Drew Goddard
Drew Goddard
Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard, better known as Drew Goddard, is an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. After writing the successful cult film Cloverfield and multiple episodes of TV shows such as Lost, he made his feature film directorial debut with the 2012 horror dark comedy The Cabin in the Woods. In 2015, he penned the film adaption of Andy Weir's book The Martian, for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth26 February 1975
CountryUnited States of America
Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better the more you watch them.
I love a good harsh horror movie, when it's done well. But there are times when it feels cynical. You can tell when a filmmaker loves the genre, and you can tell when someone's just cashing in a paycheck. Then it becomes a dumbing down - a fetishisation of violence that I react very strongly against.
Like anything, I think there are some wonderful found footage movies, and there are some less good. Certainly when it's done well, I really love it. I really love it as a genre.
I think that there's good movies and there's bad movies, and sometimes the bad movies spoil it for the rest of us, and we focus on them, but in the long run, all that matters are the good movies. Those are the ones that we will remember.
There's just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated location, and there's something about cabins themselves that imply both horror and fun. When you go to a cabin, you're usually going to have a good time.
I think 'The Thing' is so good because it's not just a scary movie. It's also social commentary, which works on multiple levels, which is something I really respond to.
When you're talking about who is doing the most exciting and interesting horror films of the last 20 years, it's Japan. I mean, they are making amazing films.
I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There's something about creating your character.
When Steven Spielberg comes to you and says, 'Hey do you want to write a movie about robots?' You just say yes.
You can always trust that an audience is smarter than a studio thinks it is.
That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in the way they make decisions, and it's paying off for them.
When you are dealing with something that's crazy, you still want actors to play characters and find the reality of the situation, no matter how absurd the situation is.
We've always idealized youth and then destroyed youth. That has happened since the beginning of time, and I'm fascinated by why we do that.
I love cult movies. I probably have watched 'Big Trouble In Little China' more than anyone on the planet.