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Finally, after all this time, we’re getting our first real video teaser of the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard movie, The Cabin in the Woods.  It’s been a long road traveled by few, as the film had been completed in mid-2009, but they ran into multiple issues when MG first delayed its release to post-convert it to 3D, and then ran into their financial bump in the road which put the movie into a sort of limbo.  But things started pulling together and finally, we’re seeing new posters and teaser trailers!

The Cabin In The Woods movie poster

A movie poster for Cabin in the Woods came out last week and that was a huge improvement over the old red teaser posters that came out some time ago.

But be it as it may, The Cabin in the Woods survived the MGM bankruptcy and is moving forward for release on April 13th, 2012.

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As we all know, Joss Whedon found time to make another small, independent flick called Much Ado About Nothing.  When I first posted the press release for the movie, all we knew that he found some bit of time to make a movie while directing The Avengers.  Seriously?

Yep…

Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

What Joss Whedon did do was that when filming for The Avengers wrapped, instead of taking a vacation with his wife, his wife gave him permission to go off and film this movie, Much Ado About Nothing, which apparently, is something he’s been wanting to do for a very long time.  Years to be exact.

And as we all know, when a hubby is given permission to do something we want to do, well, we don’t think twice, and bolt out the door like there’s no tomorrow!

So Joss gathered a few Whedonverse alumni and a few other actors and shot his self-funded movie at his Santa Monica, CA home.  He filmed it in 12 days and on black & white.

The film was shot under the banner of Bellwether Pictures, a small independent studio that Joss and his wife formed for the purpose of creating self made, small movies.

His plan is to have it ready for the various film festivals in 2012.

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Filming wrapped on Sunday and then a few of the cast had Tweeted about it.  Then another site, three hours later, claimed an exclusive and announced the film too, but with no more information than the simple tweets had pointed out.  Eh, a few hours later an official press release showed up (by clicking on the orange glass) on the site.

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Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Joss Whedon has been shooting a movie called Much Ado About Nothing.  It was shot in black and white and done in only 12 days, on location in Santa Monica. With his new production company, called Bellwether Pictures, which is focused on the production of small, independent narratives for all media, embracing a DYI ethos.  (Thank you Dr. Horrible!)

We all know that Joss Whedon has been working on The Avengers, a movie many a fan can’t wait to see.  We also know that when he sets his mind to keeping something under wraps, he can do that too.  (Case in point… the plot to The Cabin in the Woods.  I have seen the behind-the-scenes outline, and I think Whedon fans will love this!)

But while he’s been working feverishly on The Avengers, at least I presume, that’s where all his time has been spent.  But now it seems that he’s been lurking about with something else in his back pocket.

A movie called Much Ado About Nothing.  It was shot in black and white and done in only 12 days, on location in Santa Monica.

The website for the film says it’s a film by Joss Whedon, based on a play.  LOL…

Joss Whedon Stuff on Amazon

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The Cabin in the Woods - Split Up from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard

Calling all fans of the Joss Whedon produced and co-written project that is called The Cabin in the Woods, the news on the street from Deadline New York is that Lionsgate is sitting down with MGM and looking at a deal to distribute the movie.

If all goes well that means we’ll finally get to see Whedon’s production and for those not familiar with how Joss Whedon rolls, you’re finally going to get a look at how he can take a known genre and twist it up!

I’ve seen the purported script and I think, if what I saw is on the up and up, then you’re in for a real treat.  All I’m gong to say is there is a reason it’s named The Cabin in the Woods and not A Cabin in the Woods. You’ll see!

The only reason we haven’t seen this movie yet is it was a slate of movies that found itself an unfortunate victim of MGM’s financial woes.

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Amy Acker on Common Law

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Amy Acker, a favorite from the core of Joss Whedon actors who have graced a few of his shows, has landed a role on the USA network police “dramedy”called Common Law.  In Common Law, Ms. Acker has landed the only female regular role in the show.

Common Law stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole in this show about two Los Angeles cops where one is methodical and the other, a bit of a maverick.  They can’t stand each other and their Captain sends them to couples therapy to get their act straight.

It sounds sort like The Odd Couple with guns, but that’s OK by me.

It’s written by Cormac & Marianne Wibberley, who both have experience with witty and cops  as their resumes include The 6th Day, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Boys II and the National Treasure movies.  This looks like their first television production.

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If you missed it, Amy Acker has passed through ABC’s Happy Town & No Ordinary Family.  And if it ever makes it to the screen, you will also be able to catch her in Joss Whedon / Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods.  (I have to tell ya, from what I have been told about Cabin, it should be a great mind bending monster movie.)

[tvline.com: Amy Acker joins USA Dramedydeadline.com: USA Picks Up Common Law ]

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Joss Whedon

I know it’s a long way off right now and things can happen, but right now the unofficial convention of all that is Joss Whedon, called Whedon Fest, has Amy Acker (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse) and Nicholas Brendon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds) are scheduled to appear!

The event celebrates everything from the Whedon Verse, or as they call it, the Whedon Fest.  It will be taking place October 1 – 3, 2010 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre.  Yep, sorry gang, but Canada has this cool event!

You can check out other details about Whedon Fest on Starry Night Events website.

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The Cabin in the Woods - Have Sex

At WonderCon 2010, during the round table interviews, Amy Acker let out that The Cabin In The Woods is actually a creature feature.  Oops.

The film is done but now we have to wait for the 3D post-processing effect to be applied.

I have to wonder if what Amy said was an intentional slip or not.  If it wasn’t I then have to wonder of Joss Whedon and gang might be a bit ticked?  The production team has been incredibly tight-lipped about the film from day one, keeping the public in the dark on the project!

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Joss Whedon's DOLLHOUSE

Just thought I’d pass along the reminder that the series-finale of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse takes place on January 22nd, 2010.  The final episodes leading up to this last day will be

  • January 8th: “Getting Closer.”
  • January 15th: “The Hollow Men.”
  • The series finale on January 22nd: “Epitath Two: Return.”  Felicia Day and Adair Tishler guest star.

It will be the end of a much tormented science fiction, fantasy TV series run that never quite caught on with the general viewing public.

I even had a feeling that despite the hard-core fan-base wanting Joss’s latest television effort to succeed, even some of us were hard pressed to really enjoy Dollhouse at times.  Sometimes the show just dragged for me and at other times it hit on all 10 cylinders of its 8-cylinder engine.  It just didn’t revv up enough to catch a foothold.

It didn’t help when viewers called it things like a show about trafficking.

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Starting December 4th, we will have 3 weeks of back to back Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse episodes. (Dec 4th, 11th and 18th.)

Then the show airs single episodes on January 8th and 15h, with the finale airing on January 22nd.

On December 4th Summer Glau and Ray Wise guest star on Dollhouse as employees of the Washington DC Dollhouse operation.

On December 11th, Alan Tudyk comes in with a bang and dealing with other members of the Dollhouse.

Amy Acker does return and we’ll be catching a look-see in “the attic,” where all nasty people end up.

And in a later episode, we’ll get a guest spot from the delicious Felicia Day!

I have to say that though I am a fan of Joss Whedon, I give Dollhouse a lot of leeway.  I need to because it confounds me at times and if I’m not zeroed in with my laser-like focus, I lose track of things quickly in some of their stories.

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