The Easter Bunny sure is a busy creature these days. He’s got appearances lined up in three upcoming films, and in two of those he plays the lead role. Want a refresher? Here are the three projects: Leonardo DiCaprio will be voicing Jack Frost in The Guardians, a “mythical figure teamup” flick featuring Jack Frost, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman. Another is called Hip Hop, a Sony Animation movie in which the egg-wielding bunny wants to retire and hides out as a pet with a normal family. And finally we’ve got I Hop, the live action/CGI hybrid wherein Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) voices the Easter Bunny.

Tonight, we turn our attention to I Hop. James Marsden has joined the cast as a slacker who runs over the Easter Bunny with his car and is forced to take his place as the bunny recovers. Sounds suspiciously like The Santa Clause to me. Tim Hill, the director of another live action/CG hybrid, Alvin and the Chipmunks, is set to direct in the fall. The script was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the writing team behind the upcoming animated Steve Carell-starrer Despicable Me. I Hop hits theaters on March 4th, 2011.

I think it’s safe to assume Brand will do a fine job with the voice work here; if Sarah Marshall was any indication, he has a bright future ahead of him. Marsden was pretty fantastic in the little-seen 2008 flick Sex Drive, and it appears he’s returning to comedy in the Death at a Funeral remake. Personally, I’d rather see him in a comedic role like this one than another where he’s supposed to be the well-dressed rom-com lead. What say you, readers? Excited about the Easter Bunny’s sudden surge into the film world? Or should he stay in his rabbit hole where he belongs?

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io9 received 26 new images from The Box which stars Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella and James Marsden who can be seen above. Click here to see them all.

In the film a suburban couple receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, 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.

Here’s the trailer:

The Box is directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) and will be released on November 6th in the US and December 4th in the UK.

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Cameron Diaz and Cyclops from X-Men (James Marsden) are in a movie together. The film is set in 1976 and revolves around an unhappily married couple (Diaz and Marsden) who receive a box from a mysterious stranger (Frank Langella), who tells them that pushing a button on the box will award them with a large monetary sum, and simultaneously, someone the couple does not know, will die. While the plot doesn’t sound that great, it looks quite interesting. Watch the trailer below!

The Box is directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) and will be released in October.

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