
Universal and IGN have released a new restricted trailer for the sci-fi thriller
The Thing.
Set in the days prior to the events of
John Carpenter‘s 1982 classic, the prequel centers on a team of Norwegian scientists working in Antarctica. After the group unearths a deadly alien creature from a ship buried in ice, they must band together to survive.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) takes the leading role as Kate, a young Paleontologist who is brought to Antarctica to study the strange organism. Also set to make appearances are
Joel Edgerton (Warrior),
Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS: Los Angeles) and
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost).
The Thing, directed by Dutch filmmaker
Matthijs van Heijningen, will invade theaters on October 14th, 2011.
The Thing (2011) Wallpaper – 1920 x 1080 px