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In the below video, Cameron Diaz and "X-Men" star James Marsden ponder the dilemma that is central to Richard Kelly's upcoming "The Box," which they both star in. The movie asks its star couple to consider the question: if they could immediately become wealthy by pushing a single button, at the cost of another human being's life, would they do it? It's a question with no simple answer, and one that Diaz and Marsden face as Norma and Arthur Lewis.

For more from Diaz and Marsden, check out Larry Carroll's writeup on MTV.com. First though, hit the jump for an exclusive still from "The Box," part of our Fall Preview gallery. Read more...

Alexander SkarsgardAlexander Skarsgard may have lost the chance to wield Thor's hammer, but at least he'll get to terrorize the heck out of Cyclops and Lois Lane. According to Variety, Skarsgard and Kate Bosworth are set to costar with James Marsden in "Straw Dogs," Rod Lurie's controversial remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 classic thriller.

Peckinpah's original "Dogs" is the tale of a timid college professor named David (Dustin Hoffman) who relocates to his wife's native town of Cornwall. The distant intellectual immediately alienates the local workmen, who take a fancy to his wife Amy, who is herself feeling neglected by her husband. Tension builds between the couple, and between Amy and the workmen (one of whom is her ex-lover), eventually erupting into savage, horrific violence. "Dogs" was extremely controversial when it was released in 1971, and it remains a film of fierce debate. Read more...

James MarsdenMoviegoers know James Marsden as a big screen boy scout thanks to roles in "X-Men," "Enchanted," "27 Dresses" and "Superman Returns." But he's just taken a role that will turn that image on his head, as The Hollywood Reporter says that he's signed to star in Rod Lurie's remake of "Straw Dogs."

The original "Straw Dogs" was directed by Sam Peckinpah, and starred Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. It follows a timid, pacifist professor named David (played by Hoffman) who decides the Vietnam protests on his college campus are just too much, and relocates to his wife's native village of Cornwall.

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We were on the set when Fall Out Boy mixed up with Seth Green in full Amish regalia and now we're here with your first look at the sex comedy (at least we hope it's a sex comedy with a title like this) that sees fit to give James Marsden "and..." status. You've made it, James!