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Cast Archive: Drew Goddard
Drew Goddard
Writer-director Drew Goddard was a key figure in four of the most popular television series of the late 1990s and early 2000s: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB/UPN, 1997-2003), "Angel" (The WB, 1999-2004), "Alias" (ABC, 2001-06) and "Lost" (ABC, 2004-2010). His association with those series and their respective creators, Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams, brought him not only the enduring admiration of the shows' rabid fan communities, but also several major industry awards. More importantly, his work on the series provided him with the pathway to success in feature films with the Abrams-produced Cloverfield (2008) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012), produced by Whedon. Goddard's exceptionally prolific and celebrated efforts, all completed over a fairly short period of years, made him one of the fastest-rising talents in the entertainment business.

Born Feb. 26, 1975 in Los Alamos, NM, Drew Goddard attended the University of Colorado before heading west to work as a production assistant in Los Angeles. A spec script he penned for "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05) caught the attention of Marti Noxon and David Greenwalt, executive producers for "Buffy" and its spin-off series, "Angel," respectively. "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon eventually made Goddard a staff writer on "Buffy" during its final season, for which he wrote five noted episodes, including "Conversations with Dead People" with Jane Esperson, Noxon and Whedon. The episode, which examined the undercurrent of loneliness and alienation felt by Buffy and her cadre of friends as they pursued the forces of evil, won both the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, as well as the Syfy Portal Genre Award for Best Episode. Though his contributions to the show were limited, his stories generated a considerable amount of popularity among the series' devoted fan base, which lauded his work through website tributes and homemade promotional material.

When "Buffy" ran its course, Goddard transitioned to "Angel," where he served as the show's executive story editor during its fifth season, in addition to penning four scripts. The following year, he joined the "Alias" writing staff, penning five episodes, including the series finale. Creator J.J. Abrams was so pleased with Goddard's contributions that he made him a supervising producer (later executive producer) on "Lost," which allowed Goddard to share the 2006 Writers Guild Award with the other members of the production team. Goddard wrote some of the show's most important early episodes, which introduced the back stories of key players like Korean marrieds Sun and Jin ("The Glass Ballerina"), the malevolent Ben ("The Man Behind the Curtain") and John Locke ("The Man from Tallahassee"), as well as a key story element involving Desmond's ability to foresee the future in "Flashes Before Your Eyes," which netted Goddard a shared 2007 WGA nomination with series co-creator Damon Lindelof and director Jack Bender. In 2008, the fourth season of "Lost" netted him a shared Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

That same year, Goddard wrote the script for Cloverfield (2008), a tribute to giant monster movies of the past by producer Abrams and director Matt Reeves. The film generated massive pre-release attention through a clever web of seemingly unrelated media tie-ins, and became one of the most talked-about films of the year due mainly to no one knowing the plot or what to expect except sheer terror. Goddard returned to the "Buffy" universe in 2008 by penning several issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, which continued the program in comic book form. Three years later, Goddard resurfaced as director and co-writer of The Cabin in the Woods (2012), a sort of meta-horror film that took to task overplayed genre conventions while giving a somewhat cosmic explanation for their ritualistic aspects. Produced by Whedon, the film received largely positive reviews, and reignited long dormant talk of Goddard's participating in a "Cloverfield" sequel, which had fizzled after the film completed its theatrical run.

By Paul Gaita

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