More Images from Richard Kelly's 'The Box'
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The other day we brought you the first image from Richard Kelly's (Donnie Darko) new film The Box, and now USA Today has a whole slew of images featuring the cast and that darn box. Imagine, if you will, some guy who looked a lot like Frank Langella showed up to your house with a mysterious box, and said that you could push a button on said box and come into great wealth. However, once the button is pressed, someone somewhere will die. What would you do? Well, something tells me we wouldn't have much of a movie if Cameron Diaz and James Marsden (who play the husband and wife who come in possession of the box) didn't go ahead and push the button.
On the film, Diaz says, "This is the most beautiful love story ever. It's so romantic, especially at the end. Other then that, it's a crazy, si-fi psychological thriller with a twist of conscience." The Box is supposed to be Kelly's big commercial film, after the writer-director had a hard time wowing audiences with the experimental Darko and the recent Southland Tales. But if you take a couple and put them into a freaky situation everyone can relate to, I imagine ticket sales will look a tad better this time. So far I'm loving the retro vibe and I truly hope Kelly pulls off a damn good thriller. We could use one of those. Check out one more photo below, then head to USA Today to view the rest.

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2-27-2008 @ 10:53AM
brian said...
I agree, I love the retro-vibe look of the thing. I love when sci-fi and the fantastical goes old-school, as though we have reverted to some time in the past to collect ourselves and re-group.
It's a little early, but it looks like this one could be really good. Still waiting to see Southland Tales, too.
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2-27-2008 @ 1:17PM
Nick said...
Well, Southland Tales is pretty much the book definition of "fantastical." For good and bad. I think the DVD release is in about a month.
2-27-2008 @ 11:04AM
Okie said...
hope this is as good as the youtube video call the black button
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2-27-2008 @ 11:33AM
T-Rel said...
This is actually an old Richard Matheson short story and it appeared as an episode of the 80's Twilight Zone series.
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2-27-2008 @ 11:41AM
YouFaceTheTick said...
How did Kelly have a hard time wowing audiences with Darko? The movie sold millions of copies on DVD and spawned a special edition that was re-released to theaters. Darko is a cult sensation and Kelly's entire career is built on that film's shocking success.
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2-28-2008 @ 10:30AM
Mike D said...
It was a decent little Twilight Zone episode that almost wore out its welcome at its tv length of 30 minutes. In that episode, the couple sort of pine and wonder for a great deal and then...well in case the movie is the same I won't say anything. But how this can be stretched to a feature length will be a challenge for sure.
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