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Mark Romanek posts a glimpse of Spike doing effects direction on WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!!!!

cool by DanboJohnJ	Jul 1st, 2009 01:54:54 PM

Micro? by Kid Idioteque	Jul 1st, 2009 01:58:03 PM
It's a 9 second clip of Spike looking at a picture. I mean... I'm excited for this movie, but this is a complete nothing.
Mark Romanek !!!! The Mark Romanek!!! by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 01:59:55 PM
The one that has broken my heart and I will never be able to forgive since he left us with our dicks in our hands by leaving Wolfman. Forshame.
Is it me or does Romanek look like Kubrick? by blakindigo	Jul 1st, 2009 02:02:16 PM
I'm just sayin'!
More Importantly by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:04:33 PM
How does Spike Jones feel about the use of the song that he helped make great, Sabatoge, used in the new Star Trek movie as a possible in joke about how one William Shatner pronounced the word Sabotage? Also how does he feel about how it fits in with the continuity?
RAAAAAAANNNNDDDYYYY!!!! by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:06:03 PM
I hope its another one of those clips!
Closing night film at Fantasic Fest??? by Lance Rocke	Jul 1st, 2009 02:08:30 PM
I'm a dreamer
that's Fantastic, ahem by Lance Rocke	Jul 1st, 2009 02:09:00 PM
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9 seconds long... by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 1st, 2009 02:09:31 PM

Really can't wait. Really, really can not wait. by hegele	Jul 1st, 2009 02:11:13 PM
i hope its as good as i hope it is, hopefully. see what i did there?
SPIKE JONZE IS A GENIUS by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:12:56 PM
That's really not up for debate. Even though he's only made a handful of feature films his body of work (i.e. music videos, commercials, skate videos etc) are absolutely astonishing. He's arguably the most talented young director in Hollywood. Flame on haters. But Spike is the best of the best. I would love to see Spike do something in Imax. I think it would be really stunning. You're the man, Spike. Don't change a thing about what you do and I hope the studio leaves WTWTA the fuck alone. Let the guy do whatever he wants. Seriously. He's one of the last true artists in cinema. His Gap ad is better than most feature films.
Series7, can you elaborate about Shatner/Sabotage? by blakindigo	Jul 1st, 2009 02:15:45 PM

Oh yeah... by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:16:03 PM
And thank you Mark Romanek for giving us the clip and for your absolutely brilliant Johnny Cash Hurt video.
That's a really, really, REALLY "micro" glimpse. by LoneGun	Jul 1st, 2009 02:17:53 PM
I watched it three times and I'm still not sure I saw anything.
Series7 by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:18:02 PM
While it would have been interesting to see Romanek's Wolf Man I think Joe "Rocketeer" Johnston may pull this one off.
Am I the only one ... by DennisMM	Jul 1st, 2009 02:21:48 PM
who thinks this whole movie would be better left unmade? A 20-minute animated short of "Where the Wild Things Are" would capture the spirit of the book. This thing is going to be filled with extraneous action and human drama outside the land of the wild things. We don't need that, no matter how talented Jonze is and no matter if Sendak gave his blessing.
fassbinder79 by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:27:57 PM
NO I stand with Harry on this, without Ratnerek the movie will suck. He is a proven vital ingrediant when making the perfect movie, as he has shown us in One Hour Photo, the man is a gift from Allah and should be treated as such.
DennisMM by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:28:10 PM
My prediction is Jonze will show off how much of a bad ass he is by the fact that he is capable of extending the story to a 2 hr film that works beautifully. What amazes me about SJ (not even having seen the film yet) is that the trailer alone is powerful. Very few filmmakers are that good that the trailer is better than most films. There are shots in that trailer with AF's "Wake Up" playing that make me want to cry. Fucking amazing! The shot when Keener hugs Max is simply dynamite. The way Jonze cut the shot of Max falling through the snow. Come on, man this thing is going to be AMAZING!!!! Where The Wild Things Are is the only film other than Avatar and Book Of Eli that has my attention at this point. The rest are just ass crack filler for the main events.
blakindigo by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:30:33 PM
The shatner Sabatoge thing. I don't know how true it is, but I guess there is an episode of Star Trek where he has to say sabotage, but said it weird. The director told him to say it correctly and he was like like NO I will say it like I want to. Sort of a I'm right your wrong thing. I have no idea if their is any truth behind it or not.
Series7 by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:32:05 PM
I didn't like One Hour Photo. But there is on question that Romanek is talented. I'll give you that. Jonze is a gift from God though. I'll tell you what I'd like to see...Romanek doing Evangelion. He's probably the only director who could pull it off. Del Toro looks amazing from the clips I've seen so one way or the other I think its going to be solid popcorn entertainment. One of the best pieces I've seen on AICN was the interview with Rick Baker talking about how much CGI effect have destroyed Hollywood. He's right. But the poor quality trailer I saw for Johnston's looked like the werewolf version of Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula and for my money that's not such a bad thing.
no by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:33:17 PM

I actually thought this movie already came out by Emperor_was_a_jerk	Jul 1st, 2009 02:34:07 PM
I really need to get with it. I thought this movie was one of those movies that sort of died in post-production and already came out in limited release and that was it. Good to know I didn't miss it! I'll catch it on DVD
NO! leave it dark!...in fact make it darker!!... by FlickaPoo	Jul 1st, 2009 02:35:08 PM
...can't wait.
fassbinder79 by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:37:25 PM
I don't really care about Romanek, sure he's fine. I was just making fun of the rampage Harry went on when he found out that Romanek left the project. He was acting like Romanek was the greatest director ever, and he's only made 2 films which were ok nothing amazing. He was making a big stink. I mean maybe in time Romanek will be good, but imagine someone being mad about David Fincher leaving a project right after he made Alien 3, you wouldn't give a shit would you. NOW you could be upset (though not really since its AICN tradition now to say David Fincher is attached to every single movie ever made the second news comes out that they are making it) if Fincher left a movie right before they started filming. But Romanek, lets let him get a couple more films under his belt before we throw teper tantrums about his work choice. Also I'd rather see a fun entertaining movie that Jojo is capable of making then some boring thing which is all I've seen from Romanek.
Series7 by fassbinder79	Jul 1st, 2009 02:44:54 PM
Gotcha. While I didn't like OHP I think Romanek's talent has been shown through the music videos he's directed. Not all of them good mind you but some of them are truly incredible. I mean few people will ever (if ever) top the Cash Hurt video. So I would disagree with your Fincher comment from the point of view that DF had only made a handful of videos (i.e. The Wallflowers) before Alien 3 so I don't think that's a fair comparison. Romanek has been working for A LONG TIME and he's earned some cred as far as I'm concerned. To cut Harry some slack if he's in any way like me and loves a good werewolf movie (and there are really only two good ones in my opinion - Landis' and Dante's The Howling - An American Werewolf is one of the best films I've ever seen...Its like Bunuel for 13 years olds and that is AWESOME) he was probably feeling like shit we could have had this stylish director with taste revisit the Wolf Man but instead we're getting the guy who did Hidalgo and Jurassic Park 3. My feeling is Johnston deserves a chance because The Rocketeer is one of the best comic book films ever made. And October Sky was pretty good too. Most of Johnston's films haven't been good but he clearly seems to be one of those studio hired hands that can actually crank out some truly entertaining theater.
Bunuel for 13 years olds by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:48:04 PM
Yeah Landis always talks about killing kids and how he copys that dream sequence scene in Werewolf. So I guess you weren't a fan of Mario Van Peebles Werewolf movie?
October Sky was great by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 02:48:59 PM
The only time I thought Heath's buttom was an actual actor.
Can't wait for this film. Trailer has my hopes pretty high by Stormwatcher	Jul 1st, 2009 02:52:50 PM
Could be Genious. The Blue Ray will just look fantastic.
This is one film I am really looking forward to. by Subtitles_Off	Jul 1st, 2009 02:54:39 PM
But, that was nine seconds of nothing.
With a name like Romanek, he'd pretty much have to be by IForgotAbout19	Jul 1st, 2009 02:56:54 PM
Don't you think? I mean, I just can't see a wrestler or football player named Romanek...
Karl Malden died. by Subtitles_Off	Jul 1st, 2009 02:58:03 PM
A real artist with a filmography that includes many movies I care deeply about. I wonder how all those arses who wasted their sorrow on Billy Mays are going to find the adequate tears.
Damn what a waste of 9 seconds by Nizzuts	Jul 1st, 2009 02:59:39 PM
That was completely and utterly retarded.
Billy Mays Sold me by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 03:01:41 PM
Extra Tears, right before he passed. Its a substance that lets you cry on cue whenever you need to. That man was a marketing genius I tell you, always had the right product at the right time.
AINT IT SHIT NEWS by batman713	Jul 1st, 2009 03:16:49 PM
this site fucking sucks decepticon balls. what a waste of 9 seconds.
spike jonez by idrinkyourmilkshake	Jul 1st, 2009 03:21:09 PM
is a goddamn genius. Being John Malkovich? CHECK! Adaptation? DOUBLE CHECK! Now this???-LOOKING REAL GOOD for Spike!
Anybody else notice by The_Myhand	Jul 1st, 2009 03:38:52 PM
that you can always tell if Harry wrote the article just by looking at how many exclamation marks are at the end of the title? And its usually over something lame lol
hahahaha by henrydalton	Jul 1st, 2009 03:45:16 PM
got any footage of him blinking? Or maybe shrugging?
I see by Subtitles_Off	Jul 1st, 2009 03:50:31 PM
Series7 will buy anything. You know, when people would say that about you, I'd raise my hand and disagree. I'd say, "He is not a sucker, and you should take that back!" Now I know I was wrong. Extra Tears (tm) - Does that come in a two litre bottle?
It came in a by Series7	Jul 1st, 2009 03:56:52 PM
24 ounce can, but with free set of tearies (dry rags) that are machine washable.
Romanek helps out the little man. by fattyaaron	Jul 1st, 2009 04:09:37 PM
when i was working on my thesis in college (something to do with music videos), i tried contacting a ton of directors. some well known, some not. Romanek is they only one who reached out to me, giving me a lengthy interview and his email address if i had follow up questions. i know it's not much, but it made me respect his video work even more.
Is it going to be released like Jonze wanted? by ricarleite2	Jul 1st, 2009 04:14:00 PM

shatner sabotadje clip by ironic_name	Jul 1st, 2009 04:23:09 PM
http://tinyurl.com/pk9ehr
Why was that clip worth clicking on? 9 seconds of pointing at s by briantag	Jul 1st, 2009 04:34:28 PM
Even I can stand in front of a screen and point at the chicken's eyes. So can I have a 10 million dollar directing job too?
http://tinyurl.com/nssezv by ironic_name	Jul 1st, 2009 04:37:45 PM

It will always pain me Mark got kicked off/left Wolfman. by hallmitchell	Jul 1st, 2009 05:43:20 PM
No matter how good this film is. I will always wonder.
Definitely my most anticipated movie by jimmy_009	Jul 1st, 2009 05:52:43 PM
Can't wait for this one.
Don't blink during this clip, whatever you do! by LoneGun	Jul 1st, 2009 06:13:11 PM
You might just miss the whole thing.
You just know Harry will pick THIS... by Bastard_In_A_Blanket	Jul 1st, 2009 06:55:58 PM
... BASTERDS or PARNASUSS ahead of AVATAR as film of the year. You'll see.
Niiice! by quamb	Jul 1st, 2009 06:56:28 PM
This is the kind of stuff that makes AICN worth while. Little snippits of stuff that only geeks would appreciate. Am super pumped for this film. Finally something to look forward to that actually has bucket loads of imagination, and not just crime scenes or explosions or car chases or superheroes etc etc
The wild thing is in my pants by FEAR_AND_LOATHING	Jul 1st, 2009 07:12:52 PM
made ya look!
WTWTA is taking forrrrreeevvveeerrrrrrr.... by ZombieHeathLedger	Jul 1st, 2009 07:13:15 PM
It seems like forever ago that we first saw that Griffith Park test footage with Sean Penn as the voice of the monster. "Robots are best."
zombieheath......I cant wait for WTWTA, it by southafricanguy	Jul 1st, 2009 11:26:39 PM
looks really cool. Though as you say it seems to have taken forever to get here. Speaking of which, have you checked out marketsaw.com recently? There is a cool picture of a banner advertising SD comic con. The banner has a partial picture of the face of a Na'vi from Avatar, very cool looking imho. It looks like a really good make up fx, but its actually cgi....
quamb.....right there with you dude, thats why by southafricanguy	Jul 1st, 2009 11:27:32 PM
im so stoked for Avatar and WTWTA....
As I wrote elsewhere, looking forward by Dingbatty	Jul 2nd, 2009 02:04:29 AM
to this, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and the Fraggle Rock movie. The so-called "adult" movies this year have been disappointing.
I fear Johnston directing Captain America. by Dingbatty	Jul 2nd, 2009 02:05:36 AM
After the Brubaker/Epting run, it would suck if it's schmaltzy.
Greatest children's book in history by Sithdan	Jul 2nd, 2009 10:14:49 AM
There's a lot riding on this. I hope they don't fuck it up.
MAN IN SUIT!!!! MAN IN SUIT!!!!! by FeralAngel	Jul 2nd, 2009 10:37:14 AM
Christ, I'm the first to mention this? This site has really gone downhill. Anyway, we'll see if audiences are really ready to watch some dude in a giant Muppet fur suit impersonate a classic children's book character. I'm all for it myself. It's really funny when the man in the suit runs through the woods and the giant high-tech animatronic head he's wearing wobbles around, thus killing the illusion of life. Now that's comedy. Could make a killer drinking game too. Just rent the Wild Things DVD, throw a party, play the movie, and at the first sight of GIANT FURRY HEAD WOBBLE, take a shot. Instant drunken orgy. And a far better time to be had than actually going to see this pile of dung at the movie theater. Epic win. It's all golden.
FeralAngel by fassbinder79	Jul 2nd, 2009 11:07:59 AM
One of the most idiotic posts I've seen on this site. Where The Wild Things Are will OWN your ass. Spike is a beast! And he'll be laughing all the way to bank when this film becomes the surprise blockbuster of the year.
giant wobbling heads by Bouncy X	Jul 2nd, 2009 03:10:59 PM
aren't the heads 100% CGI? or was that just a rumor or plan that fell through?
.............well.............. by livingwater	Jul 3rd, 2009 05:04:41 AM
1) the whole left side is blown out so my guess is that the digital projector is giving faulty colours (2) project it on the real screen from film (3) make a decisions.............far from showing his attention to detail it shows (1) he is confused about a simple decision (2) he isn't focusing on the full image (3) he doesn't know what he is doing
Bouncy by white_vader	Jul 5th, 2009 08:08:03 PM
Practical suits and heads, but sculpted with a 'default' expression (for lighting/plate reference). Then the cg face is tracked over the top. That's what I've read anyway.
What a cock... by xalener	Jul 5th, 2009 10:24:45 PM
SEE WUT I DID THAR?
fattyaaron, fassbinder by white_vader	Jul 5th, 2009 11:01:03 PM
That's a cool story Fatty. Can I call you Fatty? ;) Fassbinder, yeah Hurt is so good I still forget it's a Trent Reznor song. But as to Fincher only doing a handful of videos and brushing it off with The Wallflowers, come on. He'd done videos for Sting, Roy Orbison, Aerosmith, George Michael and 3 for Madonna (I counted 47 videos in all by 1990) before Alien 3 (and only 6 since). And you say Spike is "young"?! Lousy batting average there dude. Although it does make me feel better about my own age... And "Rick Baker talking about how much CGI effect have destroyed Hollywood"?! Uh, O.K., point me to the interview where he said that. Baker has ALWAYS maintained that practical/prosthetic makeup is an ADDITIVE process. CG can be reductive. He pushed makeup into the technical realm with animatronic effects (concurrently with others), and did the same with CG (just another technical tool) way back with The Frighteners, and recently with Benjamin Button. Check your stuff dude.
Blakindigo, must be the beard. And the intensity, by white_vader	Jul 5th, 2009 11:20:07 PM
although Kubrick didn't have so high a voice from memory! They had a story on Duncan Jones over at the Star Wars.com site (first time I've been there in many years) on the making of Jones' "Moon" with Sam Rockwell. At first I thought they'd substituted a pic of Romanek by mistake it was so uncanny. Then I saw another photo of him without a beard and smiling and he looked a LOT more like his famous dad!

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