Poster for Richard Kelly's 'The Box' Opens Online
My, Ms. Diaz what a big head you have
If you like floating heads I have a big one for you as Cameron Diaz's dome takes up a healthy amount of real estate on the just revealed poster for Richard Kelly's The Box, which has bounced around the release calendar more times than I can count and currently sits on October 30. Kelly recently told Sci-Fi Wire, "The release date has been shuffling around a bit, but this is common with studios, and everyone feels like this is the best date for the film." He also mentioned the film is 115 minutes long with more than 300 visual effects shots.
The Box stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella and is based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson ("I Am Legend"). It centers on an unhappily married couple (Marsden and Diaz) who receives a box from a stranger who tells them that if they push a button on the box, they'll receive a hefty amount of cash — and someone they don't know will die. Kelly, who found his fame with Donnie Darko five years ago, wrote and directed the film.
The poster you see below debuted on Richard Kelly's MySpace blog with a quote from him saying, "I think the poster captures the suspense and conflict in the film, and at the same time has a bit of a classic Hitchcockian vibe to it."
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Last year it was 'Changeling'… this poster is a major contender for the worst poster of the year
Cameron Diaz looks like Madonna in this photo. The red line is similar to the "From Hell" poster.
C'mon, it's not a bad poster! I don't like the tagline much, but the image is pretty good.
I know it's not very similar, but after looking at this poster for a second time, this image came to my mind: http://www.mymovies.it/filmclub/2006/03/015/locandina.jpg
@Adriano: Similar in that they both contain the face of a woman. This is not a bad poster but definitely not a good one either. They are selling Cameron in the film for sure.
The plot reminds me of an Alfred Hitchcock Presents television episode. They were excellent for a half hour or one hour's entertainment as I recall. Hope this has enough substance for a feature.