Prequel to 'The Thing'

[Lord Blackbolt]

he's probably the only good thing on NCIS:LA ....imo

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Don't think this has been posted, but Quint from AICN did a set visit report as well, but by himself. Not a group visit like with other sites. Here's some of the stuff he wrote about:

• The set designers had a little bit of a job ahead of them because fans of the original will have seen the Norwegian base already. They need to not copy the original Thing to the point of dullness, but they have to be true to an earlier version of the base than the one MacReady tours. I saw the communications room, ‘80s tech occupying shelving, maps on the walls. I saw hallways in disarray, blood smears on the ground. It just felt right, recognizable.

• Then Newman asked for playback on a couple sequences already shot. The first up was a fairly wide, low angle shot of Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who, while being a beautiful woman, was plained up significantly for this role. She plays an archeologist covertly brought in by the Norwegians when they make their big discovery. Anyway, this shot had the hot bookish Mary Elizabeth Winstead looking at something off camera, wearing the big, bulky flamethrower. Suddenly across the frame moves a Thing. It’s low in the frame, but you can see legs moving as Winstead reacts, swinging the flamethrower around and dousing the puppet with fire. Around the middle of the frame it catches fire and, while on fire, moves the rest of the way out of frame.
  
  Totally practical, everything in camera and extremely sweet to behold. That got me to ask about the practical vs. digital and Newman said that the balance is about 80/20 practical to CG with computer effects bringing to life smaller elements, like tentacles, and used primarily to enhance ADI’s practical builds.

• The next shot I was shown was an example of this new flame ******ant gel being used on the film that is so cutting edge that the stunt people can apply it to bare skin, something impossible without serious burns a few years ago. The shot had a character standing in the corner of a room, half his shirt ripped off. He’s hit with the flamethrower and is immediately engulfed in flame. People are going to think this shot is CG, and it’s possible they’ll go in after to manipulate it, but it’s a real deal in-camera burn. It’s incredibly effective and I can see it leading to some amazing cinema for those braver than normal actors. Newman also showed me some stuff from their exterior shooting (on a glacier outside of Toronto, I believe) which looked solid, too.

• The next shot was Adewale falling to the ground, [BLACKOUT]avoiding the tentacle.[/BLACKOUT] As he falls they also showered him in candy glass, so I think this is right when [BLACKOUT]the tentacle takes out the hanging light. He jumps back to his feet, camera following him, as he shouts to Edgerton to flip the pool table. With each of them grabbing an end the heavy table is overturned and they duck behind.[/BLACKOUT] Edgerton’s character is having trouble with the flamethrower and shouts over his shoulder to Adewale that “Something’s wrong!” Adewale quickly tries to fix a line on the back of the thrower when cut is called.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46868

 

[Solidus]

Cool that sounds exciting.

 

[HopeOfTheFuture]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62gKrWLeBYs

Bad Quality. But it's here.

Damn, it's taken offline. Where can I see it?!

edit:
never mind, found it somewhere else.

 

[corby]

Just watched the original and loved it!

But I kept wondering, why do they have flamethrowers and so many guns on a research base?

 

[Jochimus]

Just watched the original and loved it!

But I kept wondering, why do they have flamethrowers and so many guns on a research base?

Hey, it's Antarctica. Gotta stay warm somehow. t:

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Saw this on one of Mary Elizabeth's fansites:

Do you live in the LA area? If so head over to Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights to see The Thing trailer on the HD monitors of the Universal Studio Tour trams. The trailer will be playing on the “King Kong Express” starting this weekend!

As for the rest of you? I fully expect the official trailer to be hitting the internet very soon!

 

[TheVileOne]

I'm just not buying into this movie. They've already ruined the authenticity and feel of the original by putting in a female character. The casting is generally terrible.

 

[corby]

I don't see how having a female character ruins the feel of the movie. It's not like men are the only people to ever go to Antarctica.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I don't get why having a female character changes anything, personally I'm glad MEW is in it, I prefer movies that have females and not just a gang of sausage smugglers.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Although The Thing is about the only horror film to include an all adult male cast. No teenager or teenage girls screaming and getting killed just like in every other horror film.

 

[Crockett]

No teenager or teenage girls screaming and getting killed just like in every other horror film.

Those films with Kreuger, Myers, Voorhees don't really count as a true horror films anyway. More like slasher, which is sub-genre of horror.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Those films with Kreuger, Myers, Voorhees don't really count as a true horror films anyway. More like slasher, which is sub-genre of horror.

That's not true, if you ask me. Many people, including myself, consider them true horror films.

 

[Armored Avenger]

I think the atmospheric feel of the film will be ruined by the use of other locations, such as New York (as seen in the trailer), rather than keeping the whole movie in the Antartic base. Having global settings destroys the constant claustrophobia.
However keeping the whole film enclosed within the base just appears to be copying the original film. It's a lose lose situation.

 

[Nightmare]

Sorry, im out of the loop. Who's starring in this?

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

I think the atmospheric feel of the film will be ruined by the use of other locations, such as New York (as seen in the trailer), rather than keeping the whole movie in the Antartic base. Having global settings destroys the constant claustrophobia.
However keeping the whole film enclosed within the base just appears to be copying the original film. It's a lose lose situation.

The New York scene is quick though from what I've read. It seems that that scene is just a quick setup for Kate & Adam before they head over to the base so I dunno, it'll probably be like a 5 minute or so scene before the rest of the film takes place at the base.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm still reluctant about this film. If the trailer is good, I still won't get my hopes up. I'm just not feeling all that confident about this.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

I'm assuming this was by Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.

 

[dark_b]

I don't get why having a female character changes anything, personally I'm glad MEW is in it, I prefer movies that have females and not just a gang of sausage smugglers.

 

[Carnotaur3]

I'm assuming this was by Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.

Really like the logo.

 

[imaperson2]

Went to HHN tonight and saw the trailer. I was pretty underwhelmed by it as they didn't show "The Thing" unless it was a really really fast cut.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Went to HHN tonight and saw the trailer. I was pretty underwhelmed by it as they didn't show "The Thing" unless it was a really really fast cut.

I may be wrong, but isn't that one of "The Things" behind Mary in this shot? It looks like someone may have transformed into the thing.

 

[Carnotaur3]

Went to HHN tonight and saw the trailer. I was pretty underwhelmed by it as they didn't show "The Thing" unless it was a really really fast cut.

Why spoil the thing (hehe) in the trailer? I'd rather be surprised when I get into the theater.

 

[imaperson2]

Because we didn't get to see anything...it was just "Hey let's go see what we can find in Antarctica...oh look there's a monster now let's look scared." It just really didn't get me pumped up to see it because perhaps that glimpse was TOO fast to catch anything.