As you know, I am SUPER excited about the upcoming release of the Emily the Strange novel, THE LOST DAYS.
Harper Collins just released the below video of Rob Reger (creator and illustrator of Emily) talking about the new book.
I got to read an advance copy and I have to say it is PHENOMENAL…particularly for those who will love the first person narrative style of TWILIGHT mixed with the attitude of JUNO and a bit of the quirky mystery of SCOOBY-DOO. It is really the first time to truly “meet Emily” as she is forced to rediscover who she really is.
The book comes out on June 2, 2009 – and you can pre-order your copy on Amazon.com by clicking here.
Coming to theatres in August 2009 will be a new family flick from the director of SPY KIDS (oh, and frequent Quentin Tarantino collaborator), Robert Rodriguez…simply titled “SHORTS.”
IMDB lists the storyline as “A young boy’s discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.”
A cute kiddie sci-fi comedy, “Shorts” lands in theaters Aug. 7. 2009. It is also notable that Kat Dennings, James Spader, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, William H. Macy and Jimmy Bennett star.
As Helvetica (I believe), Jolie Vanier looks like a mini Christina Ricci – and a great future EMILY THE STRANGE? Hmmmmm….
In what appears to be a cross between Jim Henson (The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, etc.) and Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) comes one of the most anticipated movies of the year – WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE – based on the children’s book by Maurice Sendak and directed by “Being John Malkovich” director Spike Jonze.
Check out the trailer here:
In production since 2005 and pushed from its 2008 release date to this year – now scheduled for release on October 16, 2009 – there have been many rumors about the challenges in bringing this larger than life beloved book to the screen…but it appears that the wait is over!
More updates to come…but check out some of the phenomenal production pictures recently released by Warner Bros.
Not surprising, but the creatures in the film are being portrayed by actors in 6-8 foot tall costumes, with some additional animatronics, and computer-generated faces.
The costumes were created by The Jim Henson Company, who were responsible for the Muppets and Labyrinth creatures. Numerous cameras followed the actors around to impress their expressions and feelings. The images would then be digitally “infused” onto the faces of the puppets and would follow the actors’ performances.
Calliope in Outer Space 