The Box (Richard Kelly, 2009)

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Antoine Doinel · #1 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:36 pm

Kelly has a film in post-production, a horror film starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.

Arcade Fire are scoring the film

#2 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:41 pm

I could have sworn we talked about this on the board but I searched and couldn't find anything. There was a new Twilight Zone episode based on the same short story, can't wait to see how Kelly ruins this one.

Antoine Doinel · #3 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:42 pm

Well, the two leads are certainly frightening.

#4 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:44 pm

Here's the Wiki'd summary of the TZ ep if anyone wants some idea of what they're in for.

Antoine Doinel · #5 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:50 pm

I'll just watch the Simpsons Halloween Special episode with the monkey's paw instead. Though Kelly's film might be just as funny.

Barmy · #6 Post by **Barmy** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:16 pm

He did wonders with The Rock; maybe he can do the same for CamDi.

=P~

Jean-Luc Garbo · #7 Post by **Jean-Luc Garbo** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:25 pm

Just as I was wondering what (or even when and if) he had as a new film in the works...

Antoine Doinel · #8 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:17 pm

Okay, so Arcade Fire aren't scoring the film, but a few of the members might do some music for the film.

sidehacker · #9 Post by **sidehacker** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:47 pm

Is this guy even trying anymore? He seems to be just trying to put together films based on the goofiest of concepts hoping that people will buy into the "so bad it's good" thing.

#10 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:50 pm

I'm just trying to figure out how that short story is a movie, because as a little fifteen minute segment in an anthology, it would work-- it's a one-note morality fable, like most TZ-fodder stories. I'm also more than a little confused at how a movie about three people and a box costs $30 million.

GoldenPilgrim · #11 Post by **GoldenPilgrim** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:53 pm

domino harvey wrote:I could have sworn we talked about this on the board but I searched and couldn't find anything. There was a new Twilight Zone episode based on the same short story, can't wait to see how Kelly ruins this one.

I'm with you on this. I don't look at any other message boards and this whole thing is really really familiar. I know I've read, at fairly great lengths, about this...but where? Mr. Serling is getting lazy.

Dylan · #12 Post by **Dylan** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:05 pm

This sort of concept was done about as well as it can be for the sixties Outer Limits episode Don't Open Till Doomsday (which, by the way, was beautifully shot by Conrad Hall). Then when you add the sixties Alfred Hitchcock Hour update of The Monkey's Paw and the sixties Twilight Zone episode Five Characters in Search of an Exit one really has no use for this.

a.khan · #13 Post by **a.khan** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:14 pm

Yeah, but Richard Kelley will throw in several 80s references, cast pop stars and hire a guy in a rabbit suit. Surely, that's pretty original, right? (Fanboys agree.)

JSJUTK · #14 Post by **JSJUTK** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:19 pm

a.khan wrote:Yeah, but Richard Kelley will throw in several 80s references, cast pop stars and hire a guy in a rabbit suit. Surely, that's pretty original, right? (Fanboys agree.)

Perhaps your opinion would carry more weight if you could correctly spell Kelly's name.

a.khan · #15 Post by **a.khan** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:26 pm

JSJUTK wrote:
a.khan wrote:Yeah, but Richard Kelley will throw in several 80s references, cast pop stars and hire a guy in a rabbit suit. Surely, that's pretty original, right? (Fanboys agree.)
Perhaps your opinion would carry more weight if you could correctly spell Kelly's name.

I apologize to all pedantic lurkers like yourself.

P.S. Now please fuck off.

JSJUTK · #16 Post by **JSJUTK** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:31 am

a.khan wrote:I apologize to all pedantic lurkers like yourself.

P.S. Now please fuck off.

You're right. My bad.

Antoine Doinel · #17 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:51 pm

The film gets a distant release date of September 11, 2009.

chaddoli · #18 Post by **chaddoli** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:06 pm

I'll bet Kelly requested that date in an effort to be edgy.

Petty Bourgeoisie · Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:10 pm

CF is supposed to be a place of reasoned, intelligent discussion isn't it? Being pithy is one thing, being snarky is another. Sure Kelly is not in control of his movies but they are interesting if nothing else. Definitely better than the average multiplex fare nowadays, right? Imagination in a script is a good thing. Sheesh, he get's credit from me just for being hated by studio executives and CF snarks!

kaujot · #20 Post by **kaujot** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:17 pm

Petty Bourgeoisie wrote:CF is supposed to be a place of reasoned, intelligent discussion isn't it? Being pithy is one thing, being snarky is another. Sure Kelly is not in control of his movies but they are interesting if nothing else. Definitely better than the average multiplex fare nowadays, right? Imagination in a script is a good thing. Sheesh, he get's credit from me just for being hated by studio executives and CF snarks!

Juno is a better movie than Southland Tales, and I think Juno is a terrible piece of shit.

Petty Bourgeoisie · Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:51 pm

kaujot wrote:
Petty Bourgeoisie wrote:CF is supposed to be a place of reasoned, intelligent discussion isn't it? Being pithy is one thing, being snarky is another. Sure Kelly is not in control of his movies but they are interesting if nothing else. Definitely better than the average multiplex fare nowadays, right? Imagination in a script is a good thing. Sheesh, he get's credit from me just for being hated by studio executives and CF snarks!
Juno is a better movie than Southland Tales, and I think Juno is a terrible piece of shit.

Well at least we agree that Juno is a horrible example of American screenwriting and filmmaking. But I disagree that Southland Tales is a total failure. I would classify it as a fascinating blunder.

Antoine Doinel · #22 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:16 am

So it turns out Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett did score the film. So if this film is the unwatchable trainwreck it will probably be, at least you can close your eyes and get something of value out of it.

royalton · #23 Post by **royalton** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:40 am

Southland Tales is like some kind of horrible traffic accident. Rarely have I seen anything so mindbogglingly inept. The man is a hack. He ruined his debut feature by repackaging it with new scenes and endless ancillary material and viral marketing which viewers were expected to trawl through in lieu of his letting his weird little indie be what it was for people. SLT took that to a whole new extreme.

#24 Post by **Matt** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:49 pm

royalton wrote:The man is a hack.

But he's soooo purty.

Barmy · #25 Post by **Barmy** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:50 pm

SLT is the best film made in America since 1970. Nuff said.

Can't say I'm looking forward to The Box, howevs.

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