The Thing Prequel Gets Release Date
Universal Pictures has set April 29, 2011 for the release of THE THING prequel, reports ComingSoon.net. Matthijs van Heijningen is directing. The film follows the events of the scientific crew that unearths an alien spaceship in the ice and unleashed a creature that can shape-shift. Film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Lloyd Walker and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
The release date puts the film one week out from the official start of the summer movie season on May 6th with the release of THOR. Big release round April 29th include SCREAM 4 on April 15th and RED RIDING HOOD on April 22nd.