Hi, I'm happy to annouce that a Tintin film trilogy will be
produced by Weta Digital, Dreamworks Animation and directed by
Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson. Set for a 2009 release,
Speilberg will start directing the first film, which is not
confirmed of the story that will be adapted into film by the end of
shooting Indiana Jones 4. Jackson will direct the second film,
leaving the third film open for any interested director, but Both
Jackson and Speilberg will be executive producers for all three
films. Tintinologists predict that it will be based on two-part
Tintin stories like, Destination Moon/Explorers On The Moon.
Speilberg is working on this film since 1982, when he recieved
permission by the creator of Tintin, Herge (say: Her-jay) a year
before he died on 3rd March 1983. Various original storylines have
been sent to Moulinsart (say: Mo-lins-art), the organisation
responsible for guarding Tintin's copyright but was rejected and
used on Indiana Jones instead. Various online comic fansites have
discussed of this eversince 2002 and were satisfied that they got
what they waited for-confirmation.
At a press conference in Brussels on 9th March 2007, a spokesperson
to Moulinsart annouced that the Tintin movie was a green light and
caused Tintin a trip to the Headlines. Speilberg and Jackson have
negotiated of shooting their version of Tintin in traditional
live-action or animation. In a recent press conference in Los
Angeles, Daily Variety reported that Tintin would be brought to
life not by live-action but high-definition 3D animation. The same
animation used in Final Fantasy is being used on Tintin and
friends. 'The pores of their skin, the fibres of their clothes and
each individual hair would be visible and Tintin, along with his
friends will look like real people-Herge people,' said Jackson. 'We
want Tintin's adventures to have a reality like a live-action film
yet, Peter and I thought that if we shoot Tintin films in
live-action, it will not honour Tintin's image and his world
created by Herge,' Speilberg justified.
The casting call of the film is ongoing and Tintin's voice has been
selected and it will be played by a unknown french actor.
History of Tintin
films*
Tintin films made a first try way back in 1947, where The Crab With
The Golden Claws was adapted in puppet-animation, also known as
Marionation. The film was only shown once at the ABC Theatre in
Brussels but was not shown again has the producer of the film has
went bankrupt. The second try was a classical one named, Tintin and
The Golden Fleece(1961). It was shot in live-action format and
Jean-Pierre Talbot stars as Tintin and US actor George Wilson plays
Captain Haddock. The third film called The Blue Oranges(1964) was
less sucessful as it lacks nostalgia depicted in the previous film.
The fourth film was the first animated film called Le temmpe du
Sollei(1972) and was a box office flop and the last Tintin film was
The Lake Of Sharks(1975) Created by Raymond Leblanc, this film was
a bit successful, but was counted another box office flop.
Revival
Ellipse-Nelvana came forward and created a TV Series based on all
21 Tintin Adventures(excluding Tintin In The Congo, Tintin In The
Land of The Soviets and Tintin And Alph-Art). The series premiered
on FR3 in France in 1992 and ran for 3 seasons, starting from The
Crab With The Golden Claws to Tintin in America* as the last
episode. The Tintinologists are sastified as the true spirit of
Tintin and Captain Haddock was brought to life; his expressions,
thoughts, dreams and spirit of adventure.
-End of Report-
*Obtained from www.tintinonline.tk
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