store items that are “out of this world”, so to speak. Run by a small group of government rejects sent there because they weren’t useful anywhere else, when an alien presence hatches without their knowing and starts rampaging. As some of the crew are sort of on the crazy side, expect Area 52 to come with a healthy serving of comedy with the alien horror....by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-09-28 05:47:56comments
Red Band Trailer For The Thing Reveals A Lot Of Kills And Special EffectsUniversal has been marketing The Thing for nearly a year, starting last fall when the film was scheduled for a spring release date, and now again earnest as it prepares to actually hit theaters on October 14. I guess at a certain point they had to start raising the stakes in the marketing, showing audiences more of what they'd be paying to see-- blood and guts and special effects, that is...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-09-19 12:34:34comments
The Thing's New TV Spot Gives Too Much AwayWhile you're probably in the midst of planning your alien assimilation party in preparation for the remake/prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing, also titled The Thing, put down the severed-head-with-legs centerpiece for a moment and have a gander at the film’s latest TV spot....by Brian Salisbury | published: 2011-09-16 00:16:43comments
Scary Video Clip From The Thing PrequelAmong the movies that’ll likely get us into the Halloween spirit this year is The Thing, which from the sound of it, is more of a prequel than a full-blown remake of the popular 1982 John Carpenter horror film. Check out a clip from The Thing ahead!...by Kelly West | published: 2011-09-07 10:18:17comments
First Trailer For The Thing, A Prequel To The Carpenter ClassicStarring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a researcher in way over her heard, and featuring Joel Edgerton and Eric Christian Olsen among others as he crew working with her, it's a pretty familiar take on the "people trapped in a space with an awful thing" horror genre, just with a slightly bigger monster twist...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-07-14 13:02:17comments
The Thing's Reboot Poster Isn't Human YetI’m excited simply because it looks pretty good and so does the movie’s new official teaser poster, which we’ve got for you, right here. )ay close attention to the fingers on the left hand of that figure standing in the snow. What I like best about the poster is the way it instantly harkens back to the original, now iconic 1982 poster....by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-07-11 20:15:59comments
The Thing Set For October 14 Release DateThe Thing is now set for an October 14 release date next year, an appropriately spooky date for a movie about researchers encountering a mysterious alien creature in Antarctica...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-11-24 09:59:09comments
The Thing Producer Explains The Reason For The Release Date ChangeThey’ve merely pushed the release back so they have ample time for reshoots, pick up shots, and the immense amount of post-production effects work that goes into monster movies of this magnitude....by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-11-16 06:28:39comments
The Thing Pushed Back Indefinitely, Fast Five Moved Up To AprilIt's hard to read this as anything but bad news for both films-- The Thing clearly needed some kind of work, whether in effects or reshoots or more time to market it properly...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-11-14 14:26:47comments
NYCC Interviews: The Cast And Filmmakers Of The ThingEach of the interviews are about three minutes long-- standard for those lickety-split press lines-- and you can watch them all below. Between these interviews and our...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-10-11 15:42:21comments
The Thing Prequel Trailer Leaks OnlineThe first teaser trailer for Universal’s prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 horror movie The Thing, which is inexplicably also titled The Thing, debuted this weekend...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-10-10 18:43:32comments
NYCC: The Thing Shows Off The Alien, The Snow, The Practical EffectsThe trailer starts off in New York, of all places, where Winstead's tough scientist character Kate Lloyd is convinced by Eric Christian Olsen's character to join a Norwegian research expedition in Antarctica...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-10-09 15:53:00comments
Banner For The Thing Prequel Reveals That It's Keeping The TitleAll the way back on Monday, I posted an on-set interview with producer Marc Abraham for the upcoming prequel to The Thing. Of the many topics we discussed, one that featured heavily was the matter...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-08 14:46:01comments
First Look At The Upcoming Prequel To The ThingIf isn’t already obvious, today is a good day if you’re excited for the upcoming film The Thing, a prequel to John Carpenter’s classic of the same name from 1982. Back in June, I was given the incredible...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 10:09:07comments
The Thing Set Visit Interview: Producer Marc AbrahamWhen it was first announced that production was starting on a prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing, fans were outraged. A classic of the horror genre, the move suggested images of studio execs lighting...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 10:03:37comments
The Thing Set Visit Interview: Joel EdgertonAs the male lead in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to The Thing, Joel Edgerton has some serious shoes to fill. Regardless of how different his character, pilot Sam Carter, may be, he is destined to be...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 09:59:20comments
The Thing Set Visit Interview: Special Effects Designer Alec GillisJohn Carpenter’s The Thing is a true horror classic. Kurt Russell plays a memorable leading role as R.J. MacReady. The paranoia is palpable and the scares are plenty. But what everyone walking away...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 09:55:35comments
The Thing Set Visit Interview: Mary Elizabeth WinsteadThanks to Ridley Scott and James Cameron, the bar has been set for heroines in the sci-fi genre with Ellen Ripley: She sucked the xenomorph out of the airlock in Alien and killed the queen with the power loader in...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 09:50:10comments
Set Visit Report: Entering The World Of The Thing PrequelBefore I visited the set for Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing this past summer in Toronto, I worried, like many fans of the original, that this was simply another example...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-04 09:46:32comments
Lost's Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Joins The Thing PrequelThe actor has joined the cast of the horror prequel to play "Derek," a role given no further explanation. Shooting is already underway in Toronto with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton in the leads...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-05-26 08:31:29comments
Winstead And Edgerton Leading The New The ThingYou may not know who Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton are right now, but here's the thing... they're starring in The Thing (sorry, I couldn't help myself)...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-02-08 10:57:56comments
The Thing Prequel Starts Filming In MarchWe still don't know exactly what Moore's take on the story, which originated as a novel and is most famous as the 1982 John Carpenter movie, but the simple tale of some Antarctica researchers terrorized by an alien being definitely has room for reinvention...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-01-03 23:24:14comments
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