I just watched two clips from the upcoming NFB adaptation of the Maurice Sendack classic Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life and I haven’t been this excited to see a puppet film in awhile. It’s directed by Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski who previously directed the acclaimed stop motion film Madame Tutli-Putli. Higglety Pigglety Pop is done in a hybrid style that’s very similar to Tutli-Putli, utilizing live-action puppets, actors, animation and digital manipulation.

Here are a few clips from the NFB web site:

The film has a stellar voice cast that includes Meryl Streep, Spike Jonze and Forest Whitaker and the key puppeteers on the film were Marcelle Hudon, Clea Minaker, and Jamie Shannon of the Grogs. The beautiful dog puppets in the film were constructed by Vicki Veenstra.

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life will be included on DVD version of Where The Wild Things Are, which will be available on sale everywhere March 2nd.

Via Drawn!