2006 – Production starts
In April, 2006, filming finally began. There was one slight hitch – Michelle Williams was cast as girl monster KW, only to leave the project after her voice “didn’t match the original vision of how the Wild Thing should sound.” She was replaced by Lauren Ambrose, and filming continued.
Jonze kept in close consultation with Maurice Sendak throughout the process, and Sendak approved the Jim Henson Company creature designs.
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