Whedon's 'The Cabin in the Woods' Is Alive

You Joss Whedon fans will remember The Cabin in the Woods, that unfortunate horror comedy, written by Whedon and Drew Goddard, which got lost in the recent MGM financial meltdown. Knowing how rabid you are, you've likely spent months pining over the fact that even though what Whedon has called "the horror movie to end all horror movies" was finished in 2009, you still haven't had the chance to marvel at its clever dialogue and horror deconstruction. Well, you can unclench, Whedonites. The gods have smiled upon you.

The Cabin in the Woods, directed by Goddard, has had quite a run of bad luck. It was originally to be released in October 2009, then February 2010, but was ultimately pulled from the schedule so it could be converted into 3D because, hey, all the cool kids are doing it. Then MGM filed for bankruptcy, so Whedon and Goddard's flick got put on the bench along with plenty of other movies, including that Red Dawn remake the world was crying for. Now, Lionsgate has stepped in and offered to pick up this lost piece of Whedonalia and, by extension, answer your prayers with a possible October 2011 release.

Though filled with such fine Whedon stalwarts as Amy Acker, Fran Kranz and Tom Lenk, as well as Whedonverse first-timers like Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins, the greatest asset to The Cabin in the Woods might well be Chris Hemsworth. Hemsworth, star of the upcoming Thor, was still a struggling young actor when he filmed this flick. But now that he's starring in what will probably be one of the biggest movies of the summer, Whedon and Goddard's teen chiller could get an unexpected boost.

Coincidentally, Hemsworth also stars in that lost Red Dawn remake, as does Adrianne Palicki, who stars in David E. Kelley's upcoming debacle series Wonder Woman, a character Whedon also coincidentally attempted to reinvigorate on film. Oh, also coincidentally, Hemsworth and Whedon will soon meet again for The Avengers, the Whedon-helmed piece of the Marvel pyramid of superheroic grosses.

So what can we learn from all of this? I think it's obvious. Joss Whedon is everywhere. And if he's not, he will be soon. But you Whedonites already know that, don't you? When Lord Whedon rises up to take control, and he will, have mercy on we who have not seen the entirety of Dollhouse. Save your wrath for the heretic Fox network. They are Whedon's true enemy.