The Thing (2011 film)

The Thing
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Written by	Eric Heisserer
Based on	Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell
Produced by	Marc Abraham Eric Newman
Starring	Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Ulrich Thomsen Eric Christian Olsen Trond Espen Seim
Cinematography	Michel Abramowicz
Edited by	Julian Clarke Peter Boyle
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	Strike Entertainment Morgan Creek Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10) (Universal City) October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14) (United States)
Running time	103 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Canada[2]
Languages	English Norwegian
Budget	$38 million[3]
Box office	$31.5 million[4]

The Thing is a 2011 American science fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., written by Eric Heisserer, and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. It is a direct prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by John Carpenter, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. It tells the story of a team of scientists on a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive.

The Thing premiered on October 10, 2011, and was released on October 14, 2011. The film grossed $31.5 million and received mixed reviews.