CREATORVC, the team behind massively successful documentaries Aliens Expanded and In Search of Darkness, have launched final pre-sales on The Thing Expanded, a mega-sized documentary that will spend 5+ hours covering anyTHING and everyTHING about John Carpenter’s The Thing. And we’ve got a big exclusive scoop for you this afternoon.
Bloody Disgusting has learned that The Thing star and film legend Kurt Russell has joined The Thing Expanded for an exclusive sit-down interview, which will be featured in the doc!
Additionally, Bloody Disgusting has scored an exclusive trailer for The Thing Expanded documentary that features never-before-snippets of the new Kurt Russell interview.
Kurt Russell—who played the iconic role of helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady—is featured in the documentary alongside all of the film’s living cast members: Keith David (Childs), Thomas G. Waites (Windows), David Clennon (Palmer), Joel Polis (Fuchs), Richard Masur (Clark) and Peter Maloney (Bennings).
Watch the trailer for The Thing Expanded below and read on for more!
Diving deep into the haunting world of John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi-horror classic, director Ian Nathan is joined by producers Robin Block (CREATORVC), David Weiner (CREATORVC) and Josh Weiss (author of SYFY WIRE’s extensive oral history of The Thing) as they embark on the ultimate fan-driven companion to The Thing.
It’s important to note that we have entered the FINAL pre-order stretch for the documentary, which runs until March 24. That means you only have until March 24 to secure your copy.
Pre-order your copy on Blu-ray and Digital now!
The Thing Expanded features over two dozen interviews—not only with members of the cast, but also with legendary director John Carpenter, cinematographer Dean Cundey, editor Todd C. Ramsay, producers Stuart Cohen and Larry Franco, and several members of Rob Bottin’s special makeup effects team.
“Sitting down with Kurt Russell, the immortal Mac, for a two-hour-plus interview was truly the culmination of an extraordinary journey into an extraordinary film,” says writer-director Ian Nathan. “He was everything I knew he would be and more: funny, forthright, and full of anecdotes, as well as deep insight into both the film and, of course, John Carpenter.”
“The Thing is finally getting the recognition that is long overdue,” Ian Nathan continues. “Ignored, even derided on its release in 1982, with its recent selection for the National Film Registry, the enduring power of Carpenter’s signature movie is no longer in question. With the incredible contributions from John, Kurt, and everyone I interviewed, I like to think that with The Thing Expanded we have made the definitive statement on a masterpiece.”
“The Thing Expanded would simply not have been complete without the participation of Kurt Russell. He and the Carpenter film are a Thing-like amalgam—a package deal that goes all the way down to a molecular level,” adds producer and co-writer Josh Weiss. “And what better way to officially close out an epic, two-year production organized across three continents than by sitting down with R.J. MacReady himself?! As Outpost 31’s Chess Wizard once said: ‘Checkmate.’”
In addition, The Thing Expanded contains insights from an impressive litany of Hollywood veterans and insiders such as Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Issa López, Matt Winston, Alec Gillis, Greg Nicotero, Chuck Russell, Eli Roth, Mick Garris, and Stephen Colbert.
