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New video Interview with Mary!

Hey all. With day two of “The Thing” press junket going on, I’ve found this new interview with Mary talking about the upcoming film and her character. See it for yourself.

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Two New Clips from The Thing

Universal Pictures released two new clips featuring Mary & from the looks of it, showcase plenty of tension and paranoia amongst her peers. See for yourself in the clips below and caps will be available soon.

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B-Roll and New Clip Footage Caps Added

Melanie has added caps from both the B-Roll and the second clip that was released earlier this week. Be sure to check out the pics in the gallery and more will be added soon.

Clip 2–“Who Can You Trust?”

B-Roll Footage

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B-Roll Footage of The Thing

If you can’t wait to see The Thing in theaters, then check out these great behind the scenes (or B-roll footage as it’s called) videos of the cast and crew filming The Thing. For those that live in other countries and do not want to be spoiled, then I can only suggest that you do not watch. Other than that, enjoy the footage and we’ll try adding caps as soon as we’re able to. šŸ™‚

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New Mary Elizabeth Interview About THE THING

11 days and counting everyone! With The Thing about to hit theaters, new interviews will be coming online all over the place and one of the newer ones I’ve come across is with Flicksandbits.com where Mary talked a bit about The Thing film. Here’s some excepts.

Trust is definitely a big theme in the filmā€¦

Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Oh yeah, itā€™s one of those universal themes of who can we trust, and what happens when we lose all of our trust in someone, when we canā€™t trust anyone around us. How does that affect us, and what will we do if that happens, and what kind of chaos can permeate in that kind of situation? So itā€™s definitely a scary thing when you feel thereā€™s somebody you canā€™t trust, even if your wrong you can drive yourself crazy that way ā€“ thatā€™s sort of what happens in the film (laughs). You never know who is or who isnā€™t, but no matter what, people are gonna die basically ā€“ itā€™s going to be a horrific thing.

 

The original movie was an all male cast, the fact that thereā€™s a female lead adds an interesting dynamic to film. Also that your on a Norwegian base, that really brings out the mistrust and paranoia between the Americans and Norwegiansā€¦

Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Yeah, the original is an all male cast, which is a really interesting thing, it is really cool to see a film with an all male cast. But I think with this film we really wanted to set ourselves apart from that, this isnā€™t a remake, itā€™s a real prequel. Itā€™s about completely different characters, completely different people in the same situation. To me having a female lead kind of immediately says, ā€˜This isnā€™t a remake, we are doing something different, and we are bringing in a different dynamic.ā€™

The fact that itā€™s a Norwegian base, I think for my character, as well as the other Americans characters, it sort of adds to the whole paranoia of it, because theyā€™re saying things you donā€™t understand, their talking to each other and you donā€™t know if they are forming some sort of alliance against you. It really does build up the tension.

Check out the full interview when you click the link up top.

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NEW THING Magazine Scans

Hey everyone. I’ve added some new scans from Sci-Fi Now magazine that features a new article about THE THING. You can check out the scans in the gallery. Special thanks to Darren for these!

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New Interview with Mary About “The Thing”

If you’ve been on the official “THING” site lately, you’ll notice that the cast, crew and production notes have been added. Within the production notes, Mary talked a little bit about her character and the film itself. Be sure to check out the full interviews and notes on the official site.

On how Universal decided to cast Mary as her character, Kate Lloyd:

Of the productionā€™s leading lady, executive producer Dale commends: ā€œI worked with Mary on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, where she played a very different character. Sheā€™s got versatility, gravity, pathos and strength. She has everything that Kate needs to be.ā€

Mary describing her character:

Winstead offers that she is a big fan of Carpenterā€™s seminal film and is honored to help bring the new story to the screen. ā€œHaving a female lead immediately differentiates us,ā€ she says. ā€œKate has to be a really intelligent girl of strong will and strength of character. Itā€™s rare to get the chance to do something where the woman gets to have that kind of power in a very realistic way.ā€

How she feels about bringing a female character into the mix:

The situation Kate finds herself in as one of only two women among a group of male scientists allowed Winstead more layers to bring to the character. ā€œEveryone would have a different feeling about a woman coming into the situation,ā€ Winstead says. ā€œAnd she would have certain feelings about being one of two women with all these men around. So it creates a unique dynamic between all of the characters.ā€

How filming in Toronto helpedĀ  getting into character:

ā€œIsolation is a big element in the film, as is being separated from people and not knowing who you can trust and who you can relate to,ā€ she says. ā€œHaving it set in such a vast, remote facility where thereā€™s no help, and thereā€™s nothing for miles, adds to the paranoia and the claustrophobia.ā€

 

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Second TV Spot for THE THING!

Just like the title reads, check out the second TV spot for “The Thing”! Caps will be added soon.

Looks great. 2 weeks until the release. Whoo!

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The Thing Premiere Info!

If you live in the Los Angeles area, you’re in luck. The premiere for THE THING will be held October 10 at 6:30 pm. Here’s the info:

WHAT: The world premiere of the thriller THE THING
WHO: THE THING director Matthijs van Heijningen; cast members Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Jonathan Lloyd Walker; writer Eric Heisserer; producers Marc Abraham, Eric Newman; executive producers J. Miles Dale, David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Gabrielle Neimand
WHERE: Universal Studios Hollywood
AMC CityWalk Stadium 19
Universal City, CA
WHEN: Monday, October 10, 2011
5:30 PM– Press Call Time
6:30 PM– Celebrity Arrivals
7:30 PM– Screening Begins

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