FORWARD LOOK: THE CABIN IN THE HILLS

2010 is shaping up to be the year of the Horror Film genre.

The Cabin in the Woods "provides a new twist on a classic scenario, in this case the young-people-stranded-in-the-woods horror trope". The film starring a relatively new young cast follows "a group of college kids spend a weekend at a mysterious cabin in the woods". It is co-written by the brains behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard.

Well known actors Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) will play "white-collar co-workers with a mysterious connection to the cabin". Little is known about the young cast, which includes a Kiwi & an Aussie; Anna Hutchison (Shortland Street, Go Girls, Underbelly 2) and Chris Hemsworth (Home & Away, Star Trek).

You can see "The Cabin in the Woods" February 5, 2010.