We were pretty excited when he heard that a follow-up to the 1982 John Carpenter flick The Thing was being made.The original was a FX tour de force that introduced audiences to an alien that would take the form of others in the most horrifying manner. The story lent itself to insane paranoia where no-one […]
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Peter Jackson Signs on to Direct The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings trilogy were an incredible accomplishment in film making featuring an exceptional ensemble cast, dazzling visual effects and a narrative continuity that was a testament to the magnitude of the production with each film being shot back to back over 2 years. The development time of the films was considerably longer and […]
The Thing Takes Shape in a New Prequel
It seems prequels are all the rage right now from Ridley Scott‘s new Alien flicks to an origin story for the Planet of the Apes, now we have a prequel to John Carpenter’s cult movie The Thing. Based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr it was first made as a […]