The Thing remake is a prequel
www.filmstalker.co.uk - 13th Sep 2008
John Carpenter: We've been seeing that just about every
John Carpenter property is hitting the remake chain, and The Thing is no different. We heard way back in September of 2006 that the film was being remade, and people got upset because the
Carpenter version is superb, itself a remake.
However even then the talk was that it would be a prequel. Today it's confirmed, and it seems we've even been given the focus of the story. It's a prequel all right, but not too far back in the past from
Carpenter's The Thing.
The idea of remaking, or even making a prequel out of this classic film seems like a continuation of the insane run that Hollywood is taking, but then we heard something.
First we heard that it really is a prequel
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The Thing Remake Will Be A Prequel
As a huge fan of John Carpenter, Kurt Russell and Howard Hawks, The Thing is one of my favorite films. I have vague memories of rumblings about sequels and remakes, but I never knew that anything even remotely concrete was beginning to form. Well it turns out that a story is in place that sets the film before the events of John Carpenter’s film.
Producer Marc Abraham had this to say to Latino Review:
“This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. It’
The Thing Sequel To Be A Prequel
Latino Review spoke to Producer Marc Abraham and he revealed that he and John Carpenter are still developing a sequel to “The Thing”. Only it doesn't seem to be a sequel but a prequel.
"This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame” and “These are the events leading up to the 1982 film.”
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Exclusive: News On The 1982 Remake Of The Thing
Today to I spoke to director Marc Abraham whose new movie, “Flash of Genius” is coming out soon. But he's not known for directing. he's know for producing. One of his future projects is a remake of the 1982 horror classic “John Carpenter's The Thing.”
I asked Marc how can you possibly top the 1982 version and whether or not it is a remake or a sequel. This was his reply:
"This is more of a prequel than a sequel, there is your exclusive. Its going to be taking place in the same time frame."
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Roush spoke with director Marc Abraham, whose new movie, Flash of Genius, will be in theaters Oct. 17, 2008. A future project of Abraham’s is producing a remake of the 1982 horror classic John Carpenter’s The Thing, about a shape-shifting alien that’s revived after being frozen in ice.
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