The Thing Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

It's Not Human. Yet.

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 2, 2012

The Thing

Release Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 Theaters

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead • Joel Edgerton • Jonathan Walker • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

R Action N/A

3.9 / 5

72% WILL SEE 28% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: An American scientific expedition to Antarctica makes an incredible discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen “thing” found nearby. They decide to drill through the ice encasement, ultimately freeing the trapped organism and triggering a series of horrific incidents and attacks.

Action Adventure Sci-Fi Prequel

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Thing.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
10 Cloverfield Lane, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Joel Edgerton
Red Sparrow, The Great Gatsby
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Jonathan Walker
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
The Union, Annie

Crew Behind the Film

The The Thing behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Eric Heisserer last wrote Shadow and Bone and Bloodshot.

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen
Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer
Producers: Marc Abraham
Eric Newman

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Strike Entertainment

Production Details

What we know about the The Thing movie production.

Key Facts

Prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film and the 1951 original, "The Thing From Another World".

Production Updates for The Thing

May 2011

Completed

Changed The Thing movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2010

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jan 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: It's Not Human. Yet.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Watch official The Thing movie trailers and clips.

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The Thing

Theatrical Trailer

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Thing was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 14, 2011. in around 2,997 theaters There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Footloose, The Big Year and Trespass.