10 Movie Villains You Wish Got More Screen Time

10. The Director - The Cabin In The Woods

The Cabin in the Woods is a 2011 comedy-horror straight from the mind of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard.

In the grisly gore-fest, five college friends (including a pre-Thor Chris Hemsworth) arrive in the titular cabin only to find their get-away ruined by ravenous zombies. One by one, the small group is killed, until only two remain.

But in a strange, ingenious twist, the pair of survivors figure out that everything they're experiencing has been controlled by scientists in an underground lab. They also learn that their friends' deaths have been used as sacrifices to the Ancient Ones, a collection of all-powerful gods who demand human blood to be appeased.

All of this is revealed to survivors Dana and Marty by The Director (Sigourney Weaver), the head of the lab and mastermind of the sacrifices. The Director is cold, smartly dressed and intimidating, and with her brief role being executed by none other than Ellen Ripley, she really was a joy to see despite her evil intentions.

Unfortunately, she's killed in the final moments of the film, where Dana and Marty agree to let the world end. In her death, The Director is left with no background, no real characterisation, and no defining characteristics other than the facts she's, you know, Sigourney Weaver.

It's a shame, really, because there was clearly a lot more going on with the character than what audiences got to see.