The Thing (2011)
Als eine norwegische Forschungsgruppe bei einer ihrer Expeditionen in der Antarktis auf ein außerirdisches Raumschiff stößt und eine scheinbar leblose Kreatur darin entdeckt, lässt die Paläontologin Kate Lloyd nicht lange auf sich warten. Zusammen mit ihren Assistenten Davida Morris und Adam Goodman möchte Kate die außerirdische Lebensform näher unter die Lupe nehmen. Bei einem Experiment, in dem das Wesen aus seiner Eishülle befreit wird, kommt es zum unerwarteten Erwachen, das zahlreiche Opfer zur Folge hat. Die junge Forscherin und ihre Assistenten schließen sich dem Hubschrauberpiloten Sam Carter an, um dem Parasiten, der jede Lebensform nachahmen kann, die er berührt, zu entfliehen. Gemeinsam müssen sie einen Plan entwickeln, wie sie die zerstörungswütige Kreatur stoppen können, bevor es die Zivilisation erreicht. Doch können sie einander noch trauen?
Der Regisseur: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Lloyd |
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Joel Edgerton as Carter |
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Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Sander Halvorson |
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Eric Christian Olsen as Adam Finch |
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Jameson |
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Paul Braunstein as Griggs |
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Trond Espen Seim as Edvard Wolner |
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Kim Bubbs as Juliette |
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Jørgen Langhelle as Lars |
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Jan Gunnar Røise as Olav |
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Stig Henrik Hoff as Peder |
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Kristofer Hivju as Jonas |
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Jo Adrian Haavind as Henrik |
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Carsten Bjørnlund as Karl |
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Jonathan Walker as Colin |
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Ole Martin Aune Nilsen as Matias (Heli Pilot) |
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Michael Brown as Security Guard |
| Writing | Eric Heisserer | Writer |
| Production | Marc Abraham | Producer |
| Production | Eric Newman | Producer |
| Sound | Marco Beltrami | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Editing | Julian Clarke | Editor |
| Editing | Jono Griffith | Editor |
| Production | Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Production | Angela Demo | Casting |
| Production | Diane Kerbel | Casting |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick Banister | Art Direction |
| Art | Jeremy Stanbridge | Art Direction |
| Art | Odetta Stoddard | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Sequeira | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Aplin | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jeremy Stewart | Animation |
| Crew | Dana Howes | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Jonnie Katz | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | Director |
| Camera | Michel Abramowicz | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Justin Ditter | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul R.J. Elliot | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Dowds | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Butterworth | Wigmaker |
| Art | Marc Kuitenbrouwer | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Yasmyn Lee | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsay Jacobs | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne Godfrey | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Eppstadt | Ager/Dyer |
| Crew | Jane Conway | Animal Wrangler |
| Art | Kyle Cooper | Title Designer |
| Crew | Violetta Hessing | Animal Wrangler |
| Directing | R. Emerson John | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Al Vrkljan | Armorer |
| Crew | Cam Harrod | Aerial Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lyndon Barrois | Animation Supervisor |
| Crew | Neil Eskuri | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Michael Broom | Creature Design |
| Visual Effects | Ken Steel | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Alexander Vegh | Pre-Visualization Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Rachel Faith Hanson | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Neil Impey | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Harrison Marks | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Laetitia Seguin | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Rene Toye | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Blaine Lougheed | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Vivien Hulbert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Pam Hammarlund | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Petra Holtorf | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Vera Zivny | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Wilson Cameron | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jesper Kjölsrud | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Weintraub | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | David Burton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Hans Bjerno | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mark Hryma | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dino Laurenza | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gilles Corbeil | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Robert McRae | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mongo Andrews | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Kevin Craine | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Marek Krawczyk | Lighting Technician |
| Production | J. Miles Dale | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Brandon Prodger | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Tim West | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jesse Dodd | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Josephine Nericcio | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jason McFarling | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Eric A. Norris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Rhys Maitland-Jones | Sound Mix Technician |
| Sound | Glen Gauthier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Roderick Matte | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Doug Johnston | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jon Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Thomas Jones | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Scott Hecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elliott Koretz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Jono Griffith | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Lara Johnston | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Cam McLauchlin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Alain J. Romi | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Harry Muller | Color Timer |
| Editing | Patrick Gallagher | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Music Editor |
| Lighting | Doug Reid | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Byrd Dickens | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Jason E. Hamilton | Electrician |
| Lighting | Kevin Barnes | Electrician |
| Camera | Joseph Micomonaco | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ciarán Copelin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stephen Butson | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Mongo Andrews | Key Rigging Grip |
| Visual Effects | Jerad Marantz | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Jordu Schell | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Sims | Character Designer |
| Art | Paul Greenberg | Graphic Designer |
| Art | John Moran | Graphic Designer |
| Art | William Cheng | Set Designer |
| Art | David G. Fremlin | Set Designer |
| Art | Joseph Hiura | Set Designer |
| Art | Doug Slater | Set Designer |
| Sound | Marco Beltrami | Music |
| Crew | Alicia Turner | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Oliver | Stunts |
| Crew | Duncan McLeod | Stunts |
| Crew | Patrick Mark | Stunts |
| Crew | John MacDonald | Stunts |
| Crew | Liise Keeling | Stunts |
| Crew | Jamie Jones | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Rick Forsayeth | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Blair Johannes | Stunts |
| Crew | Colin Decker | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Alan Cook | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Camilleri | Stunts |
| Crew | Dustin Brooks | Stunts |
| Directing | Clay Staub | Second Unit Director |
| Visual Effects | Vincent Papaix | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Zac Campbell | Digital Compositor |
| Production | David Foster | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lawrence Turman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gabrielle Neimand | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John W. Campbell Jr. | Novel |