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Before he shared a red carpet with Cameron Diaz, he walked passed OSU’s Student Union on his way to class.
Former OSU student James Marsden is now co-starring with Diaz in “The Box,” a Warner Brothers film released today.
Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) directed the film, which follows a normal family struggling for money when they’re presented with a box and a proposition.
Even though the film is set in 1976, Kelly is not worried about audiences being able to connect with the storyline.
“(Arthur and Norma Lewis) have a lifestyle that they can’t really afford and they are living on credit,” Kelly said. Kelly said he hopes it feels like it resonates with today’s audience despite being set in 1976.
Kelly said the time period of the movie was an important aspect of the story.
“It became a huge decision for me or a necessary decision to set it in the ‘70s because the concept of someone you don’t know, which is inherent to the premise,” Kelly said. “(That) doesn’t really exist anymore with modern social networking sites, Google satellite maps and all the surveillance technology we have today.”
Marsden and Diaz play the roles of the cash-strapped couple.
Marsden, an Oklahoma native, said that he had to get rid of his accent when he started his acting career but it’s still useful.
“For this film it really worked because both (Diaz and I) were doing versions of Southern to Midwest accents, but it comes in handy occasionally to break back into the Oklahoma thing,” Marsden said.
Diaz said that it was easier for Marsden to develop his accent and that was what led to his nickname on set.
“We actually called him Oklahoma,” Diaz said.
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