It's been three years since Steven Spielberg last had a film in theaters bearing his credit as director. This year, however, we get two: the WWI stage play adaptation War Horse, opening on December 28, and the long-in-development The Adventures of Tintin, which hits Europe in little over a month and will play in the…
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Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview hits newsstands Friday and, as usual, it's filled with new information and photos from some of the most anticipated films scheduled for release between September through December. After the jump, check out new photos from We Bought a Zoo, Jack and Jill, Like Crazy, Contagion, Drive, Abduction, Hugo, The Muppets,…
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This week, Dave, Adam, and Devindra share their thoughts on Jon Favreau's Cowboys and Aliens. Later, Dave and Devindra discuss highlights, lowlights and WTF's of San Diego Comic-Con 2011, as well as Dave's visit to Weta, where Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are making The Adventures of Tintin. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com,…
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Last week, I was fortunate enough to visit Weta in New Zealand and receive a tour of their facilities as they were in the middle of making The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Unquestionably, the highlight of the day was an hour-long Q&A session featuring Jackson in-person and Steven Spielberg via video…
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From the pixie bob to quiet luxury layers, these are the looks that will be on trend through the new year. It's all about short, yet decisive.
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For his first trip to Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg showed off some brand new Tintin footage, finally answering some of our lingering questions about the film's 3D motion-captured aesthetic. The good news: Tintin looks fantastic. While there are still some signs of the uncanny valley, this is the first motion-captured film I've seen that does a…
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Here's the first full-length trailer for The Adventures of Tintin, which Steven Spielberg directed as a mo-cap animated adaptation of one of Herge's classic Tintin tomes. This is our first good look at the action and adventure promised by the title and poster, and our best look yet at the animation, produced by Peter Jackson…
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Though The Avengers, Batman and Superman are more than likely not going to be swinging into San Diego Comic-Con this year, Spider-Man will be out in force. The schedule for Friday July 22 has been released and the highlights include that Legendary Panel we wrote about a few days ago (though it's not in Hall…
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This is potentially a big year for Steven Spielberg, who hasn't had a feature in theaters since the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but will soon have two new films opening: War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin. But it's not like he's got an easy path. The trailer for War Horse didn't convince everyone, and…
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Did you want more out of the first teaser for The Adventures of Tintin that arrived earlier this week? Then check out the international version, which still shies away from showing much of Tintin's face, but does offer a few new shots. I'm waiting to see an extensive dialogue sequence before jumping to any conclusions…
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The first collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, opens in the UK on October 26 and in the US on December 23, but we've seen almost nothing of the film so far. A few images have been released, and that's it. No clips, no trailer.…
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Even though James Cameron used it to blockbuster critical and financial success, film fans are still divided on the issues of motion capture and 3D. Some see motion capture as the next step in an acting evolution which will eventually see the actor disappear, while others see it as an uncomfortable midpoint between animation and…
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Paramount Pictures will be dominating your IMAX screens in the later half of 2011. They've just officially announced what many of us had already assumed: Super 8, directed by J.J. Abrams, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, directed by Michael Bay, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, directed by Brad Bird and The Adventures of Tintin: The…
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If you read my top ten of 2010 you saw that, despite some diamonds in the rough, I felt 2010 was largely unimpressive in terms of film. Well, if potential says anything, 2011 is going to be amazing. We've got new films from filmmakers like Terrence Malick, Michel Gondry, Ron Howard and Jodie Foster, incredible…
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At the beginning of this week we showed you the first look at Tintin (Jamie Bell) and Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg and with post-production mocap work by Peter Jackson and WETA. More specifically: we showed you their rendered forms as they'll…
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Empire Magazine teased a first look at The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn all weekend. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg with Peter Jackson overseeing WETA's CGI mocap animation over the live-action footage, hasn't been seen in CGI form, until now. That's a look at Tintin, played by Jamie Bell, above. Hit…
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Disney has announced a release date for the Robert Zemeckis’ produced adaptation of Berkley Breathed’s children's book Mars Needs Moms! and Paramount Pictures has confirmed the release o fthe Steven Spielberg-directed 3D performance capture adaptation The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Details after the jump. Mars Needs Moms! will hit theaters on…
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The Spanish movie website Estrenos deCine has posted yet another behind the scenes photo of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg together on the set of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Apparently it appeared in Empire Magazine a couple months back as well, but this is the first time I've seen it…
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Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have finally announced their release plans for Steven Spielberg's 3D performance capture adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The film will be released internationally in late October and early November, 2011, more than a month before the film is released stateside by Paramount on…
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