- So 29. Mär 2009, 14:55
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It has been a good year for fans of critically acclaimed writer and producer Joss Whedon. First, he brought us his internet phenomenon "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog", an entertaining musical comedy starring Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion, then he returned to television with a new series called "Dollhouse" , starring Eliza Dushku and Tahmoh Penikett. For 2010, Whedon plans to lure us back into the good old theaters with the horror flick "The Cabin In The Woods". The genre-tweaking screenplay was written by Whedon, who is producing, and Drew Goddard ("Cloverfield"), who is directing.
This week the duo announced five new actors who joined the movie. Kristen Connolly ("Revolutionary Road"), Chris Hemsworth ("Star Trek"), Anna Hutchison ("Underbelly"), Fran Kranz ("The Village") and Jesse Williams ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2") join the previously announced Richard Jenkins ("The Visitor") and Bradley Whitford ("Bottle Shock").
"Finding this ensemble has been very hard and very rewarding," Whedon said. "Each of the 'kids' is unique, fascinating and talented, and like true friends, the group is more than the sum of its parts. These are people you care about, able to go toe to toe with the amazing actors we've corralled thus far, and not unpretty in the bargain. I can't wait to harm them."
The plot and character descriptions have been withheld by the filmmakers and the studio.
"All I can say about Cabin in the Woods is that it's a movie, um, and that it's a horror movie, and that it's the kind of horror movie that you would expect from me and Drew Goddard if somebody put us in the same room," Whedon said slyly in an interview. "Which nobody ever should."
Whedon wouldn't answer if the film would feature any familiar creatures, such as vampires or werewolves. "I am not going to tell you what there is," he said. "I will tell you, it's not good. It's the horror movie to end all horror movies... literally."
The film is already shooting, though its release date has been pushed back from Oct. 23 to Feb. 5. Presumably, this is to plant a flag in the date-night terrain of Valentine's Day and avoid competing with a potential "Saw VI" release before Halloween. MGM will distribute.
A MGM executive described the movie as "Buffy meets Cloverfield".
