Why cabin in the woods 2 didn't happen

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Why Cabin In The Woods 2 Didn’t Happen Despite its cult classic status and positive critical reviews, 2012 horror/comedy The Cabin in the Woods probably won"t ever get a sequel.

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Despite its cult classic status & positive critical reviews, 2012 horror/comedy The Cabin in the Woods probably won"t ever get a sequel. In horror, as with most other movie genres, it can be pretty hard khổng lồ come up with something truly original. Film as a medium has been around for over 100 years, & in that time, just about every conceivable premise has been tried at least once. That"s what makes a film lượt thích The Cabin in the Woods so pleasantly surprising.

Directed by Drew Goddard (creator of Netflix"s Daredevil series) & written by Goddard và geek culture icon Joss Whedon, The Cabin in the Woods was mostly marketed in a way that made it look lượt thích a standard horror scenario in which a group of young friends head to a remote location & encounter evil. However, some of the ads teased a surprising twist, và what viewers got more than lived up lớn that notion. It turned out the trope-filled frights faced by these characters were part of an annual ritual designed lớn appease the Ancient Ones with human sacrifices.

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While The Cabin in the Woods wasn"t a big hit at the box office, it didn"t lose money either, và found a devoted fanbase on trang chủ video. It wasn"t long before those same fans started lớn wonder if they would ever get khổng lồ see a sequel to the exceedingly clever, endlessly creative film. Unfortunately, The Cabin in the Woods 2 has yet to happen, & it looks like the chances of it ever happening are slim.

Why Cabin In The Woods 2 Didn’t Happen


The Cabin in the Woods ending
While sequels often aren"t made due to lack of studio backing, or key cast members not wanting khổng lồ return, in the case of The Cabin in the Woods 2, the reasons for not moving forward are of an artistic nature. As revealed by director Drew Goddard last year, the primary reason he and Joss Whedon haven"t penned a sequel is that they feel the ending khổng lồ the original film was perfect. For those in need of a refresher, The Cabin in the Woods ends with the ritual"s organizer, played by Sigourney Weaver, explaining that Dana must kill fellow survivor Marty or the Ancient Ones will rise up & destroy humanity. She refuses, and the apocalypse begins via a giant hand emerging from the Earth.


Goddard & Whedon formulated multiple ideas for a Cabin in the Woods 2, but so far haven"t been able to think of one that they feel wouldn"t ruin the first film"s memorable conclusion. It"s hard lớn write around a Lovecraftian apocalypse after all. While Goddard doesn"t rule out an idea worthy of making a sequel ever emerging, for now, he và Whedon have no plans lớn continue the story. Considering how many belated sequels end up disappointing fans, maybe The Cabin in the Woods 2 not happening is for the best.