I believe "Cabin in the Woods" was not so much a riff on Lovecraft as it was a riff on the genre of horror in general. There really wasn't a single thing they didn't comment on. There was even an in-joke about Swedish horror. I mean, it was pretty much the Wright/Pegg treatment where they parody and homage a genre at the same time. Needless to say, it was also probably the best horror movie since the Scream series.
They would have to split the fee.
What fee?
I believe "Cabin in the Woods" was not so much a riff on Lovecraft as it was a riff on the genre of horror in general. There really wasn't a single thing they didn't comment on. There was even an in-joke about Swedish horror. I mean, it was pretty much the Wright/Pegg treatment where they parody and homage a genre at the same time. Needless to say, it was also probably the best horror movie since the Scream series.
Lovecraftian horror with Whedon dialogue? Count me in.
It owes a lot to James Cameron too, but don't hold that against me.
The first two Terminator movies were bad ass and I absolutely love Aliens. Game over, man!