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 |
| Sound | Marco Beltrami | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jono Griffith | Editor |
| Editing | Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Production | Eric Newman | Producer |
| Production | Marc Abraham | Producer |
| Writing | Eric Heisserer | Writer |
| Editing | Julian Clarke | Editor |
| Art | Patrick Banister | Art Direction |
| Production | Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Production | Diane Kerbel | Casting |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Production Design |
| Production | Angela Demo | Casting |
| Art | Jeremy Stanbridge | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Aplin | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Odetta Stoddard | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Sequeira | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Jeremy Stewart | Animation |
| Crew | Dana Howes | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Jonnie Katz | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. | Director |
| Crew | Al Vrkljan | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Dowds | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Kyle Cooper | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsay Jacobs | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Cam Harrod | Aerial Coordinator |
| Directing | Dug Rotstein | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul R.J. Elliot | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne Godfrey | Key Costumer |
| Directing | R. Emerson John | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Michel Abramowicz | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jane Conway | Animal Wrangler |
| Art | Marc Kuitenbrouwer | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Yasmyn Lee | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Violetta Hessing | Animal Wrangler |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Eppstadt | Ager/Dyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Justin Ditter | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Butterworth | Wigmaker |
| Crew | Neil Eskuri | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Weintraub | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Michael Broom | Creature Design |
| Visual Effects | Ken Steel | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Blaine Lougheed | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Wilson Cameron | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Mongo Andrews | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Kevin Craine | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Rachel Faith Hanson | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Neil Impey | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Gilles Corbeil | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Alexander Vegh | Pre-Visualization Supervisor |
| Lighting | Robert McRae | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Lyndon Barrois | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Harrison Marks | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Pam Hammarlund | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Marek Krawczyk | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Laetitia Seguin | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Vera Zivny | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Vivien Hulbert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Dino Laurenza | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Petra Holtorf | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jesper Kjölsrud | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Hans Bjerno | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mark Hryma | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Rene Toye | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | David Burton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | J. Miles Dale | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Brandon Prodger | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Eric A. Norris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Rhys Maitland-Jones | Sound Mix Technician |
| Sound | Josephine Nericcio | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Cam McLauchlin | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tim West | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jesse Dodd | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Jon Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jason McFarling | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Jono Griffith | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Jones | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Roderick Matte | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Hecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Lara Johnston | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Glen Gauthier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Elliott Koretz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Alain J. Romi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Doug Johnston | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Doug Reid | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Byrd Dickens | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Jason E. Hamilton | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mongo Andrews | Key Rigging Grip |
| Editing | Patrick Gallagher | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Music Editor |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Additional Editor |
| Camera | Joseph Micomonaco | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stephen Butson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ciarán Copelin | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Kevin Barnes | Electrician |
| Editing | Harry Muller | Color Timer |
| Art | William Cheng | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Sims | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Jordu Schell | Character Designer |
| Art | David G. Fremlin | Set Designer |
| Art | Paul Greenberg | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Doug Slater | Set Designer |
| Art | Joseph Hiura | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Jerad Marantz | Character Designer |
| Art | John Moran | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Marco Beltrami | Music |
| Crew | Patrick Mark | Stunts |
| Crew | Blair Johannes | Stunts |
| Crew | Liise Keeling | Stunts |
| Crew | Alicia Turner | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Oliver | Stunts |
| Crew | Colin Decker | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Forsayeth | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Duncan McLeod | Stunts |
| Crew | Jamie Jones | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Scott Alan Cook | Stunts |
| Crew | Dustin Brooks | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Camilleri | Stunts |
| Crew | John MacDonald | 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 |