SubVerse

Yummm…
These first images released from Spike Jonez’ and Dave Eggers’ “Where The Wild Things Are” are making me very happy. (click the pics for larger images)

And you must check this out too: A small scene has leaked online, and it’s adorable.

You can really hear Eggers’ voice in the writing. And it has that casual, psychedelic feel of the old “Little Prince” film from the 70s. Just a kid chatting with his imaginary monster, the way any kid would.

And, though I know some people aren’t too excited that Jonez chose to use animatronic puppets for the Wild Things, I personally think it’s great. We’re so used to seeing everything done with CGI these days, but you just can’t beat the reality of old school, man-in-a-suit muppetry. It’s Big Bird, who’s just so clearly, physically there standing in front of us. He’s literally keepin’ it real. I applaud that.