The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

[jammerakwaii10]

I'm a big fan of The Adventures of Tin Tin.

Anyone excited about this movie adaptation?

With Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson working together I can't wait!

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Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced the commencement of principal photography on ‘The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn’. The 3D motion capture feature film will be directed by Steven Spielberg and will star Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig.

The full press release: Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced the start of principal production in Los Angeles on the 3D Motion Capture Film “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (”Quantum of Solace,” “Defiance”) as the nefarious Red Rackham.

Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.

“The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, is produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, is the first in the series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge” and is due for release in 2011. Executive producers are Nick Rodwell, Stephane Sperry and Ken Kamins.

Paramount Pictures will release domestically and in all English speaking territories and Asia, excluding India. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute the film in Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India and the remainder of the world.

The second feature in the series is scheduled to be directed by Jackson, with a potential for a third film as well.

Eighty years ago, Herge introduced the world to a unique cast of characters who have been embraced by readers of all ages. The Adventures of Tintin - a series of 24 books, the final unfinished adventure was published after Herge’s - death became Herge’s life’s work. The first adventure was published in 1929. Over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide. The popular series has been translated into 70 languages and still attracts thousands of new fans each year.

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will bring Herge’s stories to life employing state-of-the-art performance capture technology developed by Jackson’s Weta Digital.

Source: Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment

[isavedlatin]

Woot! big fan of the books, My library card during elementary was all about "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on The Moon" back then, never would get tired.

I also remember that it was shown on channel 7 during the 90's.

Edgar Wright also co-wrote the screenplay and I'm such a sucker for all things EW (Spaced, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, the upcoming Scott Pilgrim adaptation).

[jammerakwaii10]

Episodes of Tin Tin:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Arefee

The Castafiore Emerald is my favorite episode of Tin Tin. Maybe because Madam Castafiore is such a glorious trainwreck.

[vonjunzt]

As a wee lad, I loved the series, particularly The Seven Crystal Balls and its sequel, Prisoners of the Sun.

A pity about Thomas Sangster - he would've made a great Tintin. Andy Serkis is perfect as Capt. Archibald Haddock.

[xel_7]

great snakes! tintin!

maganda to. spielberg pa director

[jammerakwaii10]

Captain Haddock's quotes:

"Billions of blue blistering barnacles!"

"Thundering thyphoons!"

"Blue blistering bell-bottomed balderdash!"

[Drahow ein Ente]

Loved the cartoons. That white hamster(?) saved Tintin countless times

[maylunasy]

^hamster?!

you mean snowy?

[Drahow ein Ente]

ano ba yun? daga? rodent?

[greenny]

i love the cartoons.. yung storyline nya is realistic...

tin tin in tibet is my favorite episode..

[dj_ouch]

Big big fan of Tintin, I collected every book from the series except for the hard to finds.

It was definitely ahead of its time and was historically relevant when it came out.

[un2ny]

di ba terrier si snowy???

[BadAssGoddess]

Are you kiddin me? Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson working together on one movie? Damn! this movie must be really good!

[jammerakwaii10]

More Tintin comics in English: http://www.esnips.com/web/ComicsTintin

[greenny]

kailan ipapalabas to??

snnoooowwwwyy!!

[vonjunzt]

2011 pa.

The original French names of some of the characters:

Thompson and Thomson: Dupont et Dupond

Snowy: Milou

Professor Cuthbert Calculus: Prof. Tryphon Tournesol

Anybody know the original names of the others?

[MrSinister]

The first images from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s upcoming motion-capture 3D film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn have gone online. The movie is based on the popular comics by European artist Hergé.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. It opens in the US on December 28, 2011.

The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colorful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont). Herge himself features in several of the comics as a background character; as do his assistants in some instances.







Here’s how Spielberg breaks down the first film:

“The first part of the film, which is the most mysterious part, certainly owes much to not only film noir but the whole German Brechtian theatre — some of our night scenes and our action scenes are very contrasty. But at the same time the movie is a hell of an adventure.”

Spielberg directed Unicorn and Jackson was slated to helm the second film. However, Jackson’s involvement has now becomes murkier due to his obligation to helm The Hobbit. However, Jackson does have his favorite books picked out. Here’s him talking about possible sequels:

“One of my favourites is The Seven Crystal Balls, so that’s the one I’ve always been thinking of,” he says. “I also really like the Eastern European ones, the Balkan ones like King Ottoman’s Sceptre and The Calculus Affair. I think it’s a terrific setting for a thriller, the weird Balkan politics and the mysterious secret service agents. I think the Moon ones are terrific, but they’d be good for the third or fourth Tintin film, if we get that far. We want to keep his feet on the ground just a little bit longer.”

[topnotch97]

cgi? good. akala ko tuloy live action.

[macbride]

The first images from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s upcoming motion-capture 3D film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn have gone online. The movie is based on the popular comics by European artist Hergé.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. It opens in the US on December 28, 2011.

The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colorful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont). Herge himself features in several of the comics as a background character; as do his assistants in some instances.







Here’s how Spielberg breaks down the first film:

“The first part of the film, which is the most mysterious part, certainly owes much to not only film noir but the whole German Brechtian theatre — some of our night scenes and our action scenes are very contrasty. But at the same time the movie is a hell of an adventure.”

Spielberg directed Unicorn and Jackson was slated to helm the second film. However, Jackson’s involvement has now becomes murkier due to his obligation to helm The Hobbit. However, Jackson does have his favorite books picked out. Here’s him talking about possible sequels:

“One of my favourites is The Seven Crystal Balls, so that’s the one I’ve always been thinking of,” he says. “I also really like the Eastern European ones, the Balkan ones like King Ottoman’s Sceptre and The Calculus Affair. I think it’s a terrific setting for a thriller, the weird Balkan politics and the mysterious secret service agents. I think the Moon ones are terrific, but they’d be good for the third or fourth Tintin film, if we get that far. We want to keep his feet on the ground just a little bit longer.”

It looks good! Can't wait!

[sickmaggot]

meh! para sa akin, mas ok sana kung live action