Late last night writer-director Richard Kelly updated his MySpace blog with a few NASA goodies and a response to the various plot synopses that are floating around on the web for his adaptation of The Box. "I wanted to post a link to a great behind-the-scenes segment produced by our friends at NASA on location at Langley, profiling our last week of filming," he writes. "In the footage you will see brief glimpses of some of the (very large) sets constructed for the film in the large-scale wind tunnel, which has never been used in a motion-picture... until now!" Read on for a look.
Here is the link to THIS WEEK AT NASA
And here is a link to an article about the historic wind tunnel, when it was officially de-commissioned in 1995.
"Also... I wanted to post the official synopsis of the film, as there has been some inaccurate stuff circulating out there:
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.
I actually haven't read any of Matheson's stories(I have a collection of stories, but haven't gotten the chance to read it yet). However, being a fan of his Twilight Zone scripts, I'm looking forward to this film.
I actually haven't read any of Matheson's stories(I have a collection of stories, but haven't gotten the chance to read it yet). However, being a fan of his Twilight Zone scripts, I'm looking forward to this film.
I actually haven't read any of Matheson's stories(I have a collection of stories, but haven't gotten the chance to read it yet). However, being a fan of his Twilight Zone scripts, I'm looking forward to this film.
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