Where The Wild Things Are
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Where The Wild Things Are
YES!!!
Live action film, ladies and gentles. Spike Jonez is directing, Tom Hanks is in it, coming out in 2006. That's all I know for now. They haven't even started filming it yet but I saw some pix of production models. It will be faithful to the illustrations.
I can't WAIT to see the Sea Serpent and the Wild Rumpus!
Live action film, ladies and gentles. Spike Jonez is directing, Tom Hanks is in it, coming out in 2006. That's all I know for now. They haven't even started filming it yet but I saw some pix of production models. It will be faithful to the illustrations.
I can't WAIT to see the Sea Serpent and the Wild Rumpus!
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Akela, go check it out.
Here's a link to the entire text of the book:
http://diggity.schwag.org/~user0830/wild.html
It's only 300 words. The beauty is in the illustrations...more like splashpages. Outrageously cool beasties and eminently costumable What's coolest is the little boy is technically a werewolf and they make him their king. I had a W:tA character modeled on Max but unfortunately never got a chance to play him
"Where the wild things are"
Here's a link to the entire text of the book:
http://diggity.schwag.org/~user0830/wild.html
It's only 300 words. The beauty is in the illustrations...more like splashpages. Outrageously cool beasties and eminently costumable What's coolest is the little boy is technically a werewolf and they make him their king. I had a W:tA character modeled on Max but unfortunately never got a chance to play him
"Where the wild things are"
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...OMG...are you serious?!
THAT'S Awesome!!!!!
That old book is such a classic.
...I have to wonder how they will stretch the story into an entire feature length film though. ...the book could be read in under two minutes... (...even less, I think...)
What will they come up with for filler?
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This film has been in the works since 2003. It was going to be released in 2004.
http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/29892-Where ... s_Are.html
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/ ... gsare.shtm
I think its still a "go" since its listed here for 2006
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/
http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/29892-Where ... s_Are.html
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/ ... gsare.shtm
I think its still a "go" since its listed here for 2006
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/
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The cartoon site is out-of-date. It listed a different director. Here's a better link (with the pix I was talking about):
http://www.countingdown.com/movies/280290
http://www.countingdown.com/movies/280290
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There was an apocryphal storyline hinted at by Sendak that Max made friends with one of the Wild Things, the one with the black fuzzy hair and horns. They gave him the name "Moishe." My guess is, they're going to expand on that.
We may see more of what happened when Max's boat encountered the sea serpent Wild Thing.
If you have a few extra bucks, go to your CD store and scout down the soundtrack to the opera. There's a little more storyline.
We may see more of what happened when Max's boat encountered the sea serpent Wild Thing.
If you have a few extra bucks, go to your CD store and scout down the soundtrack to the opera. There's a little more storyline.
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The past few years have been good for the fantasy genre in terms of movies. For the most part, they've done good jobs at translating word to film. The technology and people to work it are there.
And again, I have a lot of faith in Tom Hanks and Maurice Sendak.
Edit: I think the keystone here is to go in with an open mind. It *won't* be a perfect translation of the book — this isn't "Lord of the Rings" here! Basically they're taking Coleridge's "Kublai Khan" and expanding it out to an hour forty minutes. So with that in mind, let's let the storytellers tell their story.
And again, I have a lot of faith in Tom Hanks and Maurice Sendak.
Edit: I think the keystone here is to go in with an open mind. It *won't* be a perfect translation of the book — this isn't "Lord of the Rings" here! Basically they're taking Coleridge's "Kublai Khan" and expanding it out to an hour forty minutes. So with that in mind, let's let the storytellers tell their story.
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This is moving ahead.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060717d.php
Tom Hanks producing, shooting in Melbourne. I know it's nowhere near but it would be straight RIGHTEOUS if WETA Workshop did the creature effects (imagine Moshe being played by Anthony Serkis...try not to short out the keyboard!). They just had a Pacific Northwest cattle call for boys to play Max just up the road in Seattle a couple weeks ago.
I am SO jazzed for this!!!!!!!!!
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060717d.php
Tom Hanks producing, shooting in Melbourne. I know it's nowhere near but it would be straight RIGHTEOUS if WETA Workshop did the creature effects (imagine Moshe being played by Anthony Serkis...try not to short out the keyboard!). They just had a Pacific Northwest cattle call for boys to play Max just up the road in Seattle a couple weeks ago.
I am SO jazzed for this!!!!!!!!!
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Probably the same thing they did with The Polar Express. Song n' dance and a bunch of extra crap.Renorei wrote:Oh man. I LOVED this book when I was little! But I'm with Vuldari, how are they gonna make this as long as a regular movie?
Seriously, part of me went 'woo hoo,' and another part of me went: 'Tom Hanks as the narrator of another beautifully illustrated but plot-lacking kids book? Yea gawd, here we go again.'
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