John Carpenter is hinting that The Thing 2 is finally going to happen, and the sequel has the chance to fix a pretty big franchise mistake.
If The Thing 2 finally moves ahead, it can fix one of the biggest mistakes in the franchise. It's fascinating to contrast the reception John Carpenter's The Thing received upon release to its current status. The film remade the classic sci-fi chiller The Thing From Another World, but critics lambasted Carpenter's version for its "gross-out" special effects and unrelenting bleakness.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Thing's ending left the story's two survivors MacReady and Childs sitting among the ruins of their destroyed Antarctic camp, unsure of whether one of them is an imitation. This isn't the kind of closing scene that promises a sequel, and The Thing's poor box office seemed to rule one out.
The Thing 2011 isn't a total disaster and is aided by a good cast and inventive tweaks on the titular monster's biology. It fares poorly next to the 1982 movie, however, but The Thing 2 can finally take its place. While Carpenter claims to be "sworn to secrecy" about The Thing 2, it appears to be the same project that Blumhouse was said to be working on back in 2020.
Why The Thing Prequel Needs To Be Fixed The Thing 2011 had numerous behind-the-scenes issues that spoiled what could have been a fun creature feature. For younger viewers, it might also be the vision that first springs to mind when they hear about The Thing. Assuming The Thing 2 really is a direct sequel and not a reboot, it has the opportunity to reclaim and undo the mistakes of the prequel.
Carpenter himself hasn't directed a film since 2010s The Ward, so having him back behind the lens of The Thing 2 would be the ideal outcome too. The Thing itself is one of cinema's most underrated monsters, and it feels like the timing has never been better for a horror movie to explore the themes of mistrust and paranoia.
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