TinTin movie coming

~~LogicDonny~~ · 05-15-2007, 09:24 PM

http://movies.ign.com/articles/788/788412p1.html

Ever heard of a show called The Adventures of TinTin? or heard anything about it. Well

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May 15, 2007 - The upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced Tintin films, based on the popular Belgian comic-book series by Hergé, will be 3D computer-generated movies with some very big names at the helm.

Spielberg's DreamWorks is committing to a trilogy of films. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is being lined up to helm the first one, and Steven Spielberg himself is expected to take the reins on the second. Both Jackson and Spielberg will serve as producers for all three.

Instead of being live-action as expected, the Tintin pictures will be CG — but with a twist. They won't "look" computer-generated; instead, they'll look photo-realistic, but the world and its characters will resemble the comic as Hergé drew it, mimicking the author's ligne claire illustration style and cartoony figures. State-of-the-art motion-capture technology will be used to transfer the movements of real actors onto the digital Tintin set. Apparently, Jackson's effects company WETA has already spent $1.7 million producing a demo reel for the trilogy.

Spielberg explained the decision to go CG to Variety: "We want Tintin's adventures to have the reality of a live-action film, and yet Peter and I felt that shooting them in a traditional live-action format would simply not honor the distinctive look of the characters and world that Herge created."

Peter Jackson adds: "We're making them look photorealistic; the fibers of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They look exactly like real people — but real Hergé people."

Tintin is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics of all time, selling over 200 million copies in some 50 languages worldwide. The series follows the globe-trotting adventures of young journalist Tintin and his various companions — particularly his dog Snowy and his pal the sea-dog Captain Haddock. Spielberg — himself a lifelong fan — has planned on making a Tintin film for over twenty years.

It's expected that Jackson will start on the first Tintin film once his work on The Lovely Bones concludes — probably early 2008. Spielberg will also be focusing on Tintin after he finishes up Indiana Jones IV. There's no word yet on which of Hergé's books are up for adaptation. Stay tuned!

*ZariusTwo* · 05-15-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LogicDonny

http://movies.ign.com/articles/788/788412p1.html

Ever heard of a show called The Adventures of TinTin? or heard anything about it. Well

It was a comic based series before it was a (very faithful) animated series, read the article, it even STATES that.

Ra · 05-15-2007, 10:19 PM

...I am seriously unsure how to accept this. A CGI TinTin movie? It worked for the turtles, but...it just doesn't feel right for TinTin. The suggestion alone of this being made into a CGI movie...I can't help but think "My god, they are killing the franchise". I guess I'll just have to wait and see for character models and/or the trailer before I can pass judgement, although I have a bad feeling about this already.

*Ecto Jedi* · 05-15-2007, 10:20 PM

Wow, both Spielberg and Jackson involved in a TinTin trilogy? Never thought I'd see the day. That show used to be one of my favourites when I was very young.

*ZariusTwo* · 05-16-2007, 12:42 AM

Herge's books are gems, I'd love to see the trilogy made out of "The Crab with the Golden Claws/Cigars of the Pharoh/The Blue Lotus", but knowing how popular the "Destination Moon" arc is, they'll have to fit that in somewhere.

The animated series was really the end-all/be-all as far as faithful adaptations went

RaphistheBest · 05-16-2007, 12:50 AM

I used to watch the show as a kid and one thing is for sure is that I completely forgot about it until I read this thread. A TinTin movie huh? Wow. I'm not sure what to think. I guess I'll just have to wait for the trailers before I can really come up with a decision as to whether or not I would want to see it.

~~LogicDonny~~ · 05-16-2007, 01:47 AM

i never even heard of the book until I read it in ign.. I only knew of the show.

Vague memory also.

*Mecha Cow* · 05-16-2007, 07:22 AM

Photorealistic CGI seems kind of redundant...Why not go either fully live-action or a 'cartoony' look?

That being said, I have good memories of the comics and the cartoon. I'll see this.

Hamato Yoshi · 05-17-2007, 08:08 PM

Saw a French live action flick from the 60s , it was pretty crappy

RaphistheBest · 05-17-2007, 11:12 PM

A 60s French flick, huh? Yep. Sounds crappy.

*Sewer Bull* · 05-18-2007, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RaphistheBest

A 60s French flick, huh? Yep. Sounds crappy.

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I wonder how many French flicks from the 60s have you seen in your life.

kerfootw · 05-23-2007, 03:36 PM

Oh I loved watching TinTin on Nickelodeon! Aw, those were the days...

*ZariusTwo* · 10-05-2007, 12:28 AM

http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=...sitem_no=21039

Jackson and Speilberg have confirmed the writer of the Tintin trilogy...Hugo award winning writer Stevan Moffat.

Moffat is better known as the creator of Press Gang, Coupling, and of course, he wrote three of the finest Doctor Who episodes of all time, "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", "The Girl In The Fireplace", and "Blink". He also wrote every episode of the James Nesbit drama "Jekylle"

*Mr. Snackpants* · 10-05-2007, 01:18 AM

oh god. for a second i thought logicdonny was back!

Janus Prospero · 10-05-2007, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=...sitem_no=21039

Jackson and Speilberg have confirmed the writer of the Tintin trilogy...Hugo award winning writer Stevan Moffat.

Moffat is better known as the creator of Press Gang, Coupling, and of course, he wrote three of the finest Doctor Who episodes of all time, "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", "The Girl In The Fireplace", and "Blink". He also wrote every episode of the James Nesbit drama "Jekylle"

Oh boy we are in for a treat! Steven Moffat is a genius of a writer. I seriously wish he would write all of the Dr. Who episodes! And Coupling is the funniest sitcom I have ever seen in my entire life.

"We're Giselle!!!"
"Well...I guess that makes me Dick Darlington."

*Mecha Cow* · 10-05-2007, 10:00 AM

Interesting...Moffat is an excellent writer. Jekyll was mostly great and Coupling is one of the best comedies ever.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-21-2008, 07:56 PM

Tintin has been cast. Thomas Sangster, best known for his roles in "Love Actually" and Paul Cornell's two part Doctor Who story "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood"

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36099

*Drtooth* · 03-24-2008, 10:20 AM

I can't wait to see this. I'm really getting into foreign comic books outside of Japanese Manga. I need to pick up Tintin at some point (I really enjoy it, but do not own any). So far, I'm really into the French comics Lucky Luke and Asterix. And it's nice to actually see a comic strip based movie from Europe (Smurfs is coming soon as well) play in the US in wide release mainstream theaters. Guess I'm gonna have-ta get Lucky Luke goes West from Canada though.

I really hope this trillogy and the upcoming Smurf Trillogy opens the floodgates to more foreign comic strips getting more mainstream in the US. I really smiled seeing 2 mentions of Asterix in US cartoon shows (A breif mention on the Simpsons this year, and Obelix's cameo in South Park: Imaginationland).

05-15-2007, 10:19 PM	#3
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	...I am seriously unsure how to accept this. A CGI TinTin movie? It worked for the turtles, but...it just doesn't feel right for TinTin. The suggestion alone of this being made into a CGI movie...I can't help but think "My god, they are killing the franchise". I guess I'll just have to wait and see for character models and/or the trailer before I can pass judgement, although I have a bad feeling about this already. __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

05-16-2007, 12:42 AM	#5
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,494	Herge's books are gems, I'd love to see the trilogy made out of "The Crab with the Golden Claws/Cigars of the Pharoh/The Blue Lotus", but knowing how popular the "Destination Moon" arc is, they'll have to fit that in somewhere. The animated series was really the end-all/be-all as far as faithful adaptations went __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

05-16-2007, 07:22 AM	#8
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Photorealistic CGI seems kind of redundant...Why not go either fully live-action or a 'cartoony' look? That being said, I have good memories of the comics and the cartoon. I'll see this. __________________

10-05-2007, 12:28 AM	#13
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,494	http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=...sitem_no=21039 Jackson and Speilberg have confirmed the writer of the Tintin trilogy...Hugo award winning writer Stevan Moffat. Moffat is better known as the creator of Press Gang, Coupling, and of course, he wrote three of the finest Doctor Who episodes of all time, "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", "The Girl In The Fireplace", and "Blink". He also wrote every episode of the James Nesbit drama "Jekylle" __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

10-05-2007, 10:00 AM	#16
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Interesting...Moffat is an excellent writer. Jekyll was mostly great and Coupling is one of the best comedies ever. __________________

05-15-2007, 10:20 PM	#4
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	Wow, both Spielberg and Jackson involved in a TinTin trilogy? Never thought I'd see the day. That show used to be one of my favourites when I was very young.

05-16-2007, 12:50 AM	#6
RaphistheBest Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 174	I used to watch the show as a kid and one thing is for sure is that I completely forgot about it until I read this thread. A TinTin movie huh? Wow. I'm not sure what to think. I guess I'll just have to wait for the trailers before I can really come up with a decision as to whether or not I would want to see it.

05-16-2007, 01:47 AM	#7
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	i never even heard of the book until I read it in ign.. I only knew of the show. Vague memory also.

05-17-2007, 08:08 PM	#9
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 950	Saw a French live action flick from the 60s , it was pretty crappy

05-17-2007, 11:12 PM	#10
RaphistheBest Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hell Posts: 174	A 60s French flick, huh? Yep. Sounds crappy.

05-23-2007, 03:36 PM	#12
kerfootw Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 405	Oh I loved watching TinTin on Nickelodeon! Aw, those were the days...

10-05-2007, 01:18 AM	#14
Mr. Snackpants Keep cool my babies! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mount Pleasant Posts: 2,239	oh god. for a second i thought logicdonny was back!

03-21-2008, 07:56 PM	#17
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,494	Tintin has been cast. Thomas Sangster, best known for his roles in "Love Actually" and Paul Cornell's two part Doctor Who story "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36099 __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

03-24-2008, 10:20 AM	#18
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I can't wait to see this. I'm really getting into foreign comic books outside of Japanese Manga. I need to pick up Tintin at some point (I really enjoy it, but do not own any). So far, I'm really into the French comics Lucky Luke and Asterix. And it's nice to actually see a comic strip based movie from Europe (Smurfs is coming soon as well) play in the US in wide release mainstream theaters. Guess I'm gonna have-ta get Lucky Luke goes West from Canada though. I really hope this trillogy and the upcoming Smurf Trillogy opens the floodgates to more foreign comic strips getting more mainstream in the US. I really smiled seeing 2 mentions of Asterix in US cartoon shows (A breif mention on the Simpsons this year, and Obelix's cameo in South Park: Imaginationland). __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]