The Thing (2011): “Weird That It Happened Twice”

Our Patrons made their voices heard, Spookies, and the official results are in: We're covering The Thing (2011) for our Quarterly Patreon Pick. Less a remake of the 1982 John Carpenter original and more a revisiting to that same universe, this flick continues to explore the lore behind the ever elusive ~thing.~ It also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as an Ellen Ripley-esque scientist, so you *know* that's right up our alley. On our last episode of 2025, we're getting into the original plans for this scifi flick, the studio meddling that knocked it off course, and all the various ways we could sex it up to make an Antarctic research station just a little bit hotter.

Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

Watch the video episode on YouTube!

References:

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-thing-2011-stealth-prequel-john-carpenter-original-stronger

https://cinapse.co/2019/11/the-thing-2011-its-probably-better-than-you-remember/

https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-rewatched-2011s-the-thing-and-still-believe-it-gets-too-much-hate

https://activemaas.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/continuity-and-discrepancy-in-1982-and-2011-the-thing/

https://wickedhorror.com/features/editorials/practical-matters-the-frustrating-story-of-the-thing-prequel-we-could-have-had/

https://monsterlegacy.net/2013/03/03/the-thing-pilot-alien-creature-deleted-fired/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/8yoy9f/i_had_access_to_behind_the_scenes_of_the_thing/

https://open.substack.com/pub/thecurvingeye/p/xenomaternity-and-me

The Thing Making Of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDn4XBKXrCk