So, I've been drooling for a very long time now about the forthcoming Where The Wild Things Are movie, adapted by Dave Eggers and directed by Spike Jones. It's a dream team working on a favorite childhood novel by Maurice Sendak, and I was only more interested after seeing stills that made the Wild Things look a lot like Gorgs. Remember Gorgs?
Well, now it looks like Warner Brothers isn't happy with test screenings and wants to fire Jonze and reshoot the film entirely. The Vulture post on the subject, which I stumbled upon pretty late, says it all pretty well. Why do movie studios think that they can create better movies with a focus group than they can with a brilliant director? Furthermore, why are we so touchy about movies that might scare children a little? Don't all the best children's movies have that dark edge to them? Dave Eggers knows how to tell a compelling story and Spike Jonze knows how to work that visual magic and apparently that makes WB execs freak the fuck out. Leave this movie alone! Forest Whitaker knows.
Hey Warners! Leave Spike Jonze and ‘Wild Things’ Alone! [Vulture Blog - nymag.com]
Photo from www.wtwta.net
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