Where the Wild Things Are - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Where the Wild Things Are"
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
6.49/10
1970
1970
6.86/10
22526
22526
6.7/10
112000
112000
Actors and characters
Pepita Emmerichs
Character Claire
Max Pfeifer
Character Claire's Friend
Madeleine Greaves
Character Claire's Friend
Joshua Jay
Character Claire's Friend
Vincent Crowley
Character Carol Suit Performer
Sonny Gerasimowicz
Character Alexander Suit Performer
Nick Farnell
Character Judith Suit Performer
Sam Longley
Character Ira Suit Performer
John Leary
Character Douglas Suit Performer
Alice Parkinson
Character KW Suit Performer
Garon Michael
Character KW Additional Suit Performer
James Epinfaniou
Character Additional Max Performer
Joshua Evans
Character Additional Max Performer
Tess Grimshaw Lloyd
Character Additional Max Performer
Lucas Haynes
Character Additional Max Performer
Nathan Veal
Character Additional Max Performer
What's left behind the scenes
- While writing the script, Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers constantly consulted with Maurice Sendak.
- The film was originally scheduled for release in May 2008. The premiere was then moved to October 2008, after which it was rescheduled for 2009.
- Filming began in 2005.
- In the early stages of the project's development, an animated film was planned.
- At one stage of the project's development, Eric Goldberg was supposed to direct.
- The costumes, created by specialists at The Jim Henson Company, arrived less than six weeks before the start of filming. The actors present in the soundstage immediately put them on to try them out, and it immediately became clear that the heads were made too heavy, each weighing over 22 kg. The actors claimed that they could barely stand in these costumes. The heavy, remotely controlled pupils that moved in the eye sockets had to be removed from the heads. This meant that different facial expressions had to be added to the footage after filming during post-production.
- Director and screenwriter Spike Jonze abandoned the idea of making the film fully animated, deciding that using full-body costumes would allow the audience to better empathize with the characters.
- The film's release sparked debate about whether frightening scenes should be shown to children. Spike Jonze himself repeatedly stated that his goal was not to create a children's film, but a “film about childhood.” Dan Feldman (who was responsible for distribution at Warner Bros.) noted that the film's advertising campaign was not aimed at children as the direct target audience and advised parents to make their own decisions about whether to show the film to children.
- Initially, the management of Warner Bros. was so unimpressed with the finished film (it turned out to be far from as family-friendly as they would have liked) that in early 2008 they even considered reshooting the entire project, which had already cost $75 million. However, Spike Jonze was then provided with time and financial resources to make some changes to the film and make it more 'palatable' to management.
- Spike Jonze recorded the voices of the actors playing the film's characters directly during filming – in contrast to recording the footage first and then adding sound, or recording the voices separately. The actors and actresses involved in the project wore radio microphones attached to their heads. Even before filming began, Spike Jonze took the actors and actresses to a park where they could play war games (throwing clumps of earth), just like the characters in the film.
- Numerous cameras constantly followed the actors and actresses to capture their facial expressions. The footage from these cameras was later overlaid onto the faces of full-size puppets.
- It was reported that the actors and actresses playing the monsters could not endure more than half an hour in the costume with the head on, after which they required a 15-minute break spent in front of an air conditioner. Stunt doubles, on the other hand, spent several hours at a time in the costumes – without any breaks or air conditioning.
- The filming of the scene where Max runs and barks at the dog proved particularly difficult, due to the need to synchronize the movements. In the end, Spike Jonze filmed Max and the animal separately.
- Screenwriter and producer Maurice Sendak persuaded Spike Jonze to take on the project. Before that, the project had been stalled since the early 1990s.
- Initially, the leadership of Warner Bros. was so displeased with the finished film (it turned out to be far less family-friendly than they had hoped) that in early 2008 they even considered reshooting the entire project, which had already cost $75 million. However, Spike Jonze was then given time and financial resources to make some changes to the film and make it more 'palatable' to management.
Did you like the film?
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
