Where the Wild Things Are/Trivia

Specific to the book:

 * Word of God: The names of the monsters.

Specific to the film:

 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Carol, the lead wild thing, is Tony Soprano.
 * The actress behind K.W. was none other than fellow HBO-alum, Claire Fisher!
 * And Ira is Ghost Dog.
 * What Could Have Been: KNB EFX was initially offered the chance to do the creature effects based on their work on The Chronicles of Narnia films. The company turned it down as they felt adapting the book was a bad idea.