When youre doing a movie, you dont know what you got.
And of course John did almost all the time because you understandyou know, hes unlike most guys.
… you go back and forth.
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Russell and Carpenterwho have worked on five projects together over the yearsspent time discussing the tone of the ending.
We dont even know if were real.
We dont even know.
We dont know, we dont know, he repeated.
The beauty of the mystery is what Russell loves most.
I think the audience can figure it out.
I think thats what makes The Thing great, is you dont know.
What if its already happened?
How would you know?
Thats really good filmmaking.
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