John Carpenter Offers “The Thing 2” Update

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If there’s one film, iconic filmmaker John Carpenter will always be remembered for his 1982 Antarctic-set sci-fi horror “The Thing”.

Though a box-office bomb on release, the paranoia thriller is now widely considered one of the greatest horror films of all time.

Back in 2023, Carpenter himself teased the possibility of a follow-up at a Texas Frightmare Weekend saying at the time: “there may be, I don’t know if there will be, there may be a ‘Thing 2.’”

This week, Carpenter appeared at Fan Expo Philadelphia (via World of Reel) where the possibility of a “The Thing” sequel came up again.

From the sounds of it, not much progress has been made in two years: “We’re working on it now…I don’t know. We’ll see.”

If such a project might happen, would Carpenter direct? The man’s last film was 2010’s “The Ward”.