With the film having started shooting in Toronto back in March and finished as recently as June, everything is on target for a release date of April 29 2011, giving it a good month to make an impression before the arrival of mega-hit in waiting, Thor.
Despite our initial misgivings, we’re hopeful that this might turn out to be a sensible, considered return to Antarctica. The cast and director might not get the pulse racing in terms of star power, but that could be no bad thing in terms of avoiding trampling all over Carpenter’s legacy.
Not only that, but we like the sound of Heisserer’s attempts to give the film its own distinct feel. According to the writer, that was one of the chief issues that needed addressing with Ronald Moore’s first draft.
“What we found with that was there was this constant reference to the Carpenter film,” he told i09.com, ”and it was kind of bringing a friend who was like, ‘oh hey remember this other thing we went to that was so much cooler?’ You just didn't want to have that around.”
It’s certainly been a controversial project, with plenty of Carpenter fans up in arms, but there could yet be a nice surprise at the end of the rainbow. After all, Carpenter’s film was a remake of the 1951 original The Thing From Another World, and that didn’t turn out so bad, did it?
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snakeplissken
Aug 11th 2010, 9:42
Sam Carter? Derek Jameson? Am I missing something because they don't sound Norwegian.... Also, anybody who has seen the first movie will know that any prequel must end with 2 NORWEGIAN guys chasing a dog in a helicopter, and if they don't use the original actors, using CGI to make them look younger, I will be gutted.
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garyu2
Aug 11th 2010, 17:21
Urgh Jesus. Possibly the greatest horror movie ever made being tarnished by a prequel starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (who will survive whilst sporting a nice piece of cleavage despite the conditions, I am betting). Plus you can bet the outstandings original special effects will be replaced by CGI and done in 3D, etc. Is it too late to pull the plug?
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Ichi1
Aug 11th 2010, 19:35
" Dawn Of The Dead, a surprisingly non-c**p remake that successfully amped up the gore-levels" Ramped up the gore levels? Have you even seen the original Dawn of the Dead?
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namedropper
Aug 11th 2010, 20:54
Hmmm I'd love this to be a winner but it does a touch of the "Predator v Aliens" about it.
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KerrAvon
Aug 11th 2010, 21:39
Snake's right where the hell are the Norwegian's on a Norwegian research station? As much as this would intrigue me I'd rather wait for Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness which has the potential to be terrifying.
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chocolateleaky1
Aug 12th 2010, 18:30
They cannot be remaking the best sci fi/horror, it does not need it. The John Carpenter version is my all time favourite film!!
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