http://blog.nerdery.com/2009/07/maurice-sendak-dave-eggers-spike-jonze-talk-about-where-the-wild-things-are/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.nerdery.com/2009/07/maurice-sendak-dave-eggers-spike-jonze-talk-about-where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Mark Malmberg Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:32:43 +0000 http://blog.nerdery.com/?p=1891#comment-1337 I can confidently say that there is no book I’ve read more times – and I’m talking cover-to-cover here – and perhaps even a few times after the youngsters have nodded off. I’m curious how a 40-page book will stretch out as a full-length film. Will the chicken-headed Wild Thing develop a love interest? Will the Wild-Thing-in-the water give me the continuing creeps? Or will the Dream Team of Eggers/Jonze soften his image enough for me to finally stare into his yellow eyes without blinking once… I can confidently say that there is no book I’ve read more times – and I’m talking cover-to-cover here – and perhaps even a few times after the youngsters have nodded off. I’m curious how a 40-page book will stretch out as a full-length film. Will the chicken-headed Wild Thing develop a love interest? Will the Wild-Thing-in-the water give me the continuing creeps? Or will the Dream Team of Eggers/Jonze soften his image enough for me to finally stare into his yellow eyes without blinking once…

]]> http://blog.nerdery.com/2009/07/maurice-sendak-dave-eggers-spike-jonze-talk-about-where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Jodi Chromey Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:56:53 +0000 http://blog.nerdery.com/?p=1891#comment-1336 I don't see how this movie can be anything but win with Eggers, Jonze, and Sendak. I don’t see how this movie can be anything but win with Eggers, Jonze, and Sendak.

]]> http://blog.nerdery.com/2009/07/maurice-sendak-dave-eggers-spike-jonze-talk-about-where-the-wild-things-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Mark Malmberg Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:32:35 +0000 http://blog.nerdery.com/?p=1891#comment-1335 "Let the wild rumpus start (anew)!" - Max “Let the wild rumpus start (anew)!” – Max

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