We’ve had a couple of trailers for The Thing (the prequel to, er, The Thing), but now comes a “Red Band” variant with a little more blood ‘n’ killing, largely thanks to more footage featuring the creature. There are some relatively quick glances at the nasty beastie itself, but if you’re looking to see the movie unspoiled (and assuming you haven't seen the original), you might want to skip the footage below.
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But this being the prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 chiller, we all know it’s not as dormant as they think. Soon, a simple tissue sample procedure awakens the critter and it gets to work killing off and replacing the people at the research station. Kate doesn’t know who she can trust. Who is still human? She’ll need to team up with pilot Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton) to survive…
From the looks of this, the creature’s certainly in keeping with Carpenter’s, even if it is now created through a blend of CG and physical work as opposed to the original’s all-practical terror. Can the new film live up to the original? That’s a bigger question, and one that will be answered when it creeps into our cinemas on December 2.