And, in fact, theyre both out in the UK this month.

What was the writing process like?

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The writing process was ridiculously fun.

Drew and I got a bungalow in a hotel in Santa Monica.

He had the upstairs, I had the downstairs.

We already had ten pages and our outline, and wed already broken it into three acts.

And we did not talk about anything else.

Drew and I literally didnt speak about anything except the film, and wrote all day.

And Id run upstairs and say, What about this or that!

and hes come downstairs and say, How does this connect with this?

So it was the fastest and most enjoyable thing.

We did it in three days.

But oh, thats going to be painful.

Well, you know, I dont like to create something that doesnt say anything.

So is it more a case of offering something extra than just the thrills?

And instantly, youre in a very human space.

And people say, Oh, its horrible!

They are all tortured for 90 minutes, but its okay because theyre not very likable.

Did you learn much about yourself in the process?

Did you cane Drew to be on time?

No, I tried to cane Drew to be on time.

It turns out that Drew is much larger than I am.

As a creative producer, I think Im very useful.

Quick with the writing, somewhat longer with the rest of it.

And thats yet another notch on your bedpost with production problems.

Have you learned anything from these experiences?

Well, pay more attention to the business end.

And never work again.

So, its so much a part of the process.

Well,Much Ado…I actually might take a different tack with it.

And, hopefully, that wont be what people notice when they see it.

But if we do land a distribution deal, then well be into that Whats a good weekend?

and Oh, what if we do it in 18 months and you roll your eyes.

But the good thing aboutMuch Adois its not like its going to be like Oh!

Weve got a lot of similar films competing!

Its a micro-budget, black and white Shakespeare film.

I think it can exist in its own way.

Did filming it change the fun of it, or the atmosphere of those getaways?

The atmosphere was actually fairly similar.

It was more sustained joy than I ever remember having.

This did not have too much money thrown at it, I guarantee!

Theres a symmetry there.

That is not coincidental.

What was your process, when you sat down and said Ive got to write this?

how would they define themselves?

And I got to spend a few weeks just floating in that o-zone, what if we did this?

Most of that stuff never sees the light of day, but it does sock you into it.

Once you get into the practical stuff, like How does this guy…, its a nightmare.

And its a recurring nightmare, because it was so much likeSerenityin that way.

So I really sort of went Oh, God, Ive done it again!

BecauseSerenitywas pulling teeth to figure out the structure.

But once it started to fall into place, I got back to the fun part.

Well, you dont have a go at make anybody elses movie.

Jon Favreaus going to do a thing, Kens going to do a thing.

Im going to do something else.

The science is there.

A great scientist is more open to a new idea than almost anybody.

And so, there is no impossible paradigm.

No one clutches their head and goes No!

Theyre all so extraordinary that it doesnt really faze them that theres somebody else extraordinary about.

And this film is just another in the long line of Marvel Studios blockbusters.

Is it like being a staff writer on a TV series, or working under an editor on comics?

Which Im fine with.

But it was like comics, because they didnt interfere.

And that is what happened.

So it was a weirdly free experience.

No, I cant do that, because Fox has the rights to Kitty Pryde.

I know, believe me!

And then, are you in the conversation when Marvel Studios talk about future sequels and further films?

I am trying to tee them up as much as Im recovering from whatever they gave me.

Its always a process.

Mr Whedon, thank you very much!

The Cabin In The Woodsis released on April 13th.