James Marsden does the ol' switcheroo again after sinking his teeth in the comedy and rom com genres playing Corny Collins in
Hairspray, cutie-pie Prince Edward in
Enchanted, and that cranky guy in
27 Dresses. This time he is doing a thriller called
The Box also starring Cameron Diaz, and directed by Richard Kelly.
The Box is based on a short story called
Button, Button and was a Twilight Zone episode. It is about a couple (Marsden and Diaz) who are given a box that if you press the button inside it you will get a million dollars. The only thing is that someone you don't know will die.
In the article the three stars were asked if they would press the button:
James Marsden: "No, but that's me. We were sitting and talking in a makeup trailer, and one person said, 'I'd probably do it.' I said, 'I would never do it.' He said, 'Yeah, but you're you.' A successful actor making lots of money is different from working at Boston Market. Now if it were $5 million, I might balk for a second. But I would like to think otherwise."
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