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Whedon & Goddard Talking To Sorkin Vet Whitford About Horror Thriller CABIN IN THE WOODS!!
I am – Hercules!!
The great Bradley Whitford, who was Billy Madison’s nemesis before landing lead roles in Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” and “Studio 60,” is negotiating to star in the MGM/UA horror-thriller “Cabin in the Woods.”
The project was penned by Joss Whedon (“Toy Story,” “Serenity”) and Drew Goddard (“Lost,” “Cloverfield”), who first collaborated on the final seasons of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel.”
Goddard is making his feature directorial debut on the project; Whedon is producing.
Already aboard the project is Richard Jenkins (“Burn After Reading,” “Step Brothers,” “The Visitor”), still best remembered by me as Nate Fisher’s dead dad on “Six Feet Under.”
The Hollywood Reporter offers the first hint of what the movie’s about:
While the studio and filmmakers were loath to provide character details, it is understood that Jenkins and Whitford will play white-collar co-workers with a mysterious connection to the cabin.
I’m a fan of everybody involved, and plenty excited to hear it’s finally gearing up its spring shoot. Release date is slated for Feb. 5, 2010.
Find all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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yeah, I know.
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but interested in what Joss does with R-rated horror.
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Sounds like a killer cast.
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Sounds cooler when guys say it.
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but i'm still trying to imagine a horror film with all these people involved. i can't quite see what it would be like, but that just excites me all the more
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Deeply, hugely excited. Fan of everyone involved here.
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Even though horror movies with cabins in the woods are over done.
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but I'm going to give this a look. I've always been a fan of cabin in the woods type horror movies, I respect Drew Goddard and all he has done for lost and I'll admit that Wheedon has his moments too (Firefly was exceptional).
A note to the film makers though....Is it too much to ask for a small Bruce Campbell cameo? If you are doing a horror movie about a cabin in the woods then you have to have a shout out to Ash. Failing that, how's about a couple of Craven and Raimi movie posters ripped up on a wall somewhere...Evil Dead geeks will know what I'm talking about, it'll just be a nice little nod to this sub genres masters. -
If anyone has listened to Evil Dead: The Musical, reading this article just got "Cabin In The Woods" stuck in my head.
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more than Dollhouse. Yes, indeed.
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At least they're not casting blank-faced teenagers.
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Serenity was the best SCI-FI film since Alien or Blade Runner! So anything this man writes, i'm willing to give a chance. Even if it does sound a little, what is the word, SQUARE!
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Jan 21, 2009 3:14:13 AM CST
Gee, I hope it's as well-written as Goddard's Cloverfield script
by tallboy66
90% of the dialouge in that movie = "Oh My God!" "Shit!!" "Oh my GOD!!" "SHIT! SHIT, SHIT, SHIT!!!!" Yeah, real wordsmith, that Goddard is.
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Jenkins is great and Whedon will ensure that the film will play around with the conventions of the horror genre
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Talking to Peet's character in the emergency room about getting married...Jordan says, "You haven't thought this through". AND THEN DANNY TRIPP FUCKING TAKES OUT AN ENGAGEMENT RING.
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HE WAS JUST GOING FOR THE POST CARD, YOU FUCKIN' G-MAN!
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Not sure if you're a TV fan but Goddard wrote some of the best episodes of LOST in its fourth season. He's got chops.
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The movie followed around hipster 20 somethings, not fucking scholars and philosophers. If you're gonna be a snide prick with your comments, make sure your criticism is at least a little bit founded.
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Damn, Joss Whedon is good.
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Bradley Whitford is a total legend, though is it just me or does he look really old in Studio 60?
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Isn't this the reason all movies suck these days? Was "The Andromeda Strain" aimed at "hipster 20 somethings"? Was the 70s version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" aimed at "hipster 20 somethings"?
No, of course not. They treated their audiences with respect. They were not made to pander to the instructions of a boardroom filled with out-of-touch executives looking at 'demographics' that erroneously assume that the target audience is mainly illiterate 20-something morons with the attention span of a wasp.
Young people, even teenagers, are perfectly capable of understanding complex dialogue and scientific theories and deep philosophical thoughts. But you'd never think so, based on our culture's recent slide into the "Fast and Furious" entertainment style. In the future, this current era will be viewed with absolute ridicule in terms of its vacuous moronic entertainment.
Those old 60s and 70s movies are serious, cult classic sci-fi masterpieces. Current movies are just accompaniment for a bucket of popcorn. They'll be watched once and completely forgotten, and will certainly never be revered as masterpieces decades later, in the way that films like Kubrick's "2001" were. -
If so, will the movie abruptly stop one-third of the way in?
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He said the movie followed characters that were 20 something hipsters, he wasn't referring to the audience. I think even the most intelligent audience members should understand if 20 something hipsters who were at a party one minute and suddenly running from monsters the next start spouting out a whole lot of "OH SHIT!" and "OH GOD!" Maybe the next monster attack movie will follow characters from the local NPR station.
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Great fucking actor, and seriously underrated.
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Should take a shot at crafting a successful linear narrative script while maintaining the convention of "recovered video cam footage". Go ahead, I DARE you. Here's something JJ and I agree on: Goddard is the fuckin' man and he's gonna be around for a long time.
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Kinda pathetic to have to point that out on this site though.
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Right fucking on.
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First, why drag this along...and not reveal the concept when anybody in Hollywood who wants to know what the story is, probably already knows??? It is now getting ridiculous, every film in Hollywood is now trying this media manuever. If they do a movie about Chucky Cheese they'll tell you, Oh, no...details of the story, are and concept, are being kept under-wraps for the immediate future. Like what kind of a twist can a film on Chucky Cheese be hiding that is that interesting you've got to hide the concept??? It's all about hype these days.
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Tom Cruise was even involved in the late stages. Yes, he has read the script, from the exec level and had discussions with Whedon and Goddard.
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Jan 21, 2009 9:59:00 AM CST
Hopefully, Joss Will Buy Back His "Goners" Script From...
by media messiah
...Universal Studios. Since they have no intention of making "Goners", they should just place it in turn-around, and give Joss the project back so he can produce it elsewhere, like at MGM.
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or any movie for that matter. There is a middle ground between movies like the Saw and Hostel series and the watered down room temperature milk that so many recent PG "horror" movies are. Ray Gamma did make some very good points about past suspense and horror movies being made for adult, sophisticated audiences.
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Hopefully this won't be a slasher film.
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of the Sam Raimi studentfilm?
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that was within the woods.
No wonder I confuse all these creative cabin fever in the woods titles -
Buffy comics Season 8 "Wolves at the Gate" arc & Drew played Evil Thomas Jefferson in Dr. Horrible.
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I was listening to this today. Hope the film (3D or not) eventually gets made.
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Jan 21, 2009 6:07:32 PM CST
Knowles' AICN Talkbacker CountryBoy Confused by Contributor Herc
by countryboy
I had to read that like four times.
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Jan 21, 2009 11:19:50 PM CST
This Is What Happens When Studios Fail To Give Film Concepts Out
by media messiah
This talkback is as dead as they come??? Why??? There is nothing in the damn press release about this film that people can really discuss with much enthusiasm or latch upon, as all information about this film has been made so unnecessarily vague, so far...from story concept on??? Not a very good media and public relations effort, I must say. You gotta give the people more of a clue than this about story details or the overall concept, or they won't respond well to helping you stir the fire you are trying to build.
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The pic isn't opening until Feb 2nd 2010. Plently of time to find out more about the film and have a discussion/hate fest regarding it. It's not like there was a bunch of stuff going on yesterday. Like an inauguration. Lost premiere. And apparently Star Trek barbies.
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Jan 22, 2009 12:53:28 AM CST
Buffywrestling: I Noticed People Have Been Blogging Up A Storm..
by media messiah
...here and elsewhere...just not in this talkback??? I am just giving a suggestion to the studios, not just Joss and gang...to be a little less cryptic in describing their projects, as it is starting to become the norm in the industry and it is getting ridiculous.
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