The Thing

:This article is about the film. For other meanings of thing, see thing (disambiguation).

Sequel or not?

Due to the unclear fates of the characters portrayed by Kurt Russell and Keith David, many fans of the film have hoped for a sequel. Some still speculate about the content of a possible sequel and have even made their own fan scripts and fan fiction of their vision of how things might have turned out.

Related Topics:
Sequel - Fan fiction

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John Carpenter once stated the Dark Horse Comics invisioning is what he would base a sequel on but this never happened. He later stated he would have done a sequel but no one ever asked him to do so. On another occasion, he stated the sequel would be costly beyond his own means and that it would be about "teenagers fighting the Thing in the Bahamas".

Related Topics:
Dark Horse Comics - Bahamas

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Other fans reject the idea of a sequel, stating that it would ruin the first film and state it should stand alone, as they see it to be a masterpiece. They also state if one was made now, it would be lacking and would not do the first film any justice. Others also feel the video game is enough to do for a sequel.

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There have been many rumors of a movie sequel spreading throughout the blogosphere. All of them are false, according to Carpenter. One very lengthy script was discovered and was thought to be an actual sequel script, due to the vast content and detail but it turned out to be yet another fan script. A false article stated that Carpenter had written a script but he shot down the rumor.

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The Sci-Fi Channel stated they would be doing a four hour mini-series sequel to the film in 2003. However, there have been no updates on this and if the idea ever existed, it is likely now abandoned. Also from Carpenter's reply about the false script rumor, he stated he had heard about the mini-series as well and felt like the project should proceed. But because of the lack updates and Sci-Fi's homepage removing it from their selection, it's likely to be left unmade.

Related Topics:
Sci-Fi Channel - 2003

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The current chances of a true movie sequel seem very low.

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