Where the Wild Things Are

USA Today interviewed Spike Jonze, director of the upcoming children novel adaptation "Where the Wild Things Are," to discuss the creative process behind this film.

“As a kid, I just connected to it," Jonze said in the interview. "I wanted to hear it over and over. It’s like trying to explain why you love somebody. To me, the Wild Things are both cuddly and dangerous. I wanted to climb atop of them like Max.”

The story deals with Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.It is written by Maurice Sendak and only contains 338 words.

Sendak added his own input to Jonze on the script of the film, but Jonze says Sendak “was adamant that [Jonze] make [his] own thing.”

Jonze didn't reveal much about the script additions except that they "include details about Max's home life that shed light on why he felt the need to run off to a magical place."

"I never thought of it as a children's movie," he said. "My intention was to be true to how it felt to be 9 years old. Maurice's whole thing is to be honest. You can say anything to kids as long as you are respectful and not pandering."

"Where the Wild Things Are" hits theaters October 16 and the first trailer for the film will be shown in front of "Monsters vs. Aliens" coming out this Friday!
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