Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia from March to May 2009 on an estimated budget of $30 million. The special effects, monster costumes, special makeup, and prosthetic makeup for the film were done by AFX Studio. Goddard and Whedon, having worked together previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, wrote the screenplay in three days, : 13 describing it as an attempt to 'revitalize' the slasher film genre and as a critical satire on torture porn. The plot follows a group of college students who retreat to a remote forest cabin where they fall victim to a variety of monsters while technicians manipulate events from an underground facility. It stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford. The Cabin in the Woods is a 2011 science fiction comedy horror film directed by Drew Goddard in his directorial debut, produced by Joss Whedon, and written by Whedon and Goddard.
