The Title:The Cabin in the Woods
Release Date:
January 14th, 2011
Reasons why you should be excited:
1) It's directed by first time helmer and Cloverfield scribe Drew Goddard, a frequent writer for Lost, Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel.
2) It's co-written by Joss Whedon himself. 'Nuff said.
3) It features the lovely Amy Acker (Angel, Alias, Dollhouse).
4) The rest of the cast is also great and includes the soon-to-be-Thor Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek).
5) It has an awesome set of teaser posters with great tag-lines (which you can view here).
6) It is apparently going to be a creature feature!
If these aren't enough reasons for you to at least give this film a chance then I don't know what could. We've still got a while before the film premieres (and Whedon and Goddard are keeping most production info under wraps), but I figured the numerous Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams connections (and the presence of Whedon himself as a writer/producer) were enough to warrant early coverage since I myself am a huge fan of both filmmakers. I've always wondered what a collaboration between the two might look like, and while The Cabin in the Woods isn't exactly that, perhaps it will serve as a preview of what I hope to eventually see someday.
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