The Fantastic Four First Look At The Thing REVEALED
To bring The Thing to life on screen in Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), actor Michael Chiklis wore a realistic outfit.
That worked for a while, but Jamie Bell's interpretation of the role was realized through visual effects in Josh Trank's 2015 revival (apart from the mediocre design, he looked fantastic). We now have our first glimpse of the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing from The Fantastic Four: First Steps!
Unexpectedly, he too seems sensible; we're not sure if the actor, most likely Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is wearing the costume or if it's just a stand-in designed to provide actors and visual effects designers with a reference. It appears that there is someone inside based on the brief footage we have.