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• The Box is a movie starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. In the movie, they play a married couple who receives a box with a button. If they press the button they will receive $1 million, but a stranger will also be killed as a consequence.Richard-Kelly.net: Richard's blog post on The Box (February 19, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Scheduled release date: October 30, 2009
  2. MPAA rating: PG-13
  3. Running time: Pending
  4. Written and directed by: Richard KellyFirstShowing: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box (Feb. 27, 2008)
  5. Cinematographer: Steven B. Poster
  6. Editor: Sam Bauer
  7. Based on a short story, Button, Button, by Richard MathesonFirstShowing.net: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box (February 27, 2008)
  8. Movie set in 1976FirstShowing.net: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box (February 27, 2008)
  9. Will reportedly have sci fi and horror elementsFirstShowing.net: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box (February 27, 2008) Variety: Frank Langella to star in Kelly's 'Box' (October 11, 2007)
  10. Music scored by Arcade FireVariety: Arcade Fire to score Richard Kelly's 'Box' (May 12, 2008)
  11. Kelly wrote and directed Donnie Darko and Southland TalesFirstShowing.net: James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in The Box (February 27, 2008)
  12. Production Company: Darko Entertainment
  13. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

• The Box Cast

  • Cameron Diaz as Norma Lewis
  • James Marsden as Arthur Lewis
  • Frank Langella as Arlington Steward
  • Gillian Jacobs as Dana Steward
  • Michael Zegen as Garcin
  • Celia Weston
  • James Rebhorn
  • Lisa K. Wyatt as Rhonda Martin
  • Holmes Osborne
  • Deborah Rush
  • Jenna Lamia as Diane Carnes
  • Andrew Levitas as Black op. Carson
  • Basil Hoffman as Don Poates
  • Michele Durrett as Rebecca Matheson
  • Ian Kahn as Vick Brenner
  • Ryan Woodle as Lucas Carnes
  • John Magaro as Charles Murphy
  • Kevin DeCoste Malcolm
  • Scott Winters as CIA Man
  • Frank Ridley as Detective Starrs
  • Patrick Canty as Officer Wilson
  • Evelina Oboza as Deborah Burns
  • Donald Warnock as Doctor Y
  • Allyssa Maurice as Suzanne Weller
  • Sam Oz Stone as Walter
  • Kathleen Fitzgerald as Librarian
  • Kevin Robertson as Wendel James Matheson
  • Mark S. Cartier as Martin Teague
  • Sam Blumenfeld as Timothy

• Arcade Fire Score

  In May 2008, Win Butler stated on his blog that Arcade Fire "is NOT doing the soundtrack to any film", and that "they would only do a song or two if they could peel themselves away from reading books and watering houseplants." However, in December 2008, Butler revealed that the band had composed the entire score for The Box.Dose.ca: Band Scoring Richard Kelly's New Movie After All (December 22, 2008)

• The Box Synopsis

  "Based on the short story by Richard Matheson, "The Box" stars Cameron Diaz as Norma Lewis and James Marsden as Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child who receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, played by Frank Langella, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world...someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the crosshairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity."Richard-Kelly.net: Richard's blog post on The Box (February 19, 2008)

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• The Box Reviews

  "The Box” movie delivered major,unique, weirdness ,and it was kind of good. Yes, the new Warner Bros. Pictures movie really outdid itself in the weirdness department. http://www.reelempire.com/news/68-movies/1192-qthe-boxq-movie-review

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