Where the Wild Things Are (film)

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Where the Wild Things Are
Directed by Spike Jonze
Produced by Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Maurice Sendak
John B. Carls
Vincent Landay
Written by Picture book:
Maurice Sendak
Screenplay:
Dave Eggers &
Spike Jonze
Starring Max Records
Catherine Keener
Mark Ruffalo
Lauren Ambrose
Tom Noonan
James Gandolfini
Catherine O'Hara
Forest Whitaker
Music by Karen O and
Carter Burwell
Cinematography Lance Acord
Editing by Eric Zumbrunnen
Studio Legendary Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Playtone
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) October 16, 2009 (USA)
Language English
Budget US $90 million

Where the Wild Things Are is an upcoming 2009 film adaptation of the Maurice Sendak 1963 children's book of the same name. The film is directed by Spike Jonze and written by Jonze and Dave Eggers.

The film combines live action, suitmation, animatronics, and CGI. Its release is currently scheduled for October 16, 2009.[1]

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[edit] Plot

The film concerns the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max (Max Records), who is angry when his mother, Connie (Catherine Keener), invites her boyfriend over. After causing one mischievous antic after another, he is sent to his room without supper. Feeling angry and unloved, he then creates a forest bordering a massive ocean, and sails away to an island inhabited by many imaginary monsters called the Wild Things, who crown him as their ruler.

[edit] Production

Where the Wild Things Are was originally set for release from Universal, and a teaser of the film was attached to the 2000 film The Grinch.[2] However, disagreements between Universal and Jonze led him to take the film to Warner Bros.

Filming began in April 2006 at Central City Studios in Melbourne, Australia. According to Jonze, most of the film was shot with a handheld camera in order to compliment the "evocative" "other-worldly" feel of the film. [3] Adam Keenan and John Nolan are responsible for the animatronics. The film is currently in post-production.

The cast includes Catherine Keener, Max Records, James Gandolfini, Angus Sampson, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara and Paul Dano.

The seven creatures are portrayed by actors in suits up to nine feet tall made of foam, with computer-generated faces.

The film score is written by film composer Carter Burwell and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with songs by Arcade Fire.

On February 20, 2008, rumors emerged that Warner Bros. was considering reshooting the entire film.[4] Producer Gary Goetzman responded, "We support Spike's vision. We're helping him make the vision he wants to make."[5] Academy Award winning make-up effects supervisor Howard Berger (The Chronicles of Narnia) turned down offers to work on the film four times. Although the book inspired him as a child to work in special effects, he felt filming it was a "horrible idea".[6]

[edit] Rating

The film is officially rated PG by the MPAA for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Marketing

The trailer of the movie premiered on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was later seen in theaters with DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs Aliens and later with Universal Pictures's Land of the Lost.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sperling, Nicole (2008-09-11). "'Where the Wild Things Are' gets long-awaited release date". Entertainment Weekly. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/wild-things.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-12. 
  2. ^ Mark Hooper (2008-02-25). "Catch of the day: Where the Wild Things Are". Guardian Film Blog. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2008/feb/25/catchofthedaywherethewil. Retrieved on 2009-03-26. 
  3. ^ Melbourne Central City Studios - Credits
  4. ^ Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are to Be Entirely Reshot?!
  5. ^ Spike gets Final Cut
  6. ^ Mike Szymanski (2008-11-25). "Berger On Why He Said No To Wild Things". SCI FI Wire. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=62433. Retrieved on 2008-11-26. 

[edit] External links

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