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A dozen years have gone by since the release of director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic The Thing (watch the prequel Here). Looking back at the project now, van Heijningen has some regrets over the way the special effects were handled on the film, and that he was never able to make the sequel they had plans for.

Directed by van Heijningen from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer and based on the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (using the pen name Don A. Stuart), The Thing 2011 has the following synopsis: After Norwegian researchers discover an alien ship buried in the ice, paleontologist Kate Lloyd joins the team at the isolated Arctic outpost to investigate. She finds an organism that appears to have perished in the crash eons ago but, in fact, is about to awake. Freed from its icy prison,...

“The War to End All Wars” is the title of Timeless‘ Season 2 premiere, and could perhaps also be used to describe the tension between Lucy and her mother, as the NBC drama returns on Sunday, March 11 at 10/9c.

When last we tuned into the time-travel drama — nearly a year ago, and months before the series would be cancelled and then thankfully renewed over a course of days — Lucy (played by Abigail Spencer) returned home to the present, where and when she confessed to her mother Carol (Susanna Thompson) the incredible, death-defying journeys through time she had been on.

Alas, Lucy...

On the Road Trailer. Walter Salles‘ On the Road (2012) movie trailer stars Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst, and Tom Sturridge. On the Road‘s plot synopsis: “Just after his father’s death, Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty, a devastatingly charming ex-con, married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou. Sal and Dean bond instantly. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road with Marylou. Thirsting for liberty, the three young people head off in search of the world, of other encounters, and of themselves.”

On the characters represented in On the Road:

Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (aka the book’s fictionalized version of Neal Cassady),Sam Riley as Sal Paradise (Kerouac’s fictional alter-ego) and Kristen Stewart as Marylou…And Viggo Mortensen‘s version of William S. Burroughs...

The Thing (2011) Film Review, a movie directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jonathan Walker, and Carsten Bjornlund.

One could say that The Thing (2011) is like the Halloween remake and the Star Wars prequels: the original is better than new incarnation in almost every way. Like the Halloween remake, what was copied over into this The Thing from John Carpenter’s original film was done better the first time and what material was originated in this film should have been expanded upon. Like the Star Wars prequels, The Thing should have created its special effects in the same manner as the original film instead of going the hyper real CGI route. In that way, this prequel and its effects could have seamlessly transferred the viewer from one film (the prequel) to the...

2011.s The Thing is an unnecessary CGI-slick prequel to John Carpenter.s 1982 classic sci-fi/horror film The Thing. It isn.t horrible and does several things right, but is easily forgettable as soon as the end credits roll. Based on John W. Campbell Jr. short story "Who Goes There?," the prequel was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, and Carsten Bjørnlund. Heijningen and company do an excellent job of tying the prequel to Carpenter.s film (a fire axe placed...

The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original masterpiece and is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. To be honest The Thing 2011 was not very good (read the review). Why? Way too much CGI, and to make it worse bad CGI. I knew the film was in trouble from one of the scenes at the beginning of the film. A snow truck goes head first into a deep ravine, we were immediately assaulted with a pair of fully CGI'ed pair of glasses on the windshield of the truck. A video showing the practical effects for the film was released from Amaigamated Dynamics the company that actually produced the effects.

In his editorial on The Thing premake, Michael Felsher mused that something had to have gone wrong during post-production on the flick. The film just switches gears into a CGI-laden mess. Where were the practical effects? Well, sadly ... we're about to show them to you.

Sometimes it's hard to see videos that are so mind-blowingly cool. It'll break your heart these effects didn't make it into the final product. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you'll be filled with anger as you watch the video below from Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., the company behind the visual effects.

From the Press Release

An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in The Thing, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter's 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on January 31, 2012, The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World...

An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in The Thing, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter's 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on January 31, 2011, The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World) as paleontologist Kate Lloyd who, along with the crew's pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton, Warrior), discovers a mysterious organism buried in the ice.

When a simple experiment frees the creature from its frozen prison, it unleashes a flood of chaos and paranoia upon the camp, pitting the team against one another. With the ability to mimic the physicality of anything or anyone that it touches, the shape-shifting creature makes everyone a suspect in this suspenseful psychological thriller. From Dawn Of The Dead producers Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, The Thing also stars Ulrich Thomsen (Season of the Witch), Eric Christian Olsen...

The Thing hits UK cinemas today and if you missed it, you can catch our review of the prequel to the John Carpenter movie here. The movie stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs and our friends from Upbeat caught up with many of them at the junket for the movie along with legendary Director,

If you’ve seen The Thing, make sure you let us know what you thought in the comments section below.

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: Jan. 31, 2012

Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98

Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ulrich Thomsen check out The Thing.

The science fiction-horror movie The Thing, directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., is a prelude to John Carpenter’s 1982 film of the same name.

In other words, the 2011 Thing is a prequel serving as a sequel to a remake of a movie that was originally made in 1951 and directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks. Hmmm.

The movie is set at a remote Antarctic research station where paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton, Warrior) discover a mysterious organism buried in the ice. It’s not too long before a simple experiment frees the strange creature, seemingly an extraterrestrial lifeform, from its frozen prison. The shapeshifting alien quickly unleashes a flood of chaos and paranoia upon the camp,...

The Thing prequel that was recently released in theaters is set to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 31th 2012. We've also got all the the details on what will be included with the release, and it's loaded with a ton of Special Features, including deleted/extended scenes, featurettes, and audio commentary.

I actually enjoyed this movie and thought it did a great job leading in to John Carpenter's classic 1982 film. As much as I enjoyed it, it's one of those films that I don't feel I need to see for a second time.

Here are all the details. Look them over at tell us what you think. Did you like the movie enough to buy it?

An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in The Thing, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter 's 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, DVD,...

Universal has announced that The Thing (2011) will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download, and VOD on January 31st. We included a copy of the official press release, which includes the list of technical specs and bonus features.

Universal City, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 — An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in The Thing, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter’s 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray(Tm) Combo Pack with UltraViolet(Tm), DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on January 31, 2011, The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,) as paleontologist Kate Lloyd who, along with the crew’s pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton, Warrior), discovers a mysterious organism buried in the ice.

When a simple experiment frees the creature from its frozen prison, it unleashes a flood of chaos and paranoia upon the camp, pitting the team against one another. With the ability...

The premake of the John Carpenter classic The Thing is on its way to DVD and Blu-ray, and if you didn't see it in theatres, now's your chance to decide which camp you'll fall into - forgiving and happy, indifferent, or flaming pissed.

From the Press Release

An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in The Thing, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter's 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on January 31, 2011, The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) as paleontologist Kate Lloyd who, along with the crew's pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton, Warrior), discovers a mysterious organism buried in the ice.

When a simple experiment frees the creature from its frozen prison, it unleashes a flood of chaos and paranoia upon the camp, pitting the team against one another. With...

The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original masterpiece and is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. This October two horror movies are playing in theaters nationwide Paranormal Activity 3 and The Thing Prequel. While Paranormal Activity 3 did great, The Thing pretty much flopped. A couple of reasons, one is horror fans are tired of remakes and prequels to classic horror movies. Another reason is most of the youth in American don’t know about John Carpenters The Thing and if they do they like the classic for a reason, it’s a classic.

The Thing prequel landed in theaters October 14 (check out our The Thing review) and star Kim Bubbs is thrilled to finally have audiences witness what it was that she and the entire Thing crew had worked so hard on for months. Above all else, Bubbs tells us exclusively, they were seeking to pay tribute to the John Carpenter directed classic, 1982’s The Thing, and hopes fans see that love in every frame of film.

Bubbs also told Movie Fanatic about the Canadian shoot and how their Arctic freeze was really shot during one of the warmest winters in that country’s history. Needless to say, the special effects weren’t the only thing that were hot during The Thing shoot led by director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Movie Fanatic: When you read the script for The Thing, what was it that first popped off the page for you?

Kim Bubbs...

Title: The Thing Directed By: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Kristofer Hivju, Stig Henrik Hoff When you’re trying to live up to the standards, or perhaps exceed those set by John Carpenter’s The Thing, you’ve got your work cut out for you. While Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s version offers a nice thrill, it doesn’t come close to, well, replicating the elements that made Carpenter’s piece iconic. It’s 1982 in Antarctica. A team of Norwegian scientists travel across the snowy tundra trying to track a mysterious signal. Upon pinpointing the position of...

Title: The Thing Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kim Bubbs, Jorgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Rosie Well the first 30 minutes-and-change of this remake of a remake (1982 – original was 1951) is basically a wash for the most part. If you can plow through that portion then The Thing actually proves to have something to it; even though this is essentially the same screenplay from the 1982 version that starred Kurt Russell. The gist of the story is that a discovery is made just outside of a remote base on Antarctica in 1982. A group of scientists...

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Writers: Eric Heisserer, Ronald Dowl Moore (screenplay), John Wood Campbell, Jr. (novella: Who Goes There?) Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jørgen Langhelle, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Roise, Kim Bubbs, Trond Espen Seim, Paul Braunstein Three days prior to the John Carpenter film of the same name, paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is enlisted by scientist Sander Halversen (Ulrich Thomsen) and assistant Adam Goodman (Eric Christian Olsen) to accompany them and a Norwegian scientific team that has discovered an alien craft submerged in the glacier ice of the remote frozen Arctic. Along with the ship they also find the mother-load off all discoveries...a perfectly preserved alien organism that they estimate to have perished in the ice thousands of years ago. After excavating the body incased in a block of ice and bringing it back to their outpost,...

The biggest concern with any remake, prequel, or sequel is how it handles the original material. Naturally, the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing is at the top of this list. We chatted with co-star Kim Bubbs, who told us why we shouldn't worry. Tell me about this new The Thing. How will it differentiate itself from Carpenter's Thing? Well, it's a prequel. We didn't want to mess with Carpenter's The Thing because it was so well-done. Ours blends seamlessly into Carpenter's film. We explore what happened at the Norwegian base. We have all those unanswered questions from Carpenter's film, so that's what we do: we delve into that. Have you faced much criticism from...

Just in time for Halloween, it's the long awaited return of The Thing! Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. directs this thriller, which recounts the horrific events leading up to the 1982 classic horror film John Carpenter's The Thing. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as a paleontologist that travels to Antarctica for an expedition, but when she meets up with her Norwegian teammates, she discovers that there is a shape-shifting parasite hiding among them intent on killing every human in sight. Our own Ryan J. Downey recently caught up with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as well as co-stars Eric Christian Olsen and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, for a look at this monsterous prequel. Creative director for Halloween Horror Nights, John Murdy was also on hand to discuss The Thing's presence at Universal Studios this October. Check out our exclusive interview featurette below.

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The Thing comes to theaters October 14th,...

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Get ready to start seeing a lot more of Kim Bubbs. The Canadian-born actress appears in two highly anticipated films set to hit the big screen in the near future: this week's release 'The Thing,' which serves as a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 cult classic of the same name, and 'On the Road.'

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We have added a new video featurette for Univeral Pictures upcoming sci-fi horror "The Thing." The inside look informs you how the new movie fits in as a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter classic.Watch the featurette for "The Thing" below;"The Thing" is released across the Us from October 14th and the UK from December 2nd.Directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen, the film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Trond Espen Seim, Stig Henrik Hoff and Carsten Bjørnlund.Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by...

You have just received a distress call from Thule Station; do you have what it takes to survive in The Thing Station Survival free online game? Or will it become you. You can either play the game online or download it to your computer for free. The game is available for both Mac and PC users. The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original masterpiece is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs.

As the list of films getting the remake treatment grows each year, John Carpenter's The Thing is instead taking a different direction by going down the prequel route.

Choosing to add to the mythos instead of rewrite it, director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr's horror flick - which hits Us cinemas on October 14 and the UK on December 2 - will tell the story leading up to the 1982 classic of the same name.

Offering some insight into the Universal Pictures movie is Canadian-born actress Kim Bubbs. A veteran of film and television in her native country - where her ability to speak both French and English makes her a hot commodity - Kim looks to make a splash on the worldwide stage with The Thing as well as the big-screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, which is due out in 2012.

She plays a character called Juliette in The Thing...

Here’s the brand new UK quad poster, courtesy of the fine folks at Universal, for the prequel-come-remake of The Thing, which is helmed by director Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs as members of the Norwegian team who were the first to face the alien enemy in the Antarctic.

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. In the thriller The Thing, paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a...

Yes it’s the same as the Russian version that we put up a week or two ago but it Is different as it has English writing of The Thing! Here’s the UK poster. If you missed the new featurette that I put up yesterday, you should check that one out too and it’s a good’n.

The 2011 movie is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead​, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje​, Ulrich Thomsen​, Kim Bubbs.

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me,...

This morning has been full to the brim of new UK exclusives with a new Tintin trailer, the new Wuthering Heights poster and now Universal Studios have released this great new featurette from their movie, The Thing. In the featurette, we get to find out exactly how the new prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 movie, The Thing. In this 2011 prequel, we get to find out exactly what happened to the base before Kurt Russell and his team show up later.

I this great featurette, we get to see interviews with all the principle cast who explain what we can expect from the movie and how everything links together.

The 2011 movie is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead​, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje​, Ulrich Thomsen​, Kim Bubbs.

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a...

Today three more clips were released by Universal Pictures for the prequel to John Carpenters remake of The Thing. To be honest the first two clips are boring, but clip #5 is great and by far my favorite clip from The Thing. To get the first glimpse of the creature in The Thing prequel watch the last clip on the page called "Ice Escape." The Thing will be shown in theaters on October 14, 2011. The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original masterpiece is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs.

Universal Pictures has released two new clips from The Thing, which will be unleashed in theaters nationwide on October 14. Click on on the video players below for one scene where Mary Elizabeth Winstead locks Joel Edgerton and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in a storage room, and then another where she makes a shocking announcement.

Click to watch Kate Shows Everybody the Fillings She Found!

Click to watch Kate Locks the Americans in a Storage Room!

The Thing comes to theaters October 14th, 2011 and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Kim Bubbs, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..

The Thing Movie Clip. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.‘s The Thing (2011) movie clip stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. The Thing‘s plot synopsis: “Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. In the thriller “The Thing,” paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as they’re infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet.

Paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team...

Here’s the second clip, via MSN, from the prequel-come-remake of The Thing, which is helmed by director Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs as members of the Norwegian team who were the first to face the alien enemy in the Antarctic.

Video: 'The Thing' movie clip

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. In the thriller The Thing, paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group...

The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original masterpiece is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. A new clip for The Thing was released today on MSN for Universal Pictures entitled Paranoia. “You can’t trust them” she says maybe you can and well maybe you can’t; you never know where The Thing will be. Thi fact causes extreme paranoia among the research team. The Thing a prequel to John Carpenter’s remake will be shown in theaters October 14, 2011.

Universal Pictures has released an international poster for The Thing, which hits theaters nationwide on October 14. Take a look at this new Russian one-sheet below, which features the space craft from John Carpenter's original classic breaking through the icy landscape of this horror prequel.

The Thing comes to theaters October 14th, 2011 and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Kim Bubbs, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..

Universal Pictures is getting ready to unleash The Thing in theaters everywhere starting October 14. To help get movie-goers into The Thing spirit, Universal has debuted a new "It Will Become You" Custom Video Creator at ItWillBecomeYou.com. This new site enables users to put a horrific spin on their own videos, by causing tentacles to come out of the user's body. Click on the photo below to create your own video and terrify your friends.

The studio has also created an elaborate YouTube prank, which appears to be a young woman in a bikini, and then turns into something much different. There are nine different videos to choose from. Click on the image below to check out these video pranks.

Universal Pictures has debuted an Augmented Reality Flamethrower game for iPhone and Android users. Players must use their flamethrower in a 360-degree environment to ward off attacking alien creatures. Users can also "infect" themselves and,...

In our further coverage of the 2011 Eyegore Awards held this past Friday, September 23rd, at the Globe Theater at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California (see our report of the award ceremony itself here, courtesy of our own Heather Wixson), this writer hit the event as well and brought back some ocular candy from the carpet as well as interviews with a few of the night’s principals from the same.

Paying respect to some of horror’s most venerated players and notable newcomers, the event was hosted (as it has been in years past) by The Lost Boys co-star Corey Feldman (who arrived with two blondes and attired in a hybrid glam/matador get-up) and attended by celebrity presenters Thomas Jane (The Mist), filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie, James Gunn (Slither, Super), Calico Cooper (daughter of shock-rocker Alice Cooper) and Frozen and Hatchet director Adam Green.

Also on the carpet...

The Thing a prequel to John Carpenters original is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. Antarctica is the last place you want is to be cooped up in with a dozen Norwegian guys in the 2011 release of The Thing. Universal Pictures let loose a fast paced Red-Band Trailer to keep the hype going the much anticipated theatrical release for The Thing on October 14, 2011. The trailer is really short, just under a minute to be exact and includes a pretty cool scene. Let’s hope that Universal has just not blown the whole movie by showing us the best part of The Thing prequel.

Dark Horse Comics is pleased to announce that it has created an exclusive digital comic to serve as a prequel to the thriller The Thing, in theaters October 14. Starting today, the comic will be released in three parts on September 21, September 28 and October 5 and is available Free online at DigitalDarkHorse.com and via the free Dark Horse Comics mobile app. The Thing: The Northman Nightmare tells the origin story of pioneering Norsemen who discover a shape-shifting creature that is hiding in a desolate village with few human survivors.

In December 1991, Dark Horse Comics first published The Thing From Another World #1. In the style of Aliens, Predator and The Terminator, Dark Horse Comics picked up where John Carpenter's classic 1982 film left off. Now, 20 years later, Dark Horse shares a much earlier story about this creature from beneath the ice.

Taking us into frigid Greenland, the comic introduces us to...

Following on from the new TV spot released last week, IGN have debuted the new red band trailer for the prequel-come-remake of The Thing, which is helmed by director Matthijs van Heijningen and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs as members of the Norwegian team who were the first to face the alien enemy in the Antarctic.

Much like the first trailer released for the film, this new red band version gives way too much of the film away… including some of the films more grotesque scenes

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself...

Universal Pictures has released a red band trailer for The Thing, which hits theaters nationwide on October 14. Click on the video player below to explore Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s horror remake, which stars Joel Edgerton and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. You must be over the age of 18 to watch this new trailer.

Click to watch The Thing Red Band Trailer!

The Thing comes to theaters October 14th, 2011 and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Kim Bubbs, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..

Liking this a lot!! Here’s the brand new red band (seriously freaky) trailer for the brand new movie, The Thing which is a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 version which starred Kurt Russell. The 2011 movie is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs.

Universal Studios have released this new trailer through IGN and it’s a seriously freaky one. Please bear in mind, this is a red band trailer for a reason!

Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned colony, has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It...

We have added the first TV spot for Universal Pictures "The Thing," featuring new footage from the sci-fi horror prequel.Directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen, the film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Trond Espen Seim, Stig Henrik Hoff and Carsten Bjørnlund."The Thing" is released across the Us and UK from October 14th.A prelude to the classic 1982 John Carpenter science fiction horror, "The Thing."Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. The shape-shifting creature, accidentally unleashed at this marooned...

Universal Pictures has released the first TV spot for The Thing, which hits theaters nationwide on October 14. Click on the video player below for a new look at this horror remake starring Joel Edgerton and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Click to watch The Thing TV Spot: Not Dead!

The Thing comes to theaters October 14th, 2011 and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Kim Bubbs, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..

Yes, it's somewhat confusing for the 2011 prequel to 1982's The Thing to also be called The Thing, but it's definitely the new one that we're dealing with now, as we present a new clip from the new story of alien goings-on in the Antarctic and the dangers of thoughtlessly thawing out shapeshifting beasties.This story picks up a thread briefly touched on in the John Carpenter Thing, wherein we learn that the alien had been discovered under the Antarctic ice, deep frozen, and brought inside by the staff of a Norwegian Antarctic base. Given the havoc it wreaked in Carpenter's film, it's no spoiler to say that not all of them would, with hindsight, describe the decision to bring the thing indoors as a good one. brightcove.createExperiences();The Thing (2011) stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen and Kim Bubbs. It's directed by  features...

Universal Pictures has debuted the first clip from their upcoming horror remake The Thing, which hits theaters nationwide on October 14. Take a look at the video player below to watch a scene where Joel Edgerton gives Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje a little scare.

The Thing comes to theaters October 14th, 2011 and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Kim Bubbs, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr..

October 14 is just around the corner and I cannot freakin’ wait to see the prequel to John Carpenter’s “The Thing” when it finally hits theaters. I’m a fan of Carpenter’s, so I’m definitely looking forward to this film. Granted, we all know what’s going to happen to everyone, but I love the “who can you really trust?” paranoia vibe Carpenter established. But we’re here to talk about the upcoming prequel. After six new images from the film hit the web yesterday, the first clip from the film has been released, and it makes sure to set in the scare factor. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., the film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Stig Henrik Hoff, Trond Espen Seim, Jørgen Langhelle, Kristofer Hivju, Jan Gunnar Røise, and Jo Adrian Haavind. You can see the...

Read our exclusive interview with actress Kim Bubbs, who plays geologist Juliette in the upcoming sci-fi horror movie ‘The Thing,’ which is set to hit theaters on October 14, 2011. The film follows an investigative team as it discovers and studies an alien craft that lands at its research site in Antarctica. The film, which was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr., serves as the prequel to helmer John Carpenter’s 1982 movie of the same name. The actress, who has made a name for herself appearing on such television movies as ‘A Near Death Experience’ and ‘Her Only Child,’ discusses with us, among other things, why she was attracted to...

Apparently the UK is going to have a longer wait for Matthijs van Heijningen’s prequel to The Thing, which is also called The Thing, as a new release date has been announced of the 2nd of December 2011.

The film’s Facebook page served up the bad news but did offer us a few images of the film which we’ve not had up on the site before as slight recompense and one of them does include a flamethrower. If you’ve not seen the trailer then click here and enjoy.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton lead the cast which includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Kim Bubbs, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jonathan Walker and the film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr.

An abandoned scientific research facility in the midst of a vast and frozen Antarctica will set the stage for The Thing, an all-new horror maze inspired by Universal Pictures' upcoming film, at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights events, which begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31. In the thriller The Thing, paranoia spreads like an epidemic among a group of researchers as they're infected, one by one, by a mystery from another planet.

The new haunted house will offer guests an unprecedented first-hand preview of the much-anticipated thriller in advance of its October 14 release. Guests will find themselves in a series of face-to-face encounters with "The Thing," an alien creature that can transform itself into an exact replica of any living being. The Thing maze will recreate the spine-chilling suspense from the film, confronting guests with the paranoia and fear...

John Carpenter's The Thing is the best practical effects driven film I have ever seen. I think it has a great concept that has you guessing at every turn. Now this film also titled The Thing is being called a prequel of sorts, and although some aspects of the trailer also say remake, I do like that it feels like we are right back in icy Antarctica with no way out. Especially when there is an alien based organism floating around. It looks like they are willing to step up the horror and stay true to the original with practical effects, but I do expect some CG in there somewhere -- they can't help it, it is 2011. There are a few choice scenes and setups in the trailer that make it look exactly like the 1982 film. From the looks of it the characters even seem similar with Joel Edgerton looking...

Imagine a parasitic like alien inhabiting your body. Not a friendly thought, right? Well, that is what you get with the first trailer for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., the film tells the story of ill-fated Norwegian research camp that dug up a shapeshifting alien something in the permafrost of Antarctica. Sounds familiar, right? The thriller stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Trond Espen Seim, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jonathan Walker, and Carsten Bjørnlund

Check out the trailer below.

Having never seen the first The Thing, my expectations are not that high. But judging from the trailer, the film should live up to the hype it is currently building. In addition to the trailer we have our first look at the poster for the film. Based on that, I can see that there are some scary changes in the wind.