| The Tintin Movie that is to be directed by both Steven | | | | attention of Hollywood. |
| Spielberg and Peter Jackson has led to many wild | | | | He has made several films this year including his first |
| rumours flying about. The creative duo is planning to | | | | role as lead in a film that he hasn't written called Run, |
| film three Tintin movies back to back and the budget | | | | Fat Boy, Run (directed by David Schwimmer) and he |
| rumoured to be in excess of $100 million. | | | | also pops up in Grindhouse too. |
| Spielberg has been connected to the project for | | | | The role of Tintin will be huge and will take up a lot of |
| nearly 25 years as he was approached by Herge the | | | | time for which ever actor accepts the lead with the |
| creator of Tintin back in the early 1980's. Herge | | | | films being shot back to back as Lord of the Rings |
| believed that Spielberg was the only one in Hollywood | | | | was. It may not suit Simon Pegg who is always |
| who could do his comic hero justice on the big screen. | | | | inventive and throwing himself into new projects. Simon |
| Spielberg though never was able to commit totally to | | | | though is a known comic book fan and has admitted |
| the project because he believed that he would never | | | | to loving Tintin in several interviews that has only |
| be capable enough to translate the ligne claire style of | | | | fuelled the debate. |
| action adventure books to the big screen with the | | | | The question though is whether he has the right look |
| technology available. It is only no with Peter Jackson | | | | for the film. This maybe not as much of problem as |
| on board who using his Weta workshop that the | | | | previously thought. Simon Pegg maybe older that Tintin |
| Belgium boy detective can now come to life. | | | | (Estimated to be in his late teens) but the technique |
| The big question and one that has Tintin forums are in | | | | that will be used in the films is similar to those used to |
| a tizzy is the question if who will play the lead? Is it | | | | bring Gollum to life in Lord of the Rings. The character |
| going to be an unknown such as Kristen Myburgh (has | | | | Gollum was created by Weta using motion capture |
| been one named linked) who may like Daniel Radcliffe | | | | techniques on actor Andy Serkis then using key frame |
| as Harry Potter go on to become a household name. | | | | animation and subsurface scattering rendering |
| Well the newest name liked is a more established | | | | techniques enabled the first completely convincing |
| actor and British cinematic hero Simon Pegg. | | | | portrayal of an animated humanoid in a feature film. |
| Simon Pegg first came to the attention of British | | | | This technology would make it easy for Simon Pegg |
| People in his self-penned TV series Spaced that | | | | to play Tintin. |
| became a cult hit. Along with his team of Nick Frost | | | | The debate is set to rage on and with the first film not |
| (Co-star) and Edgar Wright (Director) he went onto | | | | scheduled to be finished in production till 2009 there will |
| make the hugely successful Shaun of the Dead (2004) | | | | not be any answer soon. |
| which along with Hot Fuzz (2007) brought him to the | | | | |