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Exclusive: The World of Where the Wild Things AreIt has taken Being John Malkovich and Adaptation director Spike Jonze more than five years to bring Where the Wild Things Are to the big screen. Maurice Sendak, the writer and illustrator of the best-selling children's book (which has sold upward of 20 million copies), identified Jonze as the only man he trusted enough to render his story on film. That story focuses on Max, the boisterous boy in wolf pyjamas who, when sent to his room for bad behaviour, journeys in his imagination and travels to the realm of the Wild Things, a gaggle of hairy monsters who proclaim him king. The book contains only a few hundred words, and yet Jonze has created a full feature film, as wild as the source and as dark and brooding as any ancient fairy tale. The director joins Maurice Sendak and some of his key collaborators to explain exclusively to RT how they shaped the world of Where the Wild Things Are on the big screen. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
First Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Preview ArrivesA first look at some behind-the-scenes footage, along with a brief teaser, for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has hit the web from the Blu-ray release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. |
Dailymotion |
Awards Tour: Fish Tank, Moon Win British Independent Film AwardsDuncan Jones took home the Best Debut Director award and his film was named Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards in London last night. Fish Tank also won a pair of awards with Andrea Arnold collecting Best Director and Katie Jarvis Best Newcomer. Tom Hardy collected the Best Actor gong for his role in Bronson, while Carey Mulligan took home Best Actress for An Education. |
Screendaily |
Peter Jackson Talks Hobbit, LotR Blu-rayRumors of delays notwithstanding, Peter Jackson says you can still count on "The Hobbit" making its 2011 release date -- and he has some information about the "Lord of the Rings" Blu-ray, too. |
Collider.com |
Woman Jailed for Filming New Moon ScreeningCareful with those camera phones, boys and girls: According to a Chicago woman, she was jailed for filming her sister's surprise birthday party during a "New Moon" screening. |
Chicago Sun-Times |
McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator MoviesMcG held a "Terminator Salvation" chat tonight, and guess what? He's planning on making the fifth and sixth installments in the saga. |
Gizmodo |
Taylor Lautner Is Max SteelTaylor Lautner has signed on to star in Paramount's "Max Steel," the studio's franchise-ready adaptation of the Mattel toy. |
Variety |
Eastwood and Freeman Reunite for InvictusThey say the third time's the charm, but for Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, the first and second times weren't so bad either. |
Los Angeles Times |
Details of Next Jack Ryan Movie EmergeAccording to producer Mace Neufeld, the next Jack Ryan movie is moving forward -- and no, it won't be based on a Tom Clancy novel. |
ComingSoon.net |
Bennett Miller Wants to Play Moneyball"Capote" director Bennett Miller is in talks to replace Steven Soderbergh as the director of Columbia's Brad Pitt-led "Moneyball." |
Variety |
Mel Gibson Heading to MexicoDetails are scarce at this point, but it appears that Mel Gibson's next project will film in Veracruz, Mexico next year. |
Hollywood Reporter |
Jack Black Gets Re-AnimatedIt doesn't have a title yet, but Jack Black and Universal are on board for an animated adventure revolving around cryptozoology, "the search for legendary creatures whose existence has never actually been confirmed, like the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot." |
Variety |
Trailer Bulletin: Death at a FuneralChris Rock's "Death at a Funeral" remake is headed to theaters. Get an early look, thanks to the just-released trailer. |
Sony |
Mr. Skin Is Rising"Nudity never rests," according to the man popularly known as Mr. Skin -- and he should know, as the king of an empire based on selling glimpses of it. |
Los Angeles Times |
The Nutcracker Going on an Action-AdventureSure, you've seen "The Nutcracker" a thousand times -- but have you ever seen it as an action adventure? |
Hollywood Reporter |
Box Office Guru Wrapup: The Blind Side Takes the LeadThis weekend audiences across North America cheered on Sandra Bullock as she defeated all her opponents to clinch the number one spot at the box office with her runaway hit drama The Blind Side which spent the last two weeks in second place. Flip flopping positions, The Twilight Saga: New Moon finished in the runnerup spot while new releases were met with moderate to dismal results. It was typical for the frame as the weekend after the Thanksgiving holiday session always sees huge declines and unimpressive openings from new titles. But overall, the marketplace remained strong with sales up double digits over last year and 2007. Crowd favorite Sandra Bullock scored her second number one of the year with The Blind Side which climbed from second to first place with an estimated $20.4M for a relatively light 49% decline. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black HoleThis week's Ketchup include news of plans to remake The Amityville Horror (again) and Disney's The Black Hole, a new project for acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson and new roles for Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwyneth Paltrow and one of the stars of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Friday Harvest: Iron Man 2, Harry Potter, and more!Happy Friday Harvest, a weekly round-up of the best pictures, posters, and videos that have become available for viewing/download on Rotten Tomatoes. Each section features the favorite or most interesting item we've added for the week, along with several other new highlights. Enjoy! |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated MoviesFive or six years ago, the Sundance Film Festival was more famous for showing dozens of worthy, politically correct movies that instantly disappeared than the odd breakout hits that it spawned, which previously included the likes of The Blair Witch Project, Reservoir Dogs and El Mariachi. Recently, however, the festival has become an excellent launching ground for low-budget movies from across the world, with the 2009 event showcasing the likes of British indie hits Moon and In The Loop and starting the awards momentum for two very different rites of passage movies: An Education and Precious, both tipped for Academy Award/BAFTA success. This year, under the stewardship of new artistic director John Cooper, Sundance shows no sign of slowing down, as its 2010 choices seem to suggest. RT investigates Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds, The Extra Man, Christopher Morris's controversial Four Lions, Joseph Gordon-Levitt starrer Hesher, Howl, Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me, Jeffrey Blitz's Lucky, Vincenzo Natali's Splice, Sympathy for Delicious and Kristen Stewart's rumoured nude scene in Welcome to the Rileys. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Spielberg Hops Away from HarveyUnable to find the perfect combination of leading man and solid script, Steven Spielberg has walked away from his "Harvey" remake, leaving Fox to pick up the pieces. |
Variety |











