Cool Horror Videos: Behind-the-scenes of The Thing prequel

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Last Updated on August 2, 2021

The coolness that might have been with THE THING prequel is already well documented, at least as far as the practical creatures/make-up is concerned. But why not toss another reminder your way? Here's footage of the creature team working on the "Juliette thing"; prefacing the footage is a statement from the crew:

Transforming the female character Juliette was an exciting and unique challenge for THE THING prequel. The plan was to "thing out" Juliette from a human to a threatening, terrifying creature. Our approach was to design and build the final creature as an animatronic prosthetic that a performer would wear on set. See Juliette's evolution from illustration to maquette to final sculpture.

Source: Arrow in the Head

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