Gary Goetzman News

July 24, 2008
Playtone Stands Behind Jonze's Wild Things
A chance Comic Con encounter between CHUD's Devin Faraci and producer Gary Goetzman has yielded some encouraging news for film fans eagerly awaiting Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. More...

April 21, 2006
Tom Hanks to Back ABBA-daptation
The worldwide stage sensation "Mamma Mia!," a light-hearted musical packed to the gills with goofy ol' ABBA songs (that also grossed about $1.5 billion all told), will soon earn a big-screen adaptation -- thanks to producer Tom Hanks. More...

March 10, 2006
Hanks & Son Will Do "Great" Together
According to Variety, actor Tom Hanks and his son, actor Colin Hanks, will co-star with Kevin Kline in a magic-intensive comedy entitled "The Great Buck Howard." Former schlock-maker Sean McGinly graduates to the big-time with this one, as he'll be writing and directing "Howard." More...

January 11, 2006
Julia Roberts to Make Her Return in "War" Movie
Variety reports that Ms. Julia Roberts, who hasn't been in a flick since 2004's "Ocean's Twelve," is planning to co-star with Tom Hanks in Mike Nichols' and Universal's "Charlie Wilson's War." More...

January 9, 2006
Jonze to Direct Some "Wild Things" for WB
Now here's a project that I can't wait to see happen! According to Variety, Warner Bros. has hired Spike Jonze ("Adaptation.") to direct a live-action (and inevitably CGI-laden) adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic kid's story "Where the Wild Things Are." More...