Going to be a Wild October

Set to release on October 16th of this year, Where the Wild Things Are, a childrens book come-to-life, is being brought to audiences by director Spike Jonze. The much anticipated film, is just finishing the post-production stages before the big marketing blitz starts to hit theaters, television sets, and anywhere you can slap a poster.

Spike Jonze, who is not shy to projects such as these, directing such odd films as Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, did not find this creative process so easy. Without the brilliant writing of Charlie Kaufman inspiring Jonze, he and writer David Eggers decided to tackle this project on their own. Jonze faced much criticsm from the execs at Warner Bros. who were not aligning with his image for this film. It was rumoured back in Feb 2008 that they were considering pulling the plug, and having a new director step in. Producer Gary Goetzman responded, "We support Spike's vision. We're helping him make the vision he wants to make".

Its hard not to have faith in the guy, who has brought such great stories to life. Only time will tell, and for any those who loved the book as a child, you can be the judge in October.