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Steven Spielberg turns the reins of Tintin over to Peter Jackson
Steven Spielberg this week will quietly wrap 32 days of performance-capture lensing on Tintin, Variety reported, then hand the project to producer Peter Jackson, who will focus on the film's special effects for the next 18 months.
Spielberg and co-producer Kathleen Kennedy acquired the project in 1983 after Spielberg's interest was piqued by critics' insistence that his Raiders of the Lost Ark harkened back to Tintin's escapades in exotic locations.
The Tintin comicbook series about a globetrotting teenaged boy reporter, which originated 80 years ago in Belgium, is wildly popular in many countries around the world. In the U.S., however, the character is little-known, especially among children.
Spielberg and Jackson's respective camps have tried to keep a lid on the details of what is expected to become a three-film franchise while hyping the one-of-a-kind aspects of Tintin's motion-capture technology, which is being created by Jackson's New Zealand-based effects house Weta. Spielberg will receive sole directing credit on the first film, though that distinction seems murky given that Jackson is doing the more time-consuming work, spending a year and a half creating the Tintin world vs. Spielberg's one month on set.
By shroudedwolf at 9:53 AM ON 03/09/09
Tintin!!! I love his dog, Snowy or some such. I think the show was on HBO, but I'm not sure, but I DO REMEMBER IT!! :) Fun!
By Nick at 11:12 AM ON 03/09/09
Yes, "Snowy" in english, "Milou" in french.
I'm a big fan of Tintin for a long time ago, i hope it will be a great piece of cinema.
By Veelox at 11:30 AM ON 03/09/09
I read EVERY Tintin book when I was in elementary school in the early 80's. I think they're important graphic novels (graphic story book?) for any pre-teen who's into adventure stories. I remember that it was one of the reasons I started going to the public library when I was a little kid, because our school library only had about half of the Tintin books.
By AdmNaismith at 4:54 PM ON 03/09/09
An hand-drawn animated Tintin based on the original artwork would be an exciting, anime-style event. Motion Capture CG puppets with dead eyes will be a substantial cheapening of the material
By snowydogmatix at 7:05 PM ON 03/09/09
I read every TIntin book by the time I was 6. This, with Asterix, are my favorite books, and I can't WAIT for the movie. I hope they do a good job.
By Gobloots at 8:55 PM ON 03/09/09
I am hopeful about this project, I mean the team at Weta did an awesome job bringing Gollum and King Kong to life. This may be a completely different animal from other motion capture productions such as Beowulf and Polar Express.
By Allen at 6:49 PM ON 08/02/09
Tintin's wire fox terrier's name is Milou, in English and French, no translation is needed!
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