skillzdadirecta Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 This follows the discovery of a full length version of the Novel that inspired the original film. Quote Universal and Blumhouse are bound for the icy plains of Antarctica, after it was confirmed today that a new version of The Thing has entered the formative stages of development. And best of all? It’ll adapt a full-length version of Frozen Hell by John Campbell, whose novella Who Goes There? served as the foundations for both John Carpenter’s The Thing and The Thing from Another World from 1951. News broke over on Facebook this past weekend, when producer Alan Donnes (h/t Bloody Disgusting) announced plans for a full-blown remake using never-before-seen chapters from Frozen Hell – chapters that were lost to the annals of time for decades. So it’s not too much of a stretch to say that this long-rumored project has a shot of becoming the most authentic adaptation of Campbell’s horror classic yet. I actually didn't mind the 2010 prequel and I LOVE Blumhouse, but Carpenter's film is one of my all time favorites. I LOVE that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Uhhh no need to remake perfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Didn't this get rebooted already and then it was just like a prequel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 seems unnecessary but I'll still likely be there day 1. Speaking of Blum...while it may end up being crappy, I am looking forward to Fantasy Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'd like a remake of The Thing videogame from 2002, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: I'd like a remake of The Thing videogame from 2002, please. The only thing, pun intended, I can get behind in this thread. The prequel was mediocre and forgettable at best and nobody's getting close to the levels of atmosphere Carpenter managed to conjure up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm all in on a Thing movie. "It's clobberin' time!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Didn't we already just have a movie with Thing like three months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Didn’t they already try to “reboot” it with The Faculty? And failed miserably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'll always find it funny that The Thing prequel somehow had worse special effects than the original that came out 30 years earlier. For the lore, I enjoyed it mostly. The ending didn't make sense to me though. Spoiler IIRC, MEW's character winds up in a snowcat near alien ship. Not sure how Mac, Norris, and Copper (I think) would have missed her flying over the site. Also, this remake should not be allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Emblazon said: Didn’t they already try to “reboot” it with The Faculty? And failed miserably. that's one of my guilty pleasures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Who can be as iconographic today when compared to that stellar cast? Also...y'all best be using PRACTICAL MF'ING EFFECTS. Let's really showcase what practical can do and revolutionize the love for for it over CGI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: I'd like a remake of The Thing videogame from 2002, please. I always wanted to play that game and never did... I need to rectify that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 No need to mess with perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I always wanted to play that game and never did... I need to rectify that The Minority Report game was also surprisingly fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 53 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: The Minority Report game was also surprisingly fun. I don't even think I knew there was a Minority Report game. I had fun with that Wanted game when it came out. Same with the Bourne game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 What's sad is that The Thing prequel used mostly beautifully sculptured practical monster effects but some higher up decided it was best to trace CGI all over them. This remake has promise. It's going to detail the events of the prequel, the Carpenter film and events after it. Frozen Hell book is being crowd funded; I'd like to read that. Who Goes There? Is such a creepy story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Too bad this isn't a sequel - something done a little bit in the future from now like Ad Astra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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