<Li> Tom Lenk as Ronald the Intern </Li> <Li> Greg Zach as Fornicus, Lord of Bondage and Pain </Li> <P> With a production budget of $30 million, principal photography began on March 9, 2009 in Vancouver, and concluded in May 2009 . Joss Whedon co-wrote the script with Cloverfield screenwriter Drew Goddard, who also directed the film, marking his directorial debut . Goddard previously worked with Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as a writer . </P> <P> Whedon described the film as an attempt to revitalize the horror genre which he, along with director / co-writer Goddard, felt had "devolved" with the introduction of torture porn . He called it a "loving hate letter" to the genre, continuing: </P>

Where was the cabin in the woods filmed