The Thing
Year:
2011
Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen
Featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead / Joel Edgerton / Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead / Joel Edgerton / Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Science fiction, horror. A prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing showing how the shape-changing alien came to be dug out of the ice by a Norwegian research team.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Kate Lloyd Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Braxton Carter Joel Edgerton
- Jameson Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Dr Sander Halvorson Ulrich Thomsen
- Adam Goldman Eric Christian Olsen
- Edvard Wolner Trond Espen Seim
- Griggs Paul Braunstein
- Juliette Kim Bubbs
- Lars Jørgen Langhelle
- Olav Jan Gunnar Røise
- Peder Stig Henrik Hoff
- Jonas Kristofer Hivju
- Henrik Jo Adrian Haavind
- Karl Carsten Bjørnlund
- Colin Jonathan Walker
- Matias, heli pilot Ole Martin Aune Nilsen
- security guard Michael Brown
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen
- 2nd Unit Director Clay Staub
- 1st Assistant Director Jeffrey Steven Authors
- 1st Assistant Director David Macleod
- 2nd Assistant Director Penny Charter
- 2nd Assistant Director Jonathan Katz
- Script Supervisor Douglas Rotstein
Rights
Production
- Production Company Strike Entertainment
- In association with Dentsu
- Presents Universal Pictures
- [Presented] In association with Morgan Creek Productions
- Executive Producer J. Miles Dale
- Executive Producer David Foster
- Executive Producer Lawrence Turman
- Executive Producer Gabrielle Niemand
- Produced by Marc Abraham
- Produced by Eric Newman
- Unit Production Manager Claire Welland
- Unit Production Manager J. Miles Dale
- Unit Production Manager Dennis Chapman
- Production Co-ordinator Marie-Claude Harnois
- Production Accountant Wendy Gaboury
- Location Manager Richard Hughes
- Location Manager David Mcilroy
- Post-production Supervisor Ruth Hasty
Casting
- Casting by Denise Chamian
- Casting by Angela Demo
- Canadian Casting Diane Kerbel
Writing
- Written by Eric Heisserer
- Based on the story 'Who Goes There?' by John W. Campbell Jr
Photography
- Director of Photography Michel Abramowicz
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography David Franco
- Camera Operator Gilles Corbeil
- Camera Operator Mark Willis
- Camera Operator Dino Laurenza
- Camera Operator Mike Carella
- Gaffer Robert Mcrae
- Key Grip Rico Emerson
Stills
- Still Photographer Kerry Hayes
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Jesper Kjölsrud
- Visual Effects Producer Petra Holtorf
- Visual Effects and Animation Image Engine
- Digital Visual Effects Mr X Inc.
- Special Effects Supervisor Timothy Barraball
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Warren Appleby
Editing
- Editor Julian Clarke
- Editor Peter Boyle
- Additional Editor Jono Griffith
- Additional Editor Frank J. Urioste
- Visual Effects Editor Jeff Beattie
Design
- Production Designer Sean Howarth
- Art Director Patrick Banister
- Set Decorator Odetta Stoddard
- Property Master Vic Rigler
- Property Master Ron Hewitt
- Construction Co-ordinator Marc Kuitenbrouner
Costumes
- Costume Designer Luis Morejon Sequeira
- Assistant Costume Designer Jay Du Boisson
- Assistant Costume Designer Lindsay Jacobs
- Costume Supervisor Suzanne Aplin
Make-up
- Key Make-up Artist Linda Dowds
- Special Make-up and Thing Effects by Alec Gillis
- Special Make-up and Thing Effects by Tom Woodruff Jr
- Key Hair Stylist Paul Elliot
Music
- Music Marco Beltrami
Sound
- Production Sound Mixer Glen Gauthier
- Production Sound Mixer Doug Johnson
- Boom Operator Steve Switzer
- Re-recording Mixer Jon Taylor
- Re-recording Mixer Bob Beemer
- Supervising Sound Editor Scott A. Hecker
- Supervising Sound Editor Elliott L. Koretz
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Rick Forsayeth