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Joss Whedon Recruits More People to Kill

By Daniel Carlson | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (28)

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We’ve written before about The Cabin in the Woods, a horror flick co-written by Joss Whedon, who’s producing, and Drew Goddard, who’s directing. The United Artists film just added five young actors to the cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, and Jesse Williams. Of the group, Kranz will be the one recognized by Whedonites; he plays Topher, the computer geek/programming guru who programs the personalities of the agents on Whedon’s “Dollhouse.” (I actually had to IMDb his character name, since the series has provided little in the way of concrete personalities; when I see him on screen, I think, “Hey, there’s Not-Xander again.”)

The plot and character descriptions are still being withheld by the studio, so there’s still not a lot to go on besides the fact that there’s this cabin, and it’s in the woods, and people go there and do things. The screenplay is rumored to be “genre-tweaking,” which sounds about right for Whedon. The guy can do amazing things with genre when given a chance. (Space Western, anyone?)

Additionally, the film’s release has been pushed back from Oct. 23 to Feb. 5 of next year, most likely because Oct. 23 also sees the release of the hotly anticipated Saw VI, and when I say “hotly anticipated,” I mean, “Please people for the love of all this is holy stop seeing these movies so Hollywood stops making them.” The February date should work well, too, since spring always sees a bump in horror releases. The film is already shooting.









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Comments

Wait, you're NOT excited about Saw 6? I'm on the wrong site.

Posted by: UncivilizedMike at March 10, 2009 10:48 AM

My roommate is excited for Saw VI, told me the other day. Then again, his taste in movies made seriously wonder if I wanted to room with him at the beginning of the school year, so I have a very low opinion what he finds good.

Just saying, there are those out there, not that it makes it alright to be 6 movies in 6 years.

Posted by: Jim at March 10, 2009 10:52 AM

when I see him on screen, I think, “Hey, there’s Not-Xander again.”

That's funny, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Andrew again."

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at March 10, 2009 10:52 AM

I miss the space cowboys, some call them the gangsters of love....

Yep, that was the least funny thing I've ever written.

Posted by: George at March 10, 2009 10:56 AM

Yeah, I agree with AvB. I always compare him to Andrew.

And I'm still on the Dollhouse train. I keep contemplating jumping off, but I can't bring myself to abandon ship. Wow, I'm mixing metaphors. My point is, I don't want to give up just yet. My god Joss says it's going to get better, and who knows. Maybe it will.

Posted by: Marra at March 10, 2009 10:58 AM

Well, I, for one, am really enjoying Dollhouse. The first episode was not fabulous, but it's definitely been picking up speed. And I think it's only going to get better. In the meantime, the last few episodes have been entertaining, so I don't even feel like I'm biding my time until the good stuff really arrives.

Posted by: tamatha at March 10, 2009 11:27 AM

Yes but did anyone watch the yumminess that was Nathan Fillion last night? Mmmmmm... I'll be in my bunk

Posted by: SilverDeb at March 10, 2009 11:33 AM

when I see him on screen, I think, “Hey, there’s Not-Xander again.”

That's funny, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Andrew again."

Aaaaand, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Warren." True story.

Posted by: Lainey at March 10, 2009 11:35 AM

Only one more "sub-par" episode (I didn't mind last week's) until we get to see the mythical episode six - which was written by Joss.

Posted by: Brigs at March 10, 2009 11:37 AM

when I see him on screen, I think, “Hey, there’s Not-Xander again.”

That's funny, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Andrew again."

Aaaaand, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Warren." True story.

Interestingly enough, the TWoP folks see him as akin to the whole Trio.

Posted by: tamatha at March 10, 2009 11:42 AM

That show will continue to suck until they kill off Dushku or they imprint her with the ability to act.

Posted by: jM at March 10, 2009 11:55 AM

Where is the Castle review?? Should I invest any time in this show?

Posted by: Hey at March 10, 2009 12:17 PM

Aaaaand, whenever I see him I think, "Hey, there's Not-Warren." True story.

Interestingly enough, the TWoP folks see him as akin to the whole Trio.

I'm going with Warren.
Topher doesn't seem at all bothered by what he's doing to these people, he's just into the science. That's pure Warren. He could actually do with some of Jonathan's conscience (however late-blooming that was).
Andrew was mostly just a sociopath who needed a tribe, I don't see him in Topher at all.

Posted by: tarn at March 10, 2009 12:20 PM

It's probably more of a physical resemblance than anything else. Though Andrew did suffer guilt for what he had done later, unlike Warren, who was pure sociopath. So far, Topher has shown no signs of a conscience. Maybe a tiny bit when Echo got wiped-by-phone last week, but mostly it was "it's not my fault". So Warren is probably the most astute comparison.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at March 10, 2009 12:47 PM

As far as Dollhouse goes, the last episode (4, I believe) was pretty good. Although that may have been because Dushku was 'wiped' the whole time so her 'acting' consisted mostly of staring blankly into space. She's pretty good at that.

Posted by: the_wakeful at March 10, 2009 12:57 PM

Andrew had a really sweet moment or two in this month's Buffy comic.

Posted by: twig at March 10, 2009 12:57 PM

Fillion was pretty yummy last night...unfortunately, the show sucks. Holy generic cop show, Batman!

And...for a second I thought you were joking about Saw 6. Really did. I don't really care though, I haven't seen any of the others, and don't feel like I'm missing out on much. It's just that there's something fucked up about there being 6 movies from one massively STUPID idea.

Posted by: figgy at March 10, 2009 1:54 PM

Dollhouse is one gaping maw of suck.
I decided, against my better judgment, to watch last week's episode. (Hey: I was sick, and my defenses were weakened.) After five minutes, I was mildly confused and irritated. After twenty, I was snarking back to the teevee. I didn't even make it to the end of the episode. As far as I was concerned, Echo could just stay in the fucking vault.

Posted by: Tira at March 10, 2009 2:03 PM

Figgy did Castle really suck? I was so enjoying the charming Mr. Fillion and his adorable grin that I don't really know what happened in the show. Maybe I should watch him the show again?

Posted by: SilverDeb at March 10, 2009 2:48 PM

I honestly drifted off about halfway through it, though I have to admit I generally dislike all cop shows and it takes a LOT for me to find them interesting. So I might be biased. But on the whole I just didn't find it at all remarkable. Just another cop show that won't last very long.

Posted by: figgy at March 10, 2009 2:54 PM

Having skimmed
SKIMMED these comments
I'm gathering that maybe its not just me who thinks Whedon isn't the cultural messiah people seem to view him as.


I'll tell you all something

And I'm prepared for the backlash this will cause me;
I didn't like Firefly

I KNOW, right?!
But I didn't.
I found it...I dont know. I felt like it tried WAY too hard so be quirky and different and kooky.
I just dont think Whedon is all that and a bag of chips.
The atrocities he committed against the English Language in Buffy haunt me to this day.
I have tried, HARD to like Firefly. And that Serendipity rubbish
Gah. I have zero level of excitement and interest in Dollhouse, and this project.
Just...
There. It's said. I hate Whedon and I think he's quite full of it.
!

Posted by: Nadine at March 10, 2009 3:02 PM

I found it...I dont know. I felt like it tried WAY too hard so be quirky and different and kooky.

That's EVERYTHING Whedon has ever done. Not everyone thinks he's a cultural god. I dislike him and his work immensely, and I've also tried to see what the big deal is. I can't. It's just too self-aware and 'quirky' and I can't stand it.

So welcome to the Whedon Ain't All That Club! I want to get us t-shirts.

Posted by: figgy at March 10, 2009 8:33 PM

Nadine, I agree with everything you say except for the bit about SERENITY! Yes. That was the name. And yes, I have no shame in saying that I liked it. Although I have this strange feeling that you may have done that on purpose...

Posted by: Four Eyes at March 10, 2009 9:07 PM

What is that weird background behind Whedon in the photo? If you squint it kind of looks like he has long rockstar hair...

Posted by: Jesse M. at March 10, 2009 9:13 PM

I kinda like Dollhouse, too. It's TV, people. It's supposed to distract us from that long, inexorable march to oblivion. That's all I really expect it to do. Not change my life. Just entertain me, TV monkeys! Entertain me NOW!

Posted by: Slash at March 10, 2009 9:54 PM

I wouldn't compare him to Xander, Andrew, or Warren. Especially Xander, since Xander is actually likable, whereas Topher is kinda smug. He's just Topher.

Posted by: dene at March 11, 2009 1:30 AM

Jese M - I totally see what you're saying about the hair...big ol' glam rock mullet is what I'm seeing...

I'm sticking with Dollhouse for now. Hey, at least it's better than the black hole of suck that Heroes has become. It provides something to fill my need for pseudo-SciFi seeing as there is no Doctor Who series this yar.

Posted by: rach at March 11, 2009 3:56 AM

I don't know, I've kind of been enjoying Dollhouse... I think it's just warming, you know Joss likes to take his time. I'm interested enough to want to know who Alpha is (I'm guessing I know already but ya never know...).

@ Brigs, good news about Ep 6, I'm looking forward to it!

Castle was okay, it was a pilot so you know they're trying to cram a lot in, but I was really only watching for Captain Tightpants so I'm probably being more forgiving than I should be.

Posted by: curegirl0421 at March 11, 2009 11:19 AM