![]() ![]() ![]() The “sled dog pursuit” action precedes the opening of Carpenter’s film. Lars checks Matias’ teeth fillings to be sure he is not a transformed version of the invading life form, finds they are made of inorganic matter which cannot be assimilated into the shape-shifting extraterrestrial being which gives the film its title, and together they take flight in the chopper. Lars (Jørgen Langhelle), the only member of the Norwegian research team in the 2011 film who does not speak English, confronts Matias (Ole Martin Aune Nilsen), a pilot who was off the outpost during the events of the film, and is oblivious to the alien creature’s attacks. ![]() After the prequel reaches its false conclusion, the story of the Norwegian base’s aftermath continues in the credits. Heijningen’s The Thing ends with a recreation of the opening sequence of Carpenter’s film. He is the first of many direct connections between the two films, but he has company. They had been led there because a seemingly crazed Norwegian from a science squad was killed because he could not communicate in English. Copper (Richard Dysart) fish through the rubble looking for its cause, the doc finds papers but can’t read the language. This linguistic disconnect is the first connection between the two films. “Mac” MacReady (Kurt Russell) is fairly dismissive of the Norwegians, mistaking them for Swedes more than once. In the snowbound original film, when exploring a deserted outpost in the aftermath of an as-yet-unknown extraterrestrial disaster, Kurt Russell’s R.J. ![]()
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