There hasn’t been much released in the way of official material for Spike Jonze’s upcoming adaptation of the classic 1963 children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are” and it’s only added more mystique to an already highly anticipated movie set to debut in October of this year.

USA Today sat down with director Spike Jonze and wanted to talk about his vision and how he was able to fully capture the magic behind the beloved children’s book.

“As a kid, I just connected to it. I wanted to hear it over and over,” he says of the 1963 tale of Max, an angry boy who escapes to a mythical land of untamed giant beasts. “It’s like trying to explain why you love somebody. To me, the Wild Things are both cuddly and dangerous. I wanted to climb atop of them like Max.”

With the trailer set to debut sometime this week, we finally have some images, courtesy of USA Today, to check out how the movie will look.

“I never thought of it as a children’s movie,” he says. “My intention was to be true to how it felt to be 9 years old. Maurice’s whole thing is to be honest. You can say anything to kids as long as you are respectful and not pandering.”

Discussion: Have any of you read the children’s book? Are you excited about this movie? Will it make your Most Anticipated Movies of 09 list?

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