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Last week we got our first look at the movie poster for the upcoming Spike Jonze film Where The Wild Things Are, which is the first big screen live actioni adaptation of the classic children’s book by author Maurice Sendak. Thus far, not much of the actual movie has been seen … that is, until USA Today got their hands on some promo photos from the film that give us our first really good look at what the movie will look like … behold:

Who’s Max? Why, Max is Max. Max Records, 11, is the boy with anger issues who escapes to a land where giant beasts roam in Where the Wild Things Are, the film version of Maurice Sendak’s 1963 storybook classic. Such same-name casting is the type of coincidence that could only happen to a filmmaker who once placed a portal in an actor’s head in Being John Malkovich. “It’s just fortuitous, kismet, circumstance,” says Spike Jonze, who cast Max after a director friend sent him a tape. “I can’t imagine anyone else playing Max. Max is the soul of the movie. He’s a very special sort of kid. Deep and thoughtful. Sweet and sincere.” Audiences will get a chance to check out both Maxes on Friday in a trailer accompanying Monsters vs. Aliens. The Portland, Ore., sixth-grader spent four months on the film, which was shot outside Melbourne, Australia. His parents — Shawn, a photographer, and Jenny, a librarian — along with brother Sam, 7, joined him Down Under. Max has been in videos for Death Cab for Cutie and Cake but has almost no performing experience other than a bit part in school “that was pretty pathetic.” Save for Star Wars, he says, “I wasn’t a huge movie person. I’m not into what won the Oscars this year.” What he is into is books, and Wild Things is one of his favorites. “It’s sort of different and not a simple story.” Max, who also can be seen in The Brothers Bloom (May 29), would like to continue to act. “But not gigantic parts. I’m in school and stuff. It’s too disruptive.” He did get some encouragement — from Sendak himself. “I got to meet him last September,” he says. What did the author say to him? “Good job.”

The more I see of this movie from promo photos the more desperate I am to be able to see the movie in full. The Where The Wild Things Are book is deceptively simplistic. There isn’t much text and, to me, the story is really told in the illustrations in the book. Because the story is about one child’s imagination, the possibilities for a full-on movie are limitless. I have full faith that Spike Jonze will be able to fortify the story that we all know and love and expand upon the world that Max creates in his bedroom. While I didn’t wear wolf costumes when I was a kid, I did like to wear my Batman pajamas and pretend that my room was the Bat Cave. Where The Wild Things Are really speaks to the spark of imagination that exists in us all. I’m really anxious to see Jonze vision of the tale on the big screen. October seems like a lifetime away but we will get to see the first video footage from the film ahead of showings of Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens this weekend. I cannot wait.

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Uh oh! It would seem that not even the princess of reality television is immune from the effects of the struggling US economy … according to Page Six, Lauren LC Conrad was forced to put her clothing line, The Lauren Conrad Collection, on “hiatus” due to the fact that no one is buying. As a result, LC has decided to halt production of future designs and rather revamp the line for possible relaunch later on in the future:

LAUREN Conrad’s clothing line is on hiatus until further notice. Los Angeles sources say the MTV reality starlet, who’s wrapping up her last season on “The Hills,” won’t be producing any more seasons of her Lauren Conrad Collection, which launched in fall 2007. Some showrooms got a message from her camp saying, “In light of the economic climate, Lauren has decided to completely rethink her line.” As a result, shipment of the last spring and summer delivery has been canceled, the memo said. Page Six previously reported that the line wasn’t moving in stores like Kitson and Bloomingdale’s. “Lauren is going to revamp her line and design with more high-end fabrics . . . things she couldn’t do the first time around,” a source close to Conrad said. Her rep told us, “With everything going on in the economy and in her life, she wants to rework her line and offerings. She will make announcements soon.”

Not that LC really needs any more money but I’m sure it’s a bit stressful to have a huge venture like this struggle and flail to the point where the decision has to be made to pull the plug and cut one’s losses. It’s entirely possible that The Lauren Conrad Collection might return one day with new fashions to sell but it’s also very possible that the line could go the way of the Heidiwood Collection (Heidi Montag‘s clothing line) and be dunzo for good. LC‘s rep says that she will “make announcements soon” so we may be giving the line a hearty Peace the Spork Out very soon. What do y’all think … are we sad for LC‘s loss?

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Mandy Moore and new hubby Ryan Adams, who were wed a couple of weeks ago in a secret ceremony in Savannah, GA, made their way to SoCal this past weekend for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. R-Andy M-Adams. Upon arrival at LAX Airport, Mandy quickly shoved her left hand into her jeans pocket in order to try hide her wedding ring but, invariably, ended up letting the ring show anyway:

I’m not entirely sure why she felt the need to try and hide her ring. Her spokesperson confirmed the news that she and Ryan got married so it’s not really a secret. She really shouldn’t be scared by the rock that she’s got … she should proudly show that thing off! I’m still having a bit of a difficult time accepting that Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams actually got married … especially considering the long list of women that Ryan has been attached to over the years (Parker Posey, Leona Naess, Winona Ryder and on and on). But finally it was sweet little Mandy (who has a substantial list of exes of her own — Andy Roddick, Wilmer Valderrama, Zach Braff, DJ AM) who ended up winning his heart, tamed the savage beast and got him to say I Do. They do make a cute couple (tho, I’ve always been pulling for Ryan and Leona Naess to end up together … they both seems so perfectly jaded together). I really hope they’ll be making beautiful music together for many, many years to come.

[Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin, Splash News]

Alyson Hannigan and her hubby Alexis Denisof did a bit of grocery shopping this weekend in Brentwood, CA to pick up a few essentials from Whole Foods. As you can see from this set of photos, Aly is still pregs … in fact, she looks very pregs and lookin’ like she’s on the verge of birthin’ her baby. As always, she looks radiantly beautiful and by the look of that smile on her face, she appears to be enjoying every moment of her pregnancy:

I’m not sure if it was intentional or not but the fact that Aly and Alexis matched their outfits is kind of adorable. It won’t be long before we get to see photos of these two pushing along a baby pram with their new bundle of joy safely tucked away. We have no idea when exactly we might expect the birth of little baby Hannigan-Denisof but I suspect it won’t be long now. Bump watch continues … for now.

[Photo credit: X17]