Still called 'The Thing',and still a prequel with the Norwegians finding the space craft etc etc
this is from IMDb i found
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Is this film a remake of the 1982 film "The Thing"?
Yes and No. This film will actually serve as a prequel to the 1982 movie The Thing, as the film will detail the events that took place in the Norwegian camp from that film. However, since the previous film already told the events, this is both a remake on two accounts: Re-using the same formula from the 1982 film and re-making the events of the Norwegian base. Since it won't be an accurate puzzle piece and will be altered for today's audience, it is in fact a remake imitating a prequel. According to the screenwriter, painstaking care has been taken to assure that the prequel will take into account all the details about the Norwegians and their camp as seen in the original movie. The movie will end where the original film begins. However, other sources say that this movie will also continue where the original story ended.
The reason the movie has the same title as the first film is because the filmmakers felt that adding a subtitle such as "The Thing: Begins", "The Thing: Origins" and so forth, did not sound as reverential as just simply naming it "The Thing".
If you look up any of the proposed and existing "Thing" projects they all have "The Thing" as their title. Unfortunately, this confuses a lot of the public audience, but that's the title Universal wants.
I am hoping this will do the John Carpenter film some justice and be a good prequel instead of a typical cash in...that means no stupid CGi effects,i want them to do the special effects the same as they did in the '82 version...but that aint gonna happen
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