The Thing
“It's not human. Yet.”
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
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Part of The Thing Collection
2 films
Cast
17 people
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Kate Lloyd
Known for
10 Cloverfield Lane
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Joel Edgerton
Carter
Known for
Warrior
Red Sparrow
Ulrich Thomsen
Dr. Sander Halvorson
Known for
Banshee
Lanterns
Eric Christian Olsen
Adam Finch
Known for
NCIS: Los Angeles
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Jameson
Known for
Euphoria
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Paul Braunstein
Griggs
Known for
Jigsaw
Reacher
Trond Espen Seim
Edvard Wolner
Known for
Hawaii, Oslo
Amundsen
Kim Bubbs
Juliette
Known for
On the Road
Jørgen Langhelle
Lars
Known for
Elling
Round-Trip
Jan Gunnar Røise
Olav
Known for
A Storm for Christmas
Sex
Stig Henrik Hoff
Peder
Known for
Into the White
Beforeigners
Kristofer Hivju
Jonas
Known for
Game of Thrones
After Earth
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Director · Eric Heisserer Writer John W. Campbell Jr. Author
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $35M · United States release October 14, 2011
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$31,505,287
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Production
Strike Entertainment
Production
Morgan Creek Productions
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
The Thing: The Beginning
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · Norwegian
Release dates
France · October 12, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 14, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
October 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
June 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
August 4, 2012 · Digital
Lithuania
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
February 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
November 23, 2013 · TV · Veronica
Norway
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
October 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
October 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 4, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
United Kingdom
October 14, 2011 · Theatrical
February 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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