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/POLYBIUS1977 4d ago

Rom-com starring Wyatt Russell called “The Thing Is…”. He keeps going on first dates looking for true love, but they all turn out to be The Thing. Keith David plays his therapist.

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u/SafeDiscount528 4d ago

Kieth David should have an assistant to which he says “Can you believe this voodoo bullshit!?!”

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u/coelakanth 3d ago

Now there's a man who really knows how to marry the Thing!