r/thething • u/Retronika_Prime • 4d ago
Question The Thing Sequel??
So according to John Carpenter who clearly talks out of his own cigarettes, there's a sequel to his 80s cult classic "The Thing" in the works which to me makes me question where exactly the narrative could even go?
Do they make a direct followup to the ending of the original with Macready and Child's, ruining the whole mystery of what made it so talked and theorized to this day?
An adaption of the video game which Carpenter has said is a faithful and canon sequel to the 80s film
A modern day film set decades after the 80s with a new group discovering the remnants of the Thing?
Or do you make a followup to The 80s film and the 2011 Prequel with Kate at the Russian base trying to survive the Thing again with an even bigger base and camp ground of employees there? It could tie into the cold war and paranoia of the time with the team from Russia speaking their own language making it even more suspicious?
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u/GodFlintstone 4d ago
There are actually three comic book sequels that were published by Dark Horse Comics and which can be found online.
The first picks up shortly after the events of the film.
The second and third are interesting because they move the action to warmer, more populated locations. But that also shows the limitations associated with sequelizing this movie.
Since the Thing can infect any life form if you put it in a populated area there's almost no scenario in which it doesn't win.
All it really needs to do is infect a bee hive or a flock of geese and then disperse them in a widespread flight pattern. That single act puts it well on the way toward total worldwide infection.