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Empire Spill Tintin Beans Galore - Second Film Coming Really Soon!
Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
The much lauded 20th Anniversary issue of Empire is out now and on shelves across the UK. The Oxford Cornmarket St. branch of WH Smith has definitely sold at least one copy already. I’m sat here with it now, and am quite taken aback by how brilliant it truly is. Really, this is Empire at its best. This is the Empire we want month in, month out. They’ve delivered the ideal version of a magazine devised to cover studio and mainstream fare in an exciting and accessible way and mainly they’ve done that by stuffing it full of exclusives. Buy one. You know you want to.
A lot of the best stuff comes in a feature on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s Tintin film or, rather, films. Amongst other things, the magazine confirms that the second film is not only funded, but in pre-production already. Jackson’s quote on that - and lots more - after the break.
Who’s Really Running the Tintin Show? Spielberg or Jackson?
Posted on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
As the 32 days of principal production on Tintin come to a close, Variety have done a new piece on the film which yields a lot of matters for discussion. None of this is Hold The Front Page! stuff, but it’s still packed with surprises. The overall impression is that Peter Jackson will be exerting rather a large amount of control over the first Tintin film, even though Steven Spielberg is the credited director.
I’ll run up a list of bullet points after the break.
John Williams Scoring Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
Posted on Friday, February 20th, 2009 by Devindra Hardawar
Not that this is any great surprise, but word comes from Upcoming Film Scores that frequent Steven Spielberg collaborator John Williams will be doing the score for The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Confirmation comes from Williams’ agent. I’m not sure if this implies that he’ll be doing the score for the other two films in the trilogy, although I suppose for consistency that makes the most sense. Honestly, it would be awesome if Spielberg and Peter Jackson were able to get different composers for each film—I’d love to hear Hans Zimmer’s and Michael Giacchino’s take on this material.
/Filmcast Ep. 35 - Towelhead (GUEST: Stephen Tobolowsky)
Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 by David Chen
In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss their thoughts on this year’s deeply unsatisfying Oscar nominations, reflect on the intellectual bankruptcy of a Tom and Jerry movie, and vehemently debate the merits of Alan Ball’s Towelhead. We’re joined by special guest and /Filmcast favorite, actor Stephen Tobolowsky promoting the new Blu-Ray release of Groundhog Day.
Join us next week on Monday 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST as we review Taken with Liam Neeson. As always, feel free to e-mail us at slashfilmcast[AT]gmail.com or call us at (781) 583-1993.
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Tintin Cast Revealed: Billy Elliot is Tintin; Daniel Craig is Red Rackham and More
Posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
So, the Tintin casting is out of the bag, as per the headline… and you simply won’t believe who wrote the screenplay: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish. Wow. That’s amazing. For the first time since I was born, I’m really excited to see a film by Steven Spielberg. The author of the best ever Dr. Who, the best ever Shaun of the Dead and some quite good things where toys, like, reenact famous films, all of them collaborating on a film adaptation of a supposed Nazi sympathizer’s comic book. That doesn’t come along every day.
Wright is currently in Toronto prepping Scott Pilgrim, but he has written at least one other screenplay with Cornish - an adaptation of Marvel’s Ant Man comics.
Below the break, more new casting details including at least one big, big star.
Confirmed: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for Spielberg/Jackson’s Tintin
Posted on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 by David Chen
The rumors were true: According to Beaks over at Aint It Cool News, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are confirmed to be playing bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson. In the original story, the two were unrelated but were thought of as twins due to their uncannily similar appearance. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out on screen, as the film will be animated using motion capture technology.
Frost and Pegg join Andy Serkis, who has been cast as Captain Haddock. The lead character of Tintin, once filled by Thomas Sangster, has yet to be cast. Production on the first film is scheduled to begin soon, with Steven Spielberg helming the initial entry and Jackson taking on the second film. The films will be based on the Tintin books The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure. More casting news will undoubtedly be revealed in the coming weeks but from my perspective, so far so good. What do you guys think?
The /Filmcast: After Dark Ep. 18 (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg)
Posted on Friday, September 26th, 2008 by Devindra Hardawar
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this “very special episode”, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg and continue their Lakeview Terrace discussion by trying to get serious about race, relate some hilarious stories about obnoxious theater-goers, and hit recliner of rage levels of frustration discussing annoying trailer alterations.
Join us next Monday night at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST as we review D.J. Caruso’s new film Eagle Eye.
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Simon Pegg revealed in The Sunday Times that Steven Spielberg suggested/asked that him and Nick Frost play the Thompson Twins in Tintin. Spielberg requested that Pegg meet him on the mocap set:
“Steven’s smoking a stogy, cap on head, like he’s always been since I was a baby,” Pegg says, shaking his head in wonder. “I shook his hand and chatted about films. He gave me the mo-cap [motion-capture] camera, and I had a play around with it. Then he said, ‘Hey, maybe you and Nick Frost could play the Thompson Twins.’ In Tintin. A Spielberg movie. To work with him is beyond .. . ” He trails off, lost for words.
The Shaun of the Dead stars are also good friends with Tintin co-director Peter Jackson, who had a cameo in Hot Fuzz. Like most Americans, I haven’t read the Adventures of Tintin, but it seems like Pegg and Frost would make a perfect fit as the Thompson Twins.
Universal Pictures pulled out of the project last week, which resulted in Paramount stepping forward to fund the film entirely. Thanks to /Film reader Simon D for the tip.
Updated: Steven Spielberg Still Directing Tintin
Posted on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
Update: Despite the reports from the film industry trade papers, Steven Spielberg is still scheduled to helm the first Tintin movie. Both Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg’s camps insist that the rumor is inaccurate. The rumor started when a spokesman for Herge Studios’ claimed that Peter Jackson would be directing the first Tintin movie instead of Steven Spielberg. The Hollywood Reporter published a story earlier today, which was quickly removed from their website. Our original story appears after the jump.
What We Know So Far:
- TinTin was originally scheduled to go into production in September
- The film series will be based on the adventures of popular Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy.
- Spielberg had hinted that he might team up with Jackson to co-direct the third film.
- The first film will be based on two of the original books entitled The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure.
- Screenplay written by Steven Moffat, writer of Doctor Who, Jekyll and Coupling. Moffat was forced to back out of writing the second film due to commitments on Doctor Who.
- The film will be animated with performance capture technology similar to that Robert Zemeckis used on Beowulf. WETA Digital has produced a 20-minute 3D test reel using the technology
- Cast: Thomas Sangster will play Tintin, Andy Serkis is Captain Haddock
- Tintin was originally set to be released in 2009, but I doubt we’ll see it before 2010
- Spielberg has wanted to adapt Tintin for over 25 years
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to Co-Direct Third TinTin Movie?
Posted on Monday, May 19th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta
Steven Spielberg has confirmed that the current plan is to co-direct the third TinTin movie with Peter Jackson.
“We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I’ll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We’ll probably co-direct the third one.”
The first movie in the performance capture series is scheduled to begin production in September with Speilberg in the directors chair. Jackson will helm the second film in the series. Based on the classic comic-strip, Tintin follows the adventures of a junior reporter and his faithful dog Snowy. Jackson regular Andy Serkis (you know, the guy behind the characters of Golumn and King Kong) is signed on to play Captain Haddock. The first film is tentatively scheduled to hit theaters in 2009.
source: stuff.co.uk
Someone took a look at Steven Spielberg’s day planner and spilled the details about the legendary director’s upcoming film schedule. Apparently Spielberg is eyeing a September 2008 start for Tintin, the big screen performance-capture adaptation of the popular Belgian comic-strip hero (and his faithful dog Snowy).
After which he will immediately begin work on the long-gestating Abraham Lincoln biopic Lincoln in early 2009. Spielberg is rushing the project into production so that “it can also open in the same year as Lincoln’s 200th anniversary which comes round then.” Spielberg also tells FOCUS magazine that the production of Tintin would not be threatened by the possible upcoming actor’s strike.
“That doesn’t affect us as it is an animation film with motion capture technology,” he said.
It’s interesting how that works. I’m wondering if SAG may change their rules on this type of production in the future. This also confirms previous reports that Spielberg has but Chicago Seven on the back-burner so that the screenplay can be worked on further. I’m still getting the impression that Chicago Seven might be one of those projects which could easily fall into development heck. Spielberg gets offered all sorts of new interesting opportunities each day, and it would be easy for this project to be passed by.
source: Screendaily
Thomas Sangster Cast as TinTin in Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s Tintin?
Posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson
According to the Daily Mail, rather accomplished 17-year-old British actor Thomas Sangster, whose credits include Love Actually, Nanny McPhee and appearances on the UK’s Doctor Who, is nearly a lock for the lead title role in the 3D motion-capture trilogy Tintin from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Kid’s last name is pretty cool and, if the rumor proves true, will compliment the oncoming fame and boatloads of dough.
Earlier this month, actor Andy Serkis, who will portray Captain Haddock in the films, dished that Spielberg’s installment will go first in September for a 2009 release, presumably followed by Jackson’s and then another sequel presumably from a top tier and still unchosen director.
Based on the decades old children’s comic created by the late, singular-named Belgian artist Hergé, the title character is a young, somewhat aloof investigative reporter whose sidekicks are an affable, liquor-loving terrier named Snowy and one very pronounced wave of a cowlick. Together they solve mysteries and avoid close calls. Tintin’s friend, Captain Haddock, is a brawny sailor with a penchant for alcohol and wisecracks.
Discuss: Anyone a fan of Sangster’s? Is this a good choice for the role and who did you envision?
