John Carpenter Looks Back on ‘The Thing’, Talks Horror and Trump’s America at Cannes

John Carpenter is receiving a major Cannes prize. Tomorrow in Cannes John Carpenter will receive the French Directors' Guild’s Carrosse d'Or Award for creative achievement in filmmaking during the opening ceremony of Director’s Fortnight. The award will be presented following a screening of his cult 1982 film The Thing. Collider sat down with the 71 year-old living legend at the Director’s Fortnight beach café this afternoon. COLLIDER: What does the prize mean to you? JOHN CARPENTER: It’s very flattering, it’s very nice. It’s wonderful that they recognised me. I think it’s …

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