The Thing - The Prequel
 

September 12, 2008


Producer Marc Abraham tells Latino Review that he and John Carpenter are still developing a sequel to “The Thing” – only it’s not so much a sequel, as it is a prequel and the events of it will play out concurrently time-wise with the first film.

Now that’s new – in every interview he’s given, Carpenter’s referred to the project as a “sequel”.

"This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame”, says Abraham, who’d obviously know.

The site says they asked Abraham if we are going to find out the origins of the alien and it landing on earth and he said:

“These are the events leading up to the 1982 film.”

Seems we’ll find out what happened to the Norwegian team. Finally.

And will CGI see the return of Kurt Russell’s character? Doubtful, but how cool would that be!?

ending the prequal with footage from the original could be cool...

no Kurt Russell = no point.

Better than a remake, but still pointless.

No kurt russel OR Keith David...

Russell skids his car into snowbank, releasing alien invasion in ...Thing Proof.

Nobody really cared that James Arness didn't appear in Carpenter's version. I liked both prior versions, the acting and atmosphere were great. Only thing I didn't like about 'em was the Thing. The first was just a big bald guy(Arness) in murky long shots. The second was a vaselined rubber mess ala Nightmare on Elm Street FX. So I'm not TOO opposed to a remake(or prequel), if the style is close to the 1st 2 with a better creature.

Sounds pretty much just like what they did with the game a few years back.

If i recall, the game was very well recieved.

I am a little intrigued actually. I always wanted to know what happened to that other crew.

The Thing was '82. Nightmare was '84. So shouldn't Nightmare on Elm Street be using a "vaselined rubber mess" a la The Thing?

Anyway, the one thing that has me pumped: The possibility of more Thing-dogs!