The Box
| release date | November 6 2009 |
| studio | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| director | Richard Kelly |
| writer | Richard Kelly |
| starring | Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden |
| rating | PG13 |
| tagline | You are the experiment. |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
Blu-ray Review: Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Warner Home Video has now released the DVD and Blu-ray for The Box, which stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. Extra material on the DVD release includes Richard Matheson: In His Own Words – An Intimate Interview with a Sci-Fi Legend featurette. The Blu-ray release will include that, along with a commentary by director Richard Kelly, featurettes (“The Box: Grounded in Reality”, “Visual Effects Revealed”), a Music Video Prequels feature, a digital copy, and a copy of the standard DVD.Check out a review below. (more…) READ MORE
A Massive Horror In Your House Explosion, Loads of Horror DVD/Blu-rays in Stores Today!
TEX SAYS: Well gore crew…after a month and a half of slim pickings it appears that everyone decided February 23rd was the day they were gonna dump all their crap onto DVD. Maybe they were all celebrating Spay Day USA (look it up) or National “Curling is Cool Day” (Seriously…it’s February 23rd). Whatever the reason, it’s reason enough for you to take out a loan or start selling off your excess body parts so you can drop a C-note picking up all the spoils coming out this Tuesday. With Ichi the Killer, The Crazies, The Box (Hey…Mr. Disgusting liked it…I still haven’t seen it), the teen vampire-lite flick Cirque du Freak, the ditsy remake of Sorority Row and even Troma’s eggcellent Poultrygeist coming out on Blu-ray (surly a sign of the apocalypse) I don’t even know what to choose as my pick of the week! But…I’ll tell you what. In celebration of Iwo Jima Day (also February 23rd…can you believe the luck) we’ll keep the memory of World War II alive which my choice of the Nazi Zombie Comedy Dead Snow! (more…) READ MORE
Blu-ray and DVD Details for Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Warner Home Video has announced DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo releases of The Box which stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. DVD Active reports that each will be available to own on February 23. The only extra material on the DVD release will be a Richard Matheson: In His Own Words – An Intimate Interview with a Sci-Fi Legend featurette. The Blu-ray release will include that, along with a commentary by director Richard Kelly, featurettes (“The Box: Grounded in Reality”, “Visual Effects Revealed”), a Music Video Prequels feature, a digital copy, and a copy of the standard DVD. (more…) READ MORE
Best & Worst of 2009: The Year’s Worst One Sheets
Before any footage from a film is seen, typically a teaser or full one sheet is released by a studio. This is an incredibly important, even detrimental process as it is the first thing the consumers will see and identify with a movie. If the poster stinks, the consumer might write it off all together, while a good poster could lead to them checking out the official website, trailer and best case scenario, hanging it from their wall (the most personal relationship any of us have with a movie). To say the least, posters are damn important. As part of our year end coverage, we present to you the year’s worst theatrical posters. (more…) READ MORE
00′s Retrospect: A Wave Goodbye, A Look at 2009
Y2K, 9/11, war and a a horrid recession, a major escape we had this decade was in the form of film, notorious for thriving during National crisis. Leading up to New Year’s Eve where we’ll ring in 2010, Bloody Disgusting will be looking back at the entire decade year by year through the eyes of various staff writers.. Inside you’ll find David Harley’s personal look back at the year 2009, the last of tis epic retrospect. Please share your memories for each year below, there are so many stories to be told! (more…) READ MORE
Best & Worst of 2009: Mr. Disgusting’s Top 10 of 2009!
What a year for independent films. Every year we check out all of the film festivals to find out what movies should be on your radars. Most of you ignore us completely, while some of you are treated to quality genre films that aren’t remakes or big budget beasts. 2009 was an extraordinary year for indie horror with Paranormal Activity making all the noise. beyond the break you’ll find my own person picks for the 10 best horror films of the year. (more…) READ MORE
Natalie Portman Toplines Lionsgate’s(!) ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
Consider that UK TV series rumor squashed to the bone as it was announced that Natalie Portman will officially star in and produce Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a film that is based on the bestselling book written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Austen. The big news is that Lionsgate will finance and distribute! Quirk Books published the tome. Read on for the skinny. (more…) READ MORE
BD Interview: ‘The Box’ Writer/Director Richard Kelly
Bloody Disgusting’s Chris Eggertsen recently caught up with filmmaker Richard Kelly to chat about The Box, which opens in theaters everywhere tomorrow. In the interview Kelly talks a bit about why this adaptation of Richard Matheson’s “Button, Button” is a period piece, how his life growing up inspired the film and more. Click the link above or below to read and enjoy! In the film a simple wooden box promises to deliver its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world. (more…) READ MORE
Video: 3 Clips, Featurette, Stills for ‘The Fourth Kind’
For those of you who enjoyed Paranormal Activity, I’m willing to bet you’ll also dig Universal Pictures’ The Fourth Kind, which arrives in theaters November 6. The film features a unique documentary/reenactment hybrid, along with some really creepy footage. If you want a taste of what’s to come, read beyond the break for three clips and a special featurette. If these videos tantalize you, odds are you’ll dig the movie… and if they don’t, go see The Box. (more…) READ MORE
Open Over 50 Hi-Res Stills from Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Are you ready to push the button? Arriving in theaters November 6th is Richard Kelly’s latest mind-bender, The Box, where a simple wooden box promises to deliver its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world. Based upon the short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, beyond the break you’ll now find over 50 still from the pic starring Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella and James Marsden. (more…) READ MORE
News Bites: ‘Transylmania’ Stills, ‘Suck’ Sells, ‘Pandorum’ Poster, ‘Devil’ LA Premiere, Harris in ‘Stake Land’
We’ve got another edition of Bloody Disgusting News Bites for ya’, this time we’ve got details on Suck being sold to a Canadian distributor, Ti West’s The house of the Devil Los Angeles premiere at the Screamfest Horror FIlm Festival, international one sheets for Pandorum and The Box, along with the first stills and one sheet for Transylmania (hitting theaters in December). Read on for all of the goods and watch for more updates as they come in. (more…) READ MORE
Updated: News Bites ‘Cloverfield 2′ Viral? ‘Zombieland’ Attack and Dakota Fanning as a Volturi
Update #2: Check out a new image from The Box; Updated with a look at Dakota Fanning as Jane in ‘New Moon’ and some awesome behind-the-scenes pics from ‘Zombieland’. The weekend is upon us so I figured I might as well bring you one more batch of News Bites so you have something to look at other than H2 and Final Destination news. Beyond the break you can check out an interesting video discovered by CHUD that looks to be a viral video for Cloverfield 2 (although, odds are it isn’t), there’s a look at “The Vampire Diaries” online prequel, details on getting tickets for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios and details on a new TV series based on “Heathers”! More coming as the day runs on. (more…) READ MORE
Trailer: Do You Dare Push The Button in ‘The Box’?
Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) is back without another bizarre spin on reality with The Box, which is based upon the short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson that was also a “Twilight Zone” episode. Today Warner Bros. Pictures released the first trailer for the film arriving in theaters October 30th. The footage looks really solid and carries a few creepy moments, but I am really, really getting sick of trailers using the Saw theme in them. (more…) READ MORE
Official Poster for Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Beyond the break you can check out the first one sheet for Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Box, which was directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) for release on October 30. In the “Twilight Zone”-esque film, Norma and Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child who receive an anonymous gift bearing fatal and irrevocable consequences. A simple wooden box, it promises to deliver its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world…someone they don’t know. (more…) READ MORE
Richard Kelly Posts Some ‘Facts’ About His ‘Box’ Adaptation
Fans of Donnie Darko and (the few fans of) Southland Tales have a little something to look forward to as writer-director Richard Kelly’s The Box is finally hitting theaters on October 30 from Warner Bros. Pictures. The film looks pretty interesting as it’s based on the short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson that follows Norma and Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child who receive an anonymous gift bearing fatal and irrevocable consequences. A simple wooden box, it promises to deliver its owner $1 million with the press of a button — with consequences. This evening Kelly updated his official blog with some “facts” about the film, all of which can be read beyond the break. This looks like it’s gonna be a good one!! (more…) READ MORE
Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’ Gets Halloween Release
Some good news comes in from Warner Bros. this evening as they’ve officially moved UP the release of Richard Kelly’s The Box from its November date to a solid October 30th, 2009 Halloween release. Why they’d take on Saw VI in its second week of release is beyond me, but it’s still nice to have something creepy arriving in theaters on our holiday. The Box is based upon the short story “Button, Button” by Richard Matheson, which was also an incredibly creepy episode of “The Twilight Zone“. (more…) READ MORE
2009 HORROR MOVIE PREVIEW: WARNER BROS. / NEW LINE CINEMA
Leading up until the New Year we’ve got our annual round-up of the best and worst films, along with preview pieces for all films coming in 2009. Beyond the break you can check out the 2009 Horror Movie Preview for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. Watch here for previews of Lionsgate and various others, with links to our previous pieces beyond the break. What films are you looking forward to the most from WB’s massive line-up? (more…) READ MORE
AFM ’08: New Images From Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Beyond the break you’ll find two new images from Warner Bros. Pictures The Box, which was written and directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko). 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. (more…) READ MORE
Date Changes: The Box, FD 4, Trailer Trash and Poughkeepsie Tapes
Get ready for a slew of new release dates that just went out this afternoon. First, New Line Cinema has moved Final Destination 4 3D back a week to an August 21, 2009 release. Good news for you Richard Kelly fans out there as Warner Bros. Pictures has moved The Box – an adaptation of the short story “Button, Button” – from a September 11, 2009 release all the way up to March, 20, 2009 (finally one in our favor!). On to the bad news as MGM has removed the Dowdle brothers’ The Poughkeepsie Tapes from their slate and will release on an undetermined 2009 date. Lastly, in an odd move, Eli Roth’s Trailer Trash has been placed under N/A… has this project been cancelled? We’ll find out more. Click any title above for more info on each film. (more…) READ MORE
Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’ Coming Spring ’09
UPDATE: The film is now slated for release on September 11, 2009… Warner Bros. has slated Richard Kelly’s The Box for release on March 20, 2009. 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. (more…) READ MORE
Several Official Stills From Kelly’s ‘The Box’
Today USA Today posted an article on Richard Kelly’s The Box, which featured the first ever stills from the film, which stars Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella and James Marsden. Norma and Arthur think their lives have changed for the better when the mysterious, secretive ARLINGTON STEWARD brings them a box with a magic button inside — and a lot of invisible strings attached. Read on for the pics. (more…) READ MORE
NASA Involved in Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’?!
Woh woh woh… hold on a minute! We received some really interesting intel this afternoon regarding Richard Kelly’s (Donnie Darko) adaptation of The Box, which is now casting for a Boston and Virginia shoot this November. We learned that a heavy portion of the film integrates a story about a NASA “Viking Project”. The movie takes place in Virginia in 1971, so what could NASA have to do with this story? Hmmmm, let’s get those thinking hats on and start talking! Comment below. (more…) READ MORE
Seann William Scott Joining Cast of Kelly’s ‘The Box’?
In an exclusive interview with Reelz Channel, the Dukes of Hazzard andAmerican Pie, star Seann Willaim Scott, revealed yesterday that he’s currently in talks to join the cast of Richard Kelly’s The Box, though details have yet to be ironed out. Scott describes Kelly’s third film as “interesting and weird. It’s gonna be a movie that people either love or hate. And I kinda like those films.” He would join Cameron Diaz in the adaptation of a Richard Matheson story called Button Button. The story will figure a bickering couple that comes into possession of a box that gives money each time it’s button is pressed. The only catch is that a person dies every time they get more money. (more…) READ MORE
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