USA Today has a great article on the Where the Wild Things Are film that is accompanied by breathtaking photographs from the production.  Lovely stuff.

And to make us all feel better, the following is in the article:

Jonze and his co-screenwriter, novelist Dave Eggers, regularly turned to Sendak for advice as they expanded upon his Wild Things universe.

"He was adamant that I make my own thing," Jonze says. "He had strong opinions, but he would ultimately defer to us. He said, ‘Make something personal to you.’ "

Jonze won’t reveal much, but script additions include details about Max’s home life that shed light on why he felt the need to run off to a magical place.