Where The Wild Things Are

*Slap-Happy* · 08-07-2008, 06:53 PM

Where the Wild Things Are is a film adaptation of a Maurice Sendak picture book of the same name. The film will be directed by Spike Jonze and written by Dave Eggers.

The movie will combine live action, suitmation, animatronics and CGI. The film's release was schedueled to be an October 16, 2009 release date but Warner Brothers has removed the movie from their schedule altogether.

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. However, disagreements between Universal and Jonze led him to take the film to Warner Bros.

Filming began in April of 2006 at Central City Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Adam Keenan and John Nolan will be responsible for the animatronics. The film is currently in post-production.

The cast includes Catherine Keener, Max Records, James Gandolfini, Angus Sampson, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Williams, Catherine O'Hara, Rachel Rivera, Melissa Davis and Paul Dano. Recently, Lauren Ambrose has been cast to replace Williams as the voice of one of the monsters. The filmmakers reportedly "enjoyed working with Williams, but her voice didn't match their original vision of how the Wild Thing should sound."

The seven creatures will be actors in up to nine-foot tall suits made of foam, although it is expected that their faces will be computer-generated.

On February 20, 2008, rumors emerged that Warner Brothers is considering reshooting the entire film. Whether Jonze has final cut on the film is not certain. It is not known if Jonze and Eggers would be involved in the possible reshoots.

Plot outline
The film concerns the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry after being sent to his room without supper. He then creates a forest inhabited by many large imaginary monsters, who crown him their ruler.

Cast
Max Records as Max
Catherine Keener as Max's Mother
James Gandolfini as Carol (voice)
Forest Whitaker as Ira (voice)
Lauren Ambrose as KW (voice)
Catherine O'Hara as Judith (voice)
Tom Noonan as Wild Thing (voice)
Paul Dano as Alexander (voice)
Steve Mouzakis as Mr. Elliot
Angus Sampson as TBA
Rachel Rivera as TBA
Melissa Davis as TBA

Crew
Directed by Spike Jonze
Screenplay by Dave Eggers, Michael Goldenberg and Spike Jonze
Based on the book by Maurice Sendak
Produced by John B. Carls, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Vincent Landay and Maurice Sendak
Executive producers Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Thomas Tull
Director of photography Lance Acord
Production designer K. K. Barrett
Edited by Eric Zumbrunnen
Visual effects supervisor Marc Kolbe
Costume designer Casey Strom
Creature effects supervisor Dave Elsey

Test Footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGfIPskRkw

08-07-2008, 06:53 PM	#1
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	Where The Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are is a film adaptation of a Maurice Sendak picture book of the same name. The film will be directed by Spike Jonze and written by Dave Eggers. The movie will combine live action, suitmation, animatronics and CGI. The film's release was schedueled to be an October 16, 2009 release date but Warner Brothers has removed the movie from their schedule altogether. 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. However, disagreements between Universal and Jonze led him to take the film to Warner Bros. Filming began in April of 2006 at Central City Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Adam Keenan and John Nolan will be responsible for the animatronics. The film is currently in post-production. The cast includes Catherine Keener, Max Records, James Gandolfini, Angus Sampson, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Williams, Catherine O'Hara, Rachel Rivera, Melissa Davis and Paul Dano. Recently, Lauren Ambrose has been cast to replace Williams as the voice of one of the monsters. The filmmakers reportedly "enjoyed working with Williams, but her voice didn't match their original vision of how the Wild Thing should sound." The seven creatures will be actors in up to nine-foot tall suits made of foam, although it is expected that their faces will be computer-generated. On February 20, 2008, rumors emerged that Warner Brothers is considering reshooting the entire film. Whether Jonze has final cut on the film is not certain. It is not known if Jonze and Eggers would be involved in the possible reshoots. Plot outline The film concerns the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry after being sent to his room without supper. He then creates a forest inhabited by many large imaginary monsters, who crown him their ruler. Cast Max Records as Max Catherine Keener as Max's Mother James Gandolfini as Carol (voice) Forest Whitaker as Ira (voice) Lauren Ambrose as KW (voice) Catherine O'Hara as Judith (voice) Tom Noonan as Wild Thing (voice) Paul Dano as Alexander (voice) Steve Mouzakis as Mr. Elliot Angus Sampson as TBA Rachel Rivera as TBA Melissa Davis as TBA Crew Directed by Spike Jonze Screenplay by Dave Eggers, Michael Goldenberg and Spike Jonze Based on the book by Maurice Sendak Produced by John B. Carls, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Vincent Landay and Maurice Sendak Executive producers Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick and Thomas Tull Director of photography Lance Acord Production designer K. K. Barrett Edited by Eric Zumbrunnen Visual effects supervisor Marc Kolbe Costume designer Casey Strom Creature effects supervisor Dave Elsey Test Footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGfIPskRkw Last edited by Slap-Happy; 08-07-2008 at 07:29 PM.