Joss Whedon produced and co-wrote "Cabin in the Woods." (Kai Cole)
The trailer for the horror thriller “The Cabin in the Woods” has popped up online and no one is more relieved than the fans of producer and co-writer Joss Whedon.
Loyal Whedonites have been waiting a long, long, long time for “Cabin in the Woods,” which was filmed in early 2009 and originally slated to debut in early 2010, but was left in a protracted limbo because of the bankruptcy of its studio, MGM.
Now Lionsgate has agreed to distribute the film, which promises to offer a twist on the classic teenagers trapped in a remote cabin genre (see: “Evil Dead” and “Cabin Fever”).
The film is the directorial debut of former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” writer Drew Goddard, who also wrote “Cloverfield” and features a number of Whedon veterans in the cast, including Fran Kranz (“Dollhouse”), Amy Acker (“Dollhouse” and “Angel”) and Tom Lenk (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”).
What exactly is going on inside this cabin? And why aren’t cast members Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins featured in the trailer? Audiences will find out on April 13, 2012.
– Patrick Kevin Day
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"And why aren’t cast members Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins featured in the trailer?"
For real! They left a recent Oscar Winner AND People's "sexiest man of the year" out of the trailer. They have the sexiest man alive in their movie and chose not to show his face. That, to me, is proof that the trailer isn't telling even a quarter of the story, and that every frame was put there carefully, thoughtfully, and for a reason.
Also that this is gonna be awesome. I've never looked forward to a Friday the 13th before.
Um…. Bradley Whitford, NOT Bradley Cooper.
Which cast-member won an Oscar?
Richard Jenkins didn't win, he was nominated.
Did I miss someone else?
LOL @ Happily.
Bradley (The Hangover, Limitless) *Cooper* was named People's "sexiest man" (I would not have known had it not been for the Colbert Report.)
Bradley *Whitford* is best known as Josh Lyman on The West Wing and the villian in Billy Madison. "Sexy?" – you be the judge.