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Richard Kelly, the man who's responsible for bringing films like Donnie Darko and Southland Tales to the big screen, opened up about his new film back in April. The film is called The Box and everything seems to be going smoothly for the project. Kelly had this to say on his official Myspace blog:
"It's been a while since I've blogged (been busy completing the script for FILM #4), so I thought I'd give some facts on THE BOX, just to clarify things for people.
- WB is releasing the film on October 30, 2009. 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.
- The film is completely finished. Principal photography was completed in March 2008, and it was officially delivered to WB right before Christmas 2008. A March 2009 release was briefly considered, but a Fall 2009 release was always a better fit.
- We shot in Massachusetts and Virginia. The film takes place predominantly in Virginia, 1976.
- The running time is 1 hour 55 minutes long including end credits.
- The film was digitally photographed using the Panavision Genesis camera. In my audio commentary on Tony Scott's Domino, I mentioned that I would never shoot a 1970s period piece using a digital camera. My position on this changed when I saw David Fincher's extraordinary Zodiac. It can be done.
- There are more than 300 visual effects shots, which required eight months of post-production. The digital work-flow of the Genesis was essential to completing these visual effects properly.
- Win Butler, Regine Chassagne (of Arcade Fire) and Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, frequent collaborator with Arcade Fire) recorded more than 80 minutes of score for the film.
- Here is a list of artists whose songs appear in the film: GRATEFUL DEAD, DEREK & THE DOMINOS, WILSON PICKETT, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, SCOTT WALKER.
-The official website for the film is thebox-movie.com - it will unveil sometime this summer.
This is my most personal film to date, and I'm very proud of how it turned out.
So that's an update from me."
In addition to that, it was announced recently that Kelly would premiere some footage from The Box at the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 24th. This news was again found on his Myspace blog:
Hello everyone,
Wanted to share some news on THE BOX.
Many have asked us if we will be at Comic-Con . . . I am happy to tell you first that the answer is YES. Our panel is Friday, July 24 as part of the Warner Bros. presentation. Cameron and James will be joining me, we look forward to sharing a First Look at the trailer plus other cool stuff.
More news on THE BOX and other DARKO projects soon.
RK
The Box centers on a suburban couple, Norma and Arthur Lewis, who have a child together. They receive a plain, wooden box as an anonymous gift one day. The box can bestow $1 million upon its owner with the press of a button, but it has its consquences. Pressing the button simultaneously sacrifices the life of another human being somewhere else in the world. Someone the Lewis family has never met.
Richard Kelly has been kind of hit or miss with his films. Donnie Darko was pretty amazing while Southland Tales didn't seem to be on the same level. The Box has an interesting concept though. It's based off of a Twilight Zone story from 1986 entitled, "Button, Button." Maybe we'll get a trailer some time soon after comic-con.
The Box stars Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs, and James Marsden. It has a potential release date of October 30th.
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