If they do a prequel, the lead character shouldn't be Mac's brother... that's lame. It should be about the Norwegian research team that 'the thing' wiped out before the original began.

The concept behind The Thing is what makes it such a fun movie. The paranoia and suspicion combined with the cabin fever of such a claustrophobic and isolated environment is what made The Thing brilliant. And the special effects of course. There's plenty of room for a decent sequel. Why not have some kind of rescue team turn up and kick everything off again? I agree that originality is key to a good sequel, but setting this anywhere else than in the Antarctic would be madness, and no doubt lead to a crazy Hollywood apocalyptic ending, which would be so boring.

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The plot still sounds like a remake instead of a prequel/sequel. This is definatley one of those movies that was so good, it's hard to imagine someone wanting to touch it. But it is the day and age of remakes so nothing is that shocking anymore. I still say JAWS and THE EXORCIST will be the most mind blowing. It's bound to happen.

Why the fuck are they even thinking about putting Mac's brother in this?? It should be about the Norwegian team and thats it.

I'm a huge fan of THE THING...even have the original story, Who Goes There? by John W. Cambell. I'm cool with a "true" prequel, but perhaps doing the sequel idea that Dark Horse comics had (only doing it much less comic-book-ish) would be great because they ended up on a submarine where, once again, they were trapped in a claustrophobic environment.

Mac's brother? That makes no damn sense.

this could be a great movie. if Zach Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead remake, the upcoming THE WATCHMEN) trusts this guy to direct ARMY OF THE DEAD (which i'm SOOOOO excited for!) then i think we're in decent/good hands. i trust Snyder all the way!

"It's weird & pissed off, whatever it is"----The Thing.

stop thats far enough for me....please do not make this movie....pretty please..pretty..pretty please..oh well go on i could do with good laugh.

Wow...this article just turned out to be one of the most terrifying things I have ever read...Mac's brother? WTF?!?!?! When I read that they were remaking on of the greatest sci-fi/horror films from my childhood...I wanted to vommit. I was hoping for a sequel...not a ridiculous prequel. I was crossing my fingers that they'd hire ole' Kurt...that they'd dust off he & Keith David for the sequel. Maybe bring in the governement on a "thingish" siting that required the two of them as informers. Now as ridiculous as that sounds...a remake sounded all that much more ridiculous to me & now this prequel...whatever. The idea of showing it through the eyes of the Norg's? I like that...but it better be on point & minus Mac's bro.

You know remakes of movies has been around for what over a century now. Basically, I'm used to remakes of movies. Unfortunately most remakes always sucks ass! I hope with 'The Thing' prequel, I hope I'm wrong.

"The Thing" is one of my favorite sci-fi/horror films. The book is even better. "Who Goes There?" by Campbell is something any fan of the movie should check out (if you're lucky enough to find a copy). It's a prototype of the "Red Scare" metaphorically filled books and movies of the 50s and beyond. There are aspects of the book that are left out of the movie - such as the psychic power of the alien - that make the it filled with more paranoia and suspense than the movie. As for the prequel, I hope they don't screw it up. The idea behind the story and the setting is absolutely brilliant for a sci-fi/horror film.

I don't know.....it's hard not be excited at the thought of getting to watch something like this on the big screen. On the other hand, it might not have the same gritty feels that made the first one work so well. The question is, how well can the essence of the first be recaptured without losing it in the bright lights and and repetition of Hollywood horror? I wasn't old enough to see the original in theatres and i can say that I would settle for, and probably be much happier with a simple re-release of that one in theatres. If they do make it though, they should stick with the Norwegian thing and leave out anything to do with Mac and the first movie.

That would be fucking stupid even if you could explain it. Why would this happen to a set of brothers like that retarded. The only thing I think would work like that was if Mcready was there himself and him and the dog became the creatures at the end leading into the john carpenter version. Sure you would have to explain some shit leading into carpenters but you could make it work. Who's to say the rest of the americans didnt meet Mcready out there, and whos to say it was his blood in the dish during the test. That might be something, but his brother I would opt. for no on that.

this sounds laaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmeeeee

Not looking forward to this idea at all. I dreaded the idea of a remake of such a major classic and one of my favorite films, and the idea of a prequel is even worse. Besides the excellant story,the hopeless setting and shear claustropbia of it all, the outstanding creature f/x where the star of the show. Creature f/x that will now be CGI and most likely mixed up in the hyper-editing trend. I call foul.

A just done a big jobby, a real sore one. Bet watching this film would hurt more

How about a SEQUEL with MacReady's brother? That would make more sense... Like maybe his brother wanted to find out what happened to him. I agree with some others here - the plot synopsis is an exact recap of the original film... I just watched it this past weekend on Netflix (streamed in HD through the XBox 360 - sweet!). So, personally, I'd be happy with either an official remake or sequel. A prequel for this particular creature would not be appealing for me because I would already expect for everyone to die, so there's no suspense there. Suspense is all about what you don't know until you find pieces that seem to make sense and then you find out you were almost right but not quite.

I agree with phoenison- a prequel holds no interest as we saw the videos of the Norwegians discovering the creature and we know they all meet their deaths! The video game from a few years ago had a great script base for a sequel with a team sent in to find out what happened and them getting clues from Mac's audio recordings! Get Carpenter on board as a producer and lets run a sequel- hell, give me a call and I'll pen the script tomorrow.

wtf. that synopsis sounds like the studio doesnt know if its a remake a sequel or a prequel or all of the above. i hope its a sequel. i already know how the prequel ends. why do studios do this unnecessary prequel shit?

That description sounds literally like the first hald hour of the movie. And as much as I'd like to be optimistic about this, just for the sake of one of our favorite movies, I just see Macs brother as a cheap cop out. I'd really love to see the hell that the Norwegians went through.

Or make something NEW. Just a thought Mssrs. Hollywood.

The Thing is one of my favorite films of all time... This idea that they are bandying around for the prequel sounds to much like a re-make. I think they should do a sequel, maybe follow the plot line of the video game, that was awesome. A group go up to Outpost 31 to investigate what happened (include Macready's brother if you must) and the shit hits the fan.

MAC'S Brother???? That wont work!!!