It’s now a matter of law: Joss Whedon built that “The Cabin in the Woods” all by himself. Or at least he didn’t steal it from another guy.
A judge has thrown out a $10 million copyright lawsuit filed by a novelist who claimed that Whedon’s 2012 film “The Cabin in the Woods” infringed on his novel “The Little White Trip: A Night in the Pines.”
In his lawsuit, Peter Gallagher — not the actor from “The O.C.” — claimed that “Cabin bore numerous similarities to his book, but in an order granting Whedon’s motion to dismiss on Friday, judge Otis D.