From the producers of Dawn of the Dead come The Thing, the chilling prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic of the same name. The film is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Eric Christian Olsen. Based on the novel Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, in 1982 a Norwegian research team unearths an alien and its extraterrestrial spaceship beneath the Antarctic ice. Paleontologist Kate Lloyd is invited to join Dr. Sander Halvorson and his assistant Adam Finch on an expedition of a lifetime to investigate the discovery. Upon their arrival, the frozen alien is transported in the block of ice to the Norwegian base for further research. Against Kate’s warnings, Sander immediately orders tissue samples of the alien. Later that evening as the team celebrate their remarkable find, the alien is alive and breaks free from its frozen prison. Capable of mimicking its victims, fear and paranoia spread like wildfire as the alien pits human against human and mayhem ensues. As both species fight for survival, who will prevail?
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Cast:
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Lloyd
- Joel Edgerton as Sam Carter
- Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Derek Jameson
- Eric Christian Olsen as Adam Finch
- Trond Espen Seim as Edvard Wolner
- Kristofer Hivju as Jonas
- Stig Henrik Hoff as Peder
- Jørgen Langhelle as Lars
- Paul Braunstein as Griggs
- Kim Bubbs as Juliette
- Jonathan Lloyd Walker as Colin
- Jo Adrian Haavind as Henrik
- Jan Gunnar Røise as Olav
- Carsten Bjørnlund as Karl
- Ole Martin Aune Nilsen as Matias
- Michael Brown as Security Guard
DVD Special Features:
- Deleted / Extended Scenes
- The Thing Evolves: Profiling key behind-the-scenes stories of the film from inception to completion, including pieces entitled "The Legacy," "The Inspiration" and "The Evolution."
- Fire & Ice: In a frigid environment and against a relentless foe, there's only one hope: Fire. Join the cast as they train with flame-throwers, battle wild fires on-set and get schooled in the importance of understanding fire's unpredictable personality.
- Feature Commentary: With Director Matthijs van Heijningen and Producer Eric Newman.
Blu-ray Special Features:
Includes all DVD Special Features plus:
- UltraViolet™: The revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, put them in the cloud and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smart phones, currently available in the United States only.
- BD-LIVE™ - Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!
- uHear™ - Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles for the section you couldn’t hear!
- pocket BLU™ - The groundbreaking pocket BLU™ app uses iPhone®, iPod® touch, Android™, PC and Macintosh to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player. Also available on the iPad®, owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablet's larger screen and high resolution display. Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that's bigger and better than ever before. pocket BLU™ offers advanced features such as:
- Advanced Remote Control - A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
- Video Timeline - Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
- Mobile-To-Go - Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
- Browse Titles - Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. - Users can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
- Keyboard - Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
Exclusives:
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Germany
Release Date: March 22, 2012
There is an exclusive The Thing Blu-ray SteelBook available at Amazon.de.
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