Travel Movie Watch: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  03.19.09 | 11:00 AM ET

Yet another beloved tale of childhood exploration is getting the Hollywood treatment. Cue the chorus of groans, right? Maybe. But while a live action movie version of Where the Wild Things Are might seem like a disaster waiting to happen, I’m actually cautiously optimistic about the adaptation. The always original Spike Jonze is directing, and Jonze also collaborated with novelist Dave Eggers on the script. Meanwhile, the cast includes Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener and James Gandolfini. A talented group like that couldn’t get Max’s journey to the land of the Wild Things all wrong, could they? (Let’s hope not.)

Get the Big Picture has a sneak peek of the first poster for the movie, which is due out in the fall.

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Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Travel Movie Watch: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

moviesmeter 03.20.09 | 6:58 PM ET

Where the Wild Things Are looks like a movie a want to take my niece and daughter to watch. They love to watch movies and I love spending time with them I will check it out.

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