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Whitaker Addresses 'Wild Things' Re-Shoots, Says Kids Can Handle Jonze's Vision

Posted 3/26/08 12:53 pm EST by in News


Recent headlines have speculated wildly on the fate of "Where the Wild Things Are." Advance screenings have reportedly proven too scary for kids, and resulting rumors have Spike Jonze's flick being re-cut, re-focused, or even entirely re-shot.

According to one of the film's voice stars, however, there are at least three kids who had no problem handling the horribleness.

"My children are 9, 11, and 16," insisted Forest Whitaker, saying that he took his children to one of those early "Things" screenings. "It was intense. They liked it, though. They enjoyed it." Read More...

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The Dailies: February 20, 2008

Posted 2/20/08 4:03 pm EST by in Dailies


Buzz Lightyear- First photo of Two-Face surfaces online, revealing new, more realistic look. Enthusiasts of “clarity” and “focus” suffer aneurysms. (Dark Horizons)

- Has the "Wall Street Journal" leaked plot details for "Toy Story 3”? Did John Lasseter reveal the same plot several years ago? The answer to both questions is yes. (Empire)

- Watchmen: From comic book to storyboard to the big screen. (/film)

- Did you see that leaked video from "Where the Wild Things Are"? Man, does Spike Jonze wish you hadn't. (Collider)

- Roland Emmerich to destroy the world (again) in "2012." (Cinematical)

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Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Really Loves 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Posted 8/17/07 12:23 pm EST by in News


Pete WentzAs a rule of thumb, Pete Wentz is excited about pretty much everything, so when I was talking to him yesterday about Fall Out Boy's upcoming arena tour -- which he's dubbed the "Young Wild Things Tour," in a nod to Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" -- it wasn't exactly breaking news that he was super-pumped to hit the road. But what was rather interesting was just closely he was following the upcoming Spike Jonze/Dave Eggers adaptation of the book, which is tentatively due from Warner Bros. next October (see our first look from the film here).

"I'm so excited to see the new movie. I've only seen one picture but it was stunning - I think it's an Eggerts script. This movie was a long time coming," he wrote me in an email. "When I was a kid I wanted to be Max when I grew up, which was insane because he was another kid. I think every parent should read this story to their kid." Read More...

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