The trailer for Spike Jonze's new film, an adaptation of the children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are', has just been released on the internet. I'd seen news about it around for a while but never gave it much thought, I guess I never made the link. It wasn't until I saw the actual trailer that I recognised the monsters and realised where the title came from. I haven't thought about this book in years but I remember reading it when I was young, as I'm sure a lot of people will since it was written back in the 60s. Clearly, a lot fans of the book must have been terrified as to what how it would turn out, scared that the monsters would all be CGI and that the tone of the book would be lost completely. Thank heavens for Spike Jonze; it's been too long since 'Adaptation'.

From the trailer, Jonze has clearly gone for a look that is wistful and nostalgic (like the warm glow of orange that pervades through most of the film) but that has elements of seriousness about it too (in particular the shot of little Max looking into the sitting room and seeing what I presume is Catherine Keener (his mum, I believe) kissing a man who isn't his dad). It doesn't look like it's been specifically targeted for children, judging from the large amount of handheld shots in the camerawork, giving it a slightly rough-around-the-edges feel that I wouldn't really associate with kids films. What should also be noted is that those are costumes, it's not CGI. As ever, Jonze has gone for something more authentic, monsters that little Max can actually see and feel, which I'm sure will make his performance more genuine as well.

Perhaps these are a lot of assumptions to be making from a 2-minute trailer, but to be honest it doesn't really matter. These 2 minutes alone are so uplifting that for me the trailer's already done it's job and convinced me that it'll be a great film. Plus it's got music from The Arcade Fire that just seems to fit perfectly with the tone of the trailer. What more could you ask for?

The film comes out in October. Keep those eyes peeled.