April 28 2011
The Cabin In The Woods being sold, US theatrical distribution coming soon.
Release date is unclear, but it could be as soon as October (think Halloween) reports Deadline. Hooray! Update: Lionsgate have just knocked 'Dibbuk Box' from their old Saw slot -- October 28, 2011 -- which tends to suggest something. Cabin's original release date was October 23, 2009.
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Nicole | April 28, 15:30 CET
Zannadoo | April 28, 15:31 CET
redders | April 28, 15:32 CET
daylight | April 28, 15:32 CET
sarahb | April 28, 15:33 CET
buffywrestling | April 28, 15:33 CET
RobinInSeoul | April 28, 15:33 CET
The Dark Shape | April 28, 15:33 CET
DetectiveYelsew | April 28, 15:35 CET
kmb99 | April 28, 15:37 CET
gossi | April 28, 15:38 CET
Speaking of Hemsworth, this will mean that after appearing just about nowhere, he'll have two films six months apart, or if you count THE AVENGERS, three films in a year.
Njal | April 28, 15:43 CET
I think Cabin will suit well for the Lionsgate team. Nice!
Numfar PTB | April 28, 15:45 CET
IrrationaliTV | April 28, 15:45 CET
gossi | April 28, 15:46 CET
maxsummers | April 28, 15:47 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | April 28, 15:51 CET
mouse | April 28, 16:07 CET
GVH | April 28, 16:09 CET
Zelikman | April 28, 16:09 CET
grrarg | April 28, 16:15 CET
LaneMeyer | April 28, 16:17 CET
I'm glad this is finally getting released.
Buffyfantic | April 28, 16:19 CET
gossi | April 28, 16:22 CET
From the writer of Cloverfield,The Director of The Avengers and the star of Thor.
Buffyfantic | April 28, 16:29 CET
DetectiveYelsew | April 28, 16:35 CET
Wheeeeee!
electricspacegirl | April 28, 16:37 CET
gossi | April 28, 16:39 CET
OctoberFright!
QuoterGal | April 28, 16:41 CET
[ edited by gossi on 2011-04-29 01:54 ]
gossi | April 28, 16:53 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | April 28, 16:55 CET
Minnie wave in celebration.
Nathan | April 28, 17:02 CET
Shapenew | April 28, 17:04 CET
gossi | April 28, 17:04 CET
@Detective Yelsew: MGM most likely sold "Cabin" to Lionsgate with a provision that they give it a nationwide release (at least 1,500 theaters).
Mcjw_serenity | April 28, 17:17 CET
gossi | April 28, 17:19 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | April 28, 17:28 CET
Tonya J | April 28, 17:54 CET
Darren Lynn Bousman was able to make his passion project, Repo the Genetic Opera as a thank you from Lionsgate. It's a Horror-Musical. It was always meant to play more for the midnight-cult crowd. Of course you're not going to see an ad for it sandwiched in between the evening news, but that didn't stop my Mother (a Horror and Anthony Stewart Head fan) from being exposed to it. You can find all kinds of promotion for this stuff, you just have to know where to look.
Buried had an estimated budget of 3 million dollars. It went on to make a worldwide gross of over 19 million! Yes, most of that was outside of the US, but Foreign audiences are more likely to get behind a story told entirely in a box with one character. At this point, Ryan Reynolds had not been greatly established as a bankable, dramatic leading man who could carry a picture, never mind all by himself. By now, I'm sure you're shouting at me, "What about 127 Hours?!" My answer to that is, "Danny Boyle". After winning Best Picture at the Oscars with Slumdog Millionaire, he could probably release a movie called "Dust Bunnies", and people would go just out of morbid curiosity. Also important to note, Buried is a "Horror" film, whereas 127 Hours is an uplifting drama about the power of the human spirit and the will to survive.
The Burrowers is a Horror-Western made for 7 million. Lionsgate made the right choice releasing it straight to DVD, and I'd wager dollars to donuts that was the intention all along.
As for Midnight Meat Train... Well, it's called Midnight Meat Train, for crying out loud! Only the hardcore Horror fans who love the works of Clive Barker would even bother. This was almost an entire year before Bradley Cooper burst on the scene with The Hangover and took over cinemas. Now he's in everything! :)
My point and opinion is, I think Lionsgate is probably the best home for Cabin In The Woods. It certainly makes the most business sense to me. In a perfect world, it would be at New Line Cinema with Bob Shaye still running that place, but that company is just a distributor now, so...yeah. :)
kungfubear | April 28, 18:16 CET
Kayley | April 28, 18:17 CET
You can't hit me because I've already run away really fast.
@theonetruebix | April 28, 18:26 CET
Except, if they're not distributing it in Australia, then, Noooooooooo!
Effulgent | April 28, 18:56 CET
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Is it October yet?
guidedby | April 28, 18:57 CET
DetectiveYelsew | April 28, 19:06 CET
I think the facebook efforts really helped 'Cabin in the Woods' (assuming that this will really finally be released. LOL).
I can't wait.
embers | April 28, 19:26 CET
cardea | April 28, 19:46 CET
hann23 | April 28, 20:03 CET
Daybreakers was a pretty good Lionsgate release, not to mention one they treated well. The release date was pushed back from September 11, 2009 to January 10, 2010 but even so, it had a good marketing push and a sizeable nationwide release.
But that's the exception than the rule.
[ edited by Mcjw_serenity on 2011-04-29 05:05 ]
Mcjw_serenity | April 28, 20:04 CET
Kaan | April 28, 20:08 CET
WilliamTheB | April 28, 20:19 CET
*seriously, is this the kind of place we can engage in such religiosity?* :)
MrArg | April 28, 21:13 CET
Ahem. Err, good news that.
(hopefully a UK release will follow hot on the heels of the US one. Or even lead roasting on the toes of it, I could live with that too)
Saje | April 28, 22:12 CET
Clive Barker was angry with Lionsgate's treatment, believing that the studio's president Joe Drake is essentially shortchanging other people's films in order to focus more attention on movies like The Strangers, where he received a producing credit: "The politics that are being visited upon it have nothing to do with the movie at all. This is all about ego, and though I mourn the fact that The Midnight Meat Train was never given its chance in theaters, it’s a beautifully stylish, scary movie, and it isn’t going anywhere. People will find it, and whether they find it in midnight shows or they find it on DVD, they’ll find it, and in the end the Joe Drakes of the world will disappear."
Let's say for the sake of argument that this is true. I feel that A) The Strangers is the better film and worth putting more promotion behind, regardless of "why", and B) Clive and others shouldn't take it so personally. He's right, after all. If the film is good enough, it WILL find its audience, especially on DVD and that's all that should matter. Box Office is such a fleeting business, but it IS a business. It costs millions, literally MILLIONS of dollars to produce a thousand prints, pay for advertising time and screening space at various multiplexes across the theater. Never mind if a theater even WANTS the darn thing. That's why so many studios are always pushing for a PG-13 rating and a 90-minute run time: So more theaters will show it, and its accessible to a wider audience, with more screenings per day which means more ticket sales. Hey, I'm not saying any of this is exactly RIGHT, it's just the way it is.
When I talk about Ryan Reynolds not being a bankable star back then, notice I'm being specific here. I referring to his credibility and marketability as a Dramatic Leading Actor. Yes, The Proposal did quite well. That's a comedy. A pleasant, inoffensive Romantic Comedy, in point of fact. We already know he can do these in his sleep (not to downplay the hard work involved. I'm a fan of the man, I'm sure he's great in the film). The big star power of that film though was clearly Sandra Bullock.
On a side note, if I may: I urge people reading this to check out Ryan Reynolds in the indie film by John August, The Nines (2007). It's a psychological thriller/existential drama worth checking out, particularly for Renolds' performance.
More and more studios are closing shop these days. Studios that once had films that could basically print money for them. However, the climate is ever changing. People lead busy, hectic lives and there are more and more things competing for their attention and money. Both are scare and valuable. Some things you think are going to be a slam dunk don't work out for a myriad of reasons, many of which are seemingly trivial but could mean the difference between life or death for a given story. Others capture the imagination in ways that even the story tellers never thought possible and before they know it, they have a huge hit on their hands. Tomorrow, that same hit could fall flat on its face.
It's obvious that Lionsgate cares very much about Horror films and Genre films in general. It's their bread and butter. They're the only company right now regularly putting them out. I've seen The Burrowers trailer before. I'm curious. I've read that although it did not have a theatrical release, it did play at Fantastic Fest and the Toronto International Film Festival. I also read that it's based on a seven-part TV series. That's all well and good but given what it takes to put a film in even a small group of indie cinemas across the country, I support Lionsgate in their decision to stick to the home entertainment market with this one.
You may love it and it may indeed be solid, but the studio has to look at the bottom line. It's about what makes the most viable and cost effective sense. Some studios make the wrong choices and end up filing for bankruptcy. Lionsgate is still around and still going strong, so they must be doing something right. I think Cabin in The Woods is one of those right decisions. :)
kungfubear | April 28, 22:14 CET
Also, I am totally jealous of anyone and everyone who has already gotten to see Thor. Still another whole week to wait.
Giles_314 | April 28, 23:15 CET
Fred_Sonja | April 29, 00:26 CET
QingTing | April 29, 01:05 CET
Now I'm just hoping for a large release in the UK. My local is terrible at showing anything even slightly outside of the mainstream, so fingers crossed that this will marketted as the film to see this Halloween.
Vandelay | April 29, 01:09 CET
palehorse | April 29, 05:18 CET
eddy | April 29, 05:26 CET
OldSwede | April 29, 05:43 CET
Reasons I've been dying to see this movie!
Fawning over the actors.
Catchphrase!
Heh. Seriously, this is awesome news.
dispatch | April 29, 05:59 CET
Craig Oxbrow | April 29, 07:43 CET
gossi | April 29, 07:46 CET
Meltha | April 29, 08:08 CET
Shapenew | April 29, 08:14 CET
IrrationaliTV | April 29, 08:36 CET
CandyMaize | April 29, 08:41 CET
Agree with everything you said there, having just this second returned from seeing it. Very enjoyable film. Aasgard stuff was a little po-faced, but I think it probably needed that to make the humour on Earth really work. And it really was quite a funny film. Did you stay right to the end? That really was a nice little set-up, presumably for The Avengers.
I know Joss had a hand in the script of Captain America, but did he do anything for Thor, besides suggesting the lead?
Vandelay | April 29, 09:05 CET
I went to a Repo showing and the theatre was full of Buffy fans because of Mr. Head. Most of the people I know didn`t like it.
redeem147 | April 29, 09:55 CET
To make a tangential connection to the topic, I wonder if anyone in CITW gets buried alive, but certainly there will be ALL sorts of mayhem... {{gleefully rubs evil, horror-loving hands together}}.
Tonya J | April 29, 10:44 CET
And agreed; the Asgaard stuff makes the Earth scenes even more enjoyable!
OldSwede | April 29, 11:08 CET
gossi | April 29, 11:26 CET
Emmie | April 29, 12:20 CET
kungfubear | April 29, 13:31 CET
Super excited for this! xD
nthdegree | April 29, 13:45 CET
The Dark Shape | April 29, 14:01 CET
gossi | April 29, 14:07 CET
electricspacegirl | April 29, 21:38 CET
OldSwede | April 30, 02:52 CET
Jaymii | April 30, 04:49 CET
CaptainB | April 30, 05:37 CET
Anonymous1 | April 30, 21:00 CET
My usual rule, for a film I've enjoyed, is to sit through until the scrolling credits, with adjustments depending on how much I've enjoyed/need the ending to sink in.
Interestingly, when Thor ended, they kept the lights down during the CG bit of the credits and everyone stayed, which really is unheard of. No one came in to clean up either, which is very unusual.
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