Horror throwback is on the fast track
Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s script for the horror film The Cabin in the Woods is hot property. One of those projects veiled in secrecy and distributed quietly throughout Hollywood with a “please shred after reading” note attached.
What’s it about? We don’t have a clue. The matter-of-fact title should grant you an indication as to where the narrative is set. Where it goes from there is anyone’s guess. Goddard, who’s also directing, is no stranger to mystery – he penned last year’s Cloverfield.
So where does Tom Cruise come in?
In an interview over at the newly redesigned Sci-Fi Wire, Whedon says he had a chat with the actor and head of United Artists, the company shepherding the project. “We met with him to hear his suggestions, sort of his take on it,” Whedon says. “But it was already sort of in the pipeline when they bought it; that was the idea. We’re in pre-production. We start shooting in March, so the train has left the station, and so we’re just sort of, well, we’re filling up the train.”
Ah, so no worries, folks. You’re not going to see Cruise in a horror picture any time soon. The meeting sounds more like a formality than anything. It’s great to hear principal photography begins so soon. Then again, it has to…the film is slated for release February 5, 2010.
Source: Sci-Fi Wire
