Where the Wild Things Are

[Brian in Mesa]

WB Knows Where the Wild Things Are
Source: Variety
January 9, 2006

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Where the Wild Things Are out of turnaround from Universal Pictures, reports Variety.

The adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, which Spike Jonze will direct from a script he and novelist Dave Eggers wrote, is expected to get underway late in the year.

Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are producing, along with Sendak and John Carls.

Details of the Jonze-Eggers adaptation have been closely held, but the film will be a live-action feature that will likely require a sizable CGI budget, adds the trade.

Legendary Pictures, which has co-financed last summer's Batman Begins and the upcoming Superman Returns, will likely come aboard as a co-financer for the pic, which Warner Bros. is setting up as a tentpole.

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One of my favorite books when I was a kid.

 

[BillsCarnage]

sweet!!!

 

[schutd]

Sendak hand picked Spike Jonze to direct after having this film on the burner for nearly a decade. Saw the trailer today ahead of Harry Potter.

Looks like its going to be amazing. Cant wait.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Where the Wild Things Are

Release Date: October 16, 2009 (conventional theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Spike Jonze
Screenwriter: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers
Genre: Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language)
Website: WheretheWildThingsAre.com

Starring: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker

Plot Summary: Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in "Where the Wild Things Are," a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. The film tells the story of Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

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[Shane]

Love the book. The movie looks very BLAH!

 

[FArting]

Saw this yesterday

Movie looks good

 

[Shane]

Saw this yesterday

Movie looks good

So did you see it or not?

 

[Pariah]

I actually enjoyed the movie, but it's not for kids (and not because there's any objectionable content; it just deals with the subject matter in a way that will go over most kids' heads...heck, I'll bet a lot of adults don't get it).

 

[FArting]

So did you see it or not?

Yes i saw it at Westgate AMC 20.