Spielberg plans Tintin movie
05-15-07 | 09:25 PM
#51
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Originally Posted by toddly6666
BJACKS,
Go to your local bookstore/comic shop and buy any Tintin graphic novel. Your question will then be answered. The artwork, characters, and storylines make the Tintin comic books the most re-readable comic books ever. They are even more unique because everyone loves them in the whole wide world (from Europe, to Asia to the Middle East) and furthermore, considering the series were created from the 1930s to the 1970s, they are not dated and are timeless...My personal favorites are The Seven Crystal Balls and it's follow-up continuation of the story, Prisoners of the Sun.
But overall, they are all good.
Go to your local bookstore/comic shop and buy any Tintin graphic novel. Your question will then be answered. The artwork, characters, and storylines make the Tintin comic books the most re-readable comic books ever. They are even more unique because everyone loves them in the whole wide world (from Europe, to Asia to the Middle East) and furthermore, considering the series were created from the 1930s to the 1970s, they are not dated and are timeless...My personal favorites are The Seven Crystal Balls and it's follow-up continuation of the story, Prisoners of the Sun.
But overall, they are all good.
Last edited by BJacks; 05-15-07 at 09:27 PM.
05-16-07 | 06:20 AM
#52
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Simply amazing... http://www.variety.com/index.asp?lay...117964927&cs=1
It's from Variety so you know it's true or at least truthy.
I must say I have my reservations, though, after seeing the morbid gore and the absolutely over-the-top production overkill Jackson brought to his remake of King Kong. Tintin and gore just don't mix...
As for Tintin's universal and immortal appeal, suffice it to say that his adventures have withstood the test of time and have both preceded and survived America's infatuation with long-underwear heroes (Action Comics and Marvel Comics) during the last century.
Here is a recommended book:
http://www.amazon.com/Tintin-World-H.../dp/0316697524
Essential reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin
It's from Variety so you know it's true or at least truthy.
Spielberg, Jackson team for Tintin
Duo pact for adventure trilogy
By ANNE THOMPSON, PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
Posted: Mon., May 14, 2007, 8:21pm PT
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming to direct and produce three back-to-back features based on Georges Remi's beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin for DreamWorks. Pics will be produced in full digital 3-D using performance capture technology.
The two filmmakers will each direct at least one of the movies; studio wouldn't say which director would helm the third. Kathleen Kennedy joins Spielberg and Jackson as a producer on the three films, which might be released through DreamWorks Animation.
Tintin has long been a passion project for Spielberg; he and Kennedy have held various film rights to the comedic adventure book series off and on for more than 25 years. With the rights in place, Spielberg, Jackson and DreamWorks began quietly developing the project. Jackson has also long been a fan of the comic books.
Jackson's New Zealand-based WETA Digital, the f/x house behind "The Lord of the Rings" franchise, produced a 20-minute test reel bringing to life the characters created by Remi, who wrote under the pen name of Herge.
"Herge's characters have been reborn as living beings, expressing emotion and a soul which goes far beyond anything we've seen to date with computer animated characters," Spielberg said.
"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," Spielberg continued.
Official word of the three-pic pact comes just weeks after Jackson inked a deal with DreamWorks to direct "Lovely Bones," based on Alice Sebold's haunting tome about a 14-year-old girl who watches over her family — and attacker — from heaven after she is raped and killed.
Tintin project, announced by the two filmmakers and DreamWorks co-chair-CEO Stacey Snider, may explain, at least in part, why DreamWorks emerged the winner in the bidding for "Bones," beating out several other suitors.
Tintin also answers the question of which tentpole Jackson will turn his attention to next.
The Spielberg-Jackson project isn't likely to languish in development for long. Spielberg could become available this fall after wrapping "Indiana Jones 4." Jackson will wrap "Bones" by the end of the year. He had been developing another possible franchise, Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, set during the French Revolution.
Spielberg and Jackson have selected three stories from Remi's "The Adventures of Tintin" series, which encompassed 23 books published between 1929 and 1976. The series still attracts 2 million new fans a year.
Series, which has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, chronicles adventures of a junior reporter who will follow stories to the ends of the earth, even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy. His able assistants include a white dog named Snowy, the lunatic Captain Haddock, the muddled genius Professor Calculus and the Thompson Twins.
Jackson said WETA will stay true to Remi's original designs in bringing the cast of Tintin to life, but that the characters won't look cartoonish.
"Instead," Jackson said, "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 Herge people!"
DreamWorks bought the film rights from Herge Studios in Brussels, Belgium. Company is led by prexy Fanny Rodwell, Remi's wife when he died in 1983.
"We couldn't think of a better way to honor Herge's legacy that this announcement within days of the 100th anniversary of his birth, May 22, 1907," Rodwell said.
Spielberg and Jackson are currently evaluating whether to release Tintin through DreamWorks Animation. Paramount distributes all DreamWorks Animation films.
Duo pact for adventure trilogy
By ANNE THOMPSON, PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
Posted: Mon., May 14, 2007, 8:21pm PT
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming to direct and produce three back-to-back features based on Georges Remi's beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin for DreamWorks. Pics will be produced in full digital 3-D using performance capture technology.
The two filmmakers will each direct at least one of the movies; studio wouldn't say which director would helm the third. Kathleen Kennedy joins Spielberg and Jackson as a producer on the three films, which might be released through DreamWorks Animation.
Tintin has long been a passion project for Spielberg; he and Kennedy have held various film rights to the comedic adventure book series off and on for more than 25 years. With the rights in place, Spielberg, Jackson and DreamWorks began quietly developing the project. Jackson has also long been a fan of the comic books.
Jackson's New Zealand-based WETA Digital, the f/x house behind "The Lord of the Rings" franchise, produced a 20-minute test reel bringing to life the characters created by Remi, who wrote under the pen name of Herge.
"Herge's characters have been reborn as living beings, expressing emotion and a soul which goes far beyond anything we've seen to date with computer animated characters," Spielberg said.
"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," Spielberg continued.
Official word of the three-pic pact comes just weeks after Jackson inked a deal with DreamWorks to direct "Lovely Bones," based on Alice Sebold's haunting tome about a 14-year-old girl who watches over her family — and attacker — from heaven after she is raped and killed.
Tintin project, announced by the two filmmakers and DreamWorks co-chair-CEO Stacey Snider, may explain, at least in part, why DreamWorks emerged the winner in the bidding for "Bones," beating out several other suitors.
Tintin also answers the question of which tentpole Jackson will turn his attention to next.
The Spielberg-Jackson project isn't likely to languish in development for long. Spielberg could become available this fall after wrapping "Indiana Jones 4." Jackson will wrap "Bones" by the end of the year. He had been developing another possible franchise, Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, set during the French Revolution.
Spielberg and Jackson have selected three stories from Remi's "The Adventures of Tintin" series, which encompassed 23 books published between 1929 and 1976. The series still attracts 2 million new fans a year.
Series, which has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, chronicles adventures of a junior reporter who will follow stories to the ends of the earth, even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy. His able assistants include a white dog named Snowy, the lunatic Captain Haddock, the muddled genius Professor Calculus and the Thompson Twins.
Jackson said WETA will stay true to Remi's original designs in bringing the cast of Tintin to life, but that the characters won't look cartoonish.
"Instead," Jackson said, "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 Herge people!"
DreamWorks bought the film rights from Herge Studios in Brussels, Belgium. Company is led by prexy Fanny Rodwell, Remi's wife when he died in 1983.
"We couldn't think of a better way to honor Herge's legacy that this announcement within days of the 100th anniversary of his birth, May 22, 1907," Rodwell said.
Spielberg and Jackson are currently evaluating whether to release Tintin through DreamWorks Animation. Paramount distributes all DreamWorks Animation films.
As for Tintin's universal and immortal appeal, suffice it to say that his adventures have withstood the test of time and have both preceded and survived America's infatuation with long-underwear heroes (Action Comics and Marvel Comics) during the last century.
Here is a recommended book:
http://www.amazon.com/Tintin-World-H.../dp/0316697524
Essential reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin
Last edited by baracine; 05-16-07 at 06:45 AM.
05-16-07 | 06:35 AM
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One more article from The Times:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle1796105.ece
http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle1796105.ece
May 16, 2007
Spielberg’s adventures of Tintin
Jack Malvern
Tintin, arguably Belgium’s most famous export, is on the threshold of superstardom. The fictional reporter created by Georges Remi, alias Herg鬊 is to star in three animated films directed by the two of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors – Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
The film-makers said yesterday that they would each direct at least one film about the bequiffed hero, with the first instalment expected in 2009.
Tintin and his companions, who include the whisky-soaked sea dog Captain Haddock and the idiosyncratic Professor Calculus, will be animated using performance capture technology, the technique that Jackson used to create Gollum in his The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Actors wearing special body suits will create movements that will be recorded by a computer and augmented with digital effects.
Spielberg said that one problem with a live-action version of Tintin’s adventures was that it was difficult to recreate the look of the cartoon strip.
“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 honour the distinctive look of the characters and world that Herg頣reated,” he said. “Herg馲's characters have been reborn as living beings, expressing emotion and a soul which goes far beyond anything we’ve seen with computer-animated characters.”
Spielberg bought the option to create a Tintin film from Herg頩n 1982, a year before the cartoonist died. The option lapsed in the late 1980s and became the subject of negotiations with several producers until Spielberg bought the option again in 2003. His company DreamWorks exercised the option in February.
A source at Moulinsart, the company that manages Herg馲squo;s estate, said that it had rejected other offers from Hollywood because none gave the company enough control over the script. Nick Rodwell, who is married to Herg馲squo;s widow and is a producer on the films, will ensure that Spielberg and Jackson do not take liberties with the character.
The source said that Tintin would not be allowed to have a love interest, for example. “I’m sure the accountants in Hollywood would love some of that in there, but they can’t do it. We have approval over that just to make sure they don’t totally ruin it . . . but there is room for some artistic licence.”
Jackson promised that the characters would bear a close resemblance to Herg馲squo;s designs but would not look cartoonish. “We’re making them look pho-torealistic – the fibres of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They look exactly like real people – but real Herg銠people.”
The directors are understood to have chosen three stories from the 23 titles, but none has been confirmed. It is likely that later stories will be chosen because they feature colourful characters such as Captain Haddock, whose fondness for Scotch frequently throws Tintin’s investigations off course.
Tintin and Captain Haddock had the same names in French and English translations of the books, but other characters were adapted. Professor Tournesol became Professor Calculus, and Dupont et Dupond, bungling detectives who only ever catch their man after Tintin solves the crime, were renamed Thomson and Thompson.
Variety magazine suggests that Spielberg will be free to direct his version in the autumn after he finishes the fourth Indiana Jones film. Jackson is expected to begin work when he finishes his adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones at the end of the year.
Tintin’s adventures, which Herg頤rew between 1929 and 1976, have not been distributed widely in America. Although the stories were animated for television, his only cinema outings were a pair of French live-action films in the 1960s. If the new films match the success of the Shrek animations – which have made $1.4 billion worldwide – it will put Tintin’s status beyond doubt: Hercule Poirot will be the second most famous Belgian.
Boy hero of the bourgeois
Georges Remi created his pen-name Herg頦rom the French pronunciation of his initials in reverse order, RG
He studied the “golden section”, an aesthetic rule that determines where the centre of a scene should be placed
He worked for Le Soir, the only paper permitted by the occupying German forces in Belgium during the Second World War, leading to accusations that he was a collaborator
Tintin was based on Herg馲squo;s younger brother, Paul. After they became estranged, Remi drew the dastardly Colonel Sponz to resemble an older version of Paul
Tintin in the Congo, first published in 1930, now comes with a warning that it contains “bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period – an interpretation that some readers may find offensive”
Tintin v Lord of the Rings
Tintin
200 million copies sold worldwide
Translated into 50 languages
23 separate adventures
First volume published in 1929
First stage production in 2005
Lord of the Rings
100 million copies sold worldwide
Translated into 40 languages
3 separate adventures
First volume published in 1954
First stage production in 2006
Spielberg’s adventures of Tintin
Jack Malvern
Tintin, arguably Belgium’s most famous export, is on the threshold of superstardom. The fictional reporter created by Georges Remi, alias Herg鬊 is to star in three animated films directed by the two of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors – Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
The film-makers said yesterday that they would each direct at least one film about the bequiffed hero, with the first instalment expected in 2009.
Tintin and his companions, who include the whisky-soaked sea dog Captain Haddock and the idiosyncratic Professor Calculus, will be animated using performance capture technology, the technique that Jackson used to create Gollum in his The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Actors wearing special body suits will create movements that will be recorded by a computer and augmented with digital effects.
Spielberg said that one problem with a live-action version of Tintin’s adventures was that it was difficult to recreate the look of the cartoon strip.
“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 honour the distinctive look of the characters and world that Herg頣reated,” he said. “Herg馲's characters have been reborn as living beings, expressing emotion and a soul which goes far beyond anything we’ve seen with computer-animated characters.”
Spielberg bought the option to create a Tintin film from Herg頩n 1982, a year before the cartoonist died. The option lapsed in the late 1980s and became the subject of negotiations with several producers until Spielberg bought the option again in 2003. His company DreamWorks exercised the option in February.
A source at Moulinsart, the company that manages Herg馲squo;s estate, said that it had rejected other offers from Hollywood because none gave the company enough control over the script. Nick Rodwell, who is married to Herg馲squo;s widow and is a producer on the films, will ensure that Spielberg and Jackson do not take liberties with the character.
The source said that Tintin would not be allowed to have a love interest, for example. “I’m sure the accountants in Hollywood would love some of that in there, but they can’t do it. We have approval over that just to make sure they don’t totally ruin it . . . but there is room for some artistic licence.”
Jackson promised that the characters would bear a close resemblance to Herg馲squo;s designs but would not look cartoonish. “We’re making them look pho-torealistic – the fibres of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They look exactly like real people – but real Herg銠people.”
The directors are understood to have chosen three stories from the 23 titles, but none has been confirmed. It is likely that later stories will be chosen because they feature colourful characters such as Captain Haddock, whose fondness for Scotch frequently throws Tintin’s investigations off course.
Tintin and Captain Haddock had the same names in French and English translations of the books, but other characters were adapted. Professor Tournesol became Professor Calculus, and Dupont et Dupond, bungling detectives who only ever catch their man after Tintin solves the crime, were renamed Thomson and Thompson.
Variety magazine suggests that Spielberg will be free to direct his version in the autumn after he finishes the fourth Indiana Jones film. Jackson is expected to begin work when he finishes his adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones at the end of the year.
Tintin’s adventures, which Herg頤rew between 1929 and 1976, have not been distributed widely in America. Although the stories were animated for television, his only cinema outings were a pair of French live-action films in the 1960s. If the new films match the success of the Shrek animations – which have made $1.4 billion worldwide – it will put Tintin’s status beyond doubt: Hercule Poirot will be the second most famous Belgian.
Boy hero of the bourgeois
Georges Remi created his pen-name Herg頦rom the French pronunciation of his initials in reverse order, RG
He studied the “golden section”, an aesthetic rule that determines where the centre of a scene should be placed
He worked for Le Soir, the only paper permitted by the occupying German forces in Belgium during the Second World War, leading to accusations that he was a collaborator
Tintin was based on Herg馲squo;s younger brother, Paul. After they became estranged, Remi drew the dastardly Colonel Sponz to resemble an older version of Paul
Tintin in the Congo, first published in 1930, now comes with a warning that it contains “bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period – an interpretation that some readers may find offensive”
Tintin v Lord of the Rings
Tintin
200 million copies sold worldwide
Translated into 50 languages
23 separate adventures
First volume published in 1929
First stage production in 2005
Lord of the Rings
100 million copies sold worldwide
Translated into 40 languages
3 separate adventures
First volume published in 1954
First stage production in 2006
05-16-07 | 08:40 AM
#54
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Originally Posted by BJacks
What makes you think this would translate to film? Someone and their dog solving mysteries? I don't mean to sound cynical, but I'm curious whether whatever makes this franchise so beloved can be boiled down enough to package a film around. Should we expect an action/adventure with heart? A lighthearted mystery romp? Or is there an edgier undertone?
Yes, definitely.
A lighthearted mystery romp?
Imagine all the charm of an Agatha Christie mystery combined with Indiana Jones's risky pursuits (which were borrowed equally from Tintin and Hitchcock films in the first place).
Or is there an edgier undertone?
Tintin is edgy because, when it comes right down to it, he is always willing to put his life on the line to save the lives of his friends. But he is not "edgy" in the contemporary sense of achieving his goals with callous disregard for human life.
Last edited by baracine; 05-16-07 at 08:44 AM.
05-16-07 | 08:45 AM
#55
Moderator
Awesome news...these sound like they could be truly great.
Unless the third director named is Quentin Tarantino and 2/3 of the movie has Tintin and the Captain bullshitting in a cafe.
Unless the third director named is Quentin Tarantino and 2/3 of the movie has Tintin and the Captain bullshitting in a cafe.
05-16-07 | 09:46 AM
#56
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Awesome news...these sound like they could be truly great.
Unless the third director named is Quentin Tarantino and 2/3 of the movie has Tintin and the Captain bullshitting in a cafe.
Unless the third director named is Quentin Tarantino and 2/3 of the movie has Tintin and the Captain bullshitting in a cafe.
05-16-07 | 09:59 AM
#57
Moderator
Originally Posted by BrentLW
No. You're just lucky that you didn't see them. There are 2 out already with Gerard Depardieu as Obelix. And there is a third being made.
And BJacks you also might want to see if you can catch the documentary TinTin Et Moi next time it airs on PBS.
And BJacks you also might want to see if you can catch the documentary TinTin Et Moi next time it airs on PBS.
I saw the film at Silverdocs two summers ago, and thought it to be very entertaining.
05-16-07 | 12:22 PM
#59
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Originally Posted by DeputyDave
They did an Asterix movie? Was I asleep?
It is still the second French film for all-time box office, right behind La Grande Vadrouille (1966) and ahead of Les Visiteurs (1993).
See: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ast%C3%...%A9op%C3%A2tre
Trailer: http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_...8537&hd=1.html
Last edited by baracine; 05-16-07 at 12:37 PM.
05-16-07 | 12:48 PM
#60
Moderator
Originally Posted by baracine
Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002) is the second most expensive French film ever made (right behind Astérix et Obélix contre César, 1999) and it was enormously successful.
It is still the second French film for all-time box office, right behind La Grande Vadrouille (1966) and ahead of Les Visiteurs (1993).
See: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ast%C3%...%A9op%C3%A2tre
Trailer: http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_...8537&hd=1.html
It is still the second French film for all-time box office, right behind La Grande Vadrouille (1966) and ahead of Les Visiteurs (1993).
See: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ast%C3%...%A9op%C3%A2tre
Trailer: http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_...8537&hd=1.html
Astérix aux jeux olympiques (Asterix at the Olympic Games)
slated for release in 2008
question how did actor Jamel Debbouze hide his missing arm for his character of Numérobis, considering what he's shown wearing exposes his left arm?
Last edited by Giles; 05-16-07 at 12:50 PM.
05-16-07 | 01:20 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by Giles
question how did actor Jamel Debbouze hide his missing arm for his character of Numérobis, considering what he's shown wearing exposes his left arm?
Last edited by baracine; 05-16-07 at 01:27 PM.
05-16-07 | 05:04 PM
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BJACKS,
I have no idea if these books will translate over to the silver screen. But if it's definite that Peter Jackson and Speilberg are involved, they probably will be good - two great directors that can figure out a way to adapt them somehow.
I have no idea if these books will translate over to the silver screen. But if it's definite that Peter Jackson and Speilberg are involved, they probably will be good - two great directors that can figure out a way to adapt them somehow.
05-16-07 | 07:56 PM
#64
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Originally Posted by AudioWizard
If I was to start reading this do they all go in order or is there a certain one I should start with?
05-17-07 | 03:31 AM
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I believe this is the correct chronological order.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/79838
I don't think it's critical that they be read in order but there are some situations that develop and evolve throughout the series. For that reason I'd read them in order but I'm biased because I've read them all.
I would not recommend starting any earlier than Cigars of the Pharoah, though, because the early stories are pretty far off from what the series would become. I think Cigars or The Black Island might be a good starting place. I myself started with Secret of the Unicorn.
I'd also toss out that they're substantially cheaper in this series but I think they lose some impact in the smaller size.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/92008
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/79838
I don't think it's critical that they be read in order but there are some situations that develop and evolve throughout the series. For that reason I'd read them in order but I'm biased because I've read them all.
I would not recommend starting any earlier than Cigars of the Pharoah, though, because the early stories are pretty far off from what the series would become. I think Cigars or The Black Island might be a good starting place. I myself started with Secret of the Unicorn.
I'd also toss out that they're substantially cheaper in this series but I think they lose some impact in the smaller size.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/92008
05-17-07 | 05:32 AM
#66
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Here is the chronological list of Tintin albums, including the redrawn editions, the originals of which are also available in deluxe "facsimile" separate editions, which no serious collector could live without:
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Colour Albums:
Tintin In The Congo (1931, redrawn 1946)
Tintin In America (1932, redrawn 1945)
Cigars Of The Pharaoh (1934, redrawn 1955)
The Blue Lotus (1936, redrawn 1946)
The Broken Ear (1937, redrawn 1943)
The Black Island (1938, redrawn 1943 and 1966)
King Ottokar's Sceptre (1939, redrawn 1947)
The Crab With The Golden Claws (1941, redrawn 1947)
The Shooting Star (1942)
The Secret Of The Unicorn (1943)
Red Rackham's Treasure (1944)
The Seven Crystal Balls (1948)
Prisoners Of The Sun (1949)
Land Of The Black Gold (1951)
Destination Moon (1953)
Explorers On The Moon (1954)
The Calculus Affair (1956)
The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
Tintin In Tibet (1960)
The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
Flight 714 (1968)
Tintin And The Picaros (1976)
Tintin And L'Alph-Art (1986), unfinished
Black & White Archive Series:
Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets (1930)
Tintin In The Congo (1931)
Many of these albums show variants because of censorphip issues in the US and other countries (like the Captain being shown drinking from a whiskey bottle or a Black man whipping a white man), most of which are listed in Benoît Peeters' book, "Tintin and the World of Hergé" (very highly recommended).
Crab with the Golden Claws, Original version (1941)
Crab with the Golden Claws, revised American version (1947)
"Black Island", original edition, black & white with colour 1-page inserts, 1938
"Black Island", redrawn for colour, 1943
"Black Island", totally redrawn, colour, 1966
And, of course, the innumerable parodies and bootlegs, like this one:
( http://tintin-en-irak.chiangmai-news.com/ )
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Colour Albums:
Tintin In The Congo (1931, redrawn 1946)
Tintin In America (1932, redrawn 1945)
Cigars Of The Pharaoh (1934, redrawn 1955)
The Blue Lotus (1936, redrawn 1946)
The Broken Ear (1937, redrawn 1943)
The Black Island (1938, redrawn 1943 and 1966)
King Ottokar's Sceptre (1939, redrawn 1947)
The Crab With The Golden Claws (1941, redrawn 1947)
The Shooting Star (1942)
The Secret Of The Unicorn (1943)
Red Rackham's Treasure (1944)
The Seven Crystal Balls (1948)
Prisoners Of The Sun (1949)
Land Of The Black Gold (1951)
Destination Moon (1953)
Explorers On The Moon (1954)
The Calculus Affair (1956)
The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
Tintin In Tibet (1960)
The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
Flight 714 (1968)
Tintin And The Picaros (1976)
Tintin And L'Alph-Art (1986), unfinished
Black & White Archive Series:
Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets (1930)
Tintin In The Congo (1931)
Many of these albums show variants because of censorphip issues in the US and other countries (like the Captain being shown drinking from a whiskey bottle or a Black man whipping a white man), most of which are listed in Benoît Peeters' book, "Tintin and the World of Hergé" (very highly recommended).
Crab with the Golden Claws, Original version (1941)
Crab with the Golden Claws, revised American version (1947)
"Black Island", original edition, black & white with colour 1-page inserts, 1938
"Black Island", redrawn for colour, 1943
"Black Island", totally redrawn, colour, 1966
And, of course, the innumerable parodies and bootlegs, like this one:
( http://tintin-en-irak.chiangmai-news.com/ )
Last edited by baracine; 05-17-07 at 12:05 PM.
05-22-07 | 03:49 PM
#67
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According to this online article in "Le Monde" ( http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,...-839358,0.html ), Rupert Grint (from Harry Potter) and Gregory Smith (from the TV series "Everwood") are being considered for the title role while Tom Hanks (ugh!?) is supposed to have accepted the role of Captain Haddock back in 2006.
I think all is lost, mateys! No, wait! We're only talking about voices for the animated characters, right? Ahhhh, what a relief!
Rupert Grint
Gregory Smith
Tom Hanks - Is there anything he can't do?
I think all is lost, mateys! No, wait! We're only talking about voices for the animated characters, right? Ahhhh, what a relief!
Rupert Grint
Gregory Smith
Tom Hanks - Is there anything he can't do?
Last edited by baracine; 05-22-07 at 04:03 PM.
05-23-07 | 09:16 PM
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By the way, the total solar eclipse in the middle of a human sacrifice in Apocalypto? "Borrowed" from Tintin's "Temple of the Sun" adventure! Of course, Hergé had already "borrowed" it from Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"...
Last edited by baracine; 05-24-07 at 06:41 AM.
10-02-07 | 09:23 AM
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From: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
Scribe Moffat on 'Tintin' case
By Carly Mayberry
Oct 2, 2007
British scribe Steven Moffat is writing DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg that adapts the European comic strip created by Herge.
Moffat is best known for penning the new "Doctor Who" series and the BBC's "Jekyll."
In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy. He later was joined by such colorful characters as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.
Kathleen Kennedy is serving as producer on the three feature films, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D. Jackson and Spielberg are each directing an installment, with the helmer of the third movie to be determined.
Moffat's other credits include penning the British version of the television series "Coupling." He is repped by UTA and London's Berlin & Associates.
By Carly Mayberry
Oct 2, 2007
British scribe Steven Moffat is writing DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg that adapts the European comic strip created by Herge.
Moffat is best known for penning the new "Doctor Who" series and the BBC's "Jekyll."
In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy. He later was joined by such colorful characters as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.
Kathleen Kennedy is serving as producer on the three feature films, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D. Jackson and Spielberg are each directing an installment, with the helmer of the third movie to be determined.
Moffat's other credits include penning the British version of the television series "Coupling." He is repped by UTA and London's Berlin & Associates.
10-02-07 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
British scribe Steven Moffat is writing DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg that adapts the European comic strip created by Herge.
These films are now my #1 most anticipated coming release.
Can't wait!
12-17-07 | 01:30 PM
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More news today: Serkis as Haddock?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...830a44a5f41157
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...830a44a5f41157
Serkis, Jackson reteam in 'Tintin'
By Carly Mayberry and Borys Kit
Dec 17, 2007
Andy Serkis is reteaming with director Peter Jackson in DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Jackson and Steven Spielberg.
Although DreamWorks would not confirm, it is believed Serkis will play the role of Capt. Haddock, a temperamental sea captain, in British scribe Steven Moffat's adaptation of the European comic strip created by Herge. (HR 10/2)
In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy and later accompanied by characters like Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.
Kathleen Kennedy is producing the three feature films, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D. Jackson and Spielberg are each directing an installment, with the director of the third movie yet to be determined.
Serkis, who played the wretched Gollum in Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films and appeared in Jackson's remake of "King Kong" will also appear in the upcoming adventure film "Inkheart" and the crime thriller "Sugarhouse."
He is repped by Gersh, Principal Entertainment and the U.K.'s Lou Coulson Associates.
By Carly Mayberry and Borys Kit
Dec 17, 2007
Andy Serkis is reteaming with director Peter Jackson in DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Jackson and Steven Spielberg.
Although DreamWorks would not confirm, it is believed Serkis will play the role of Capt. Haddock, a temperamental sea captain, in British scribe Steven Moffat's adaptation of the European comic strip created by Herge. (HR 10/2)
In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy and later accompanied by characters like Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.
Kathleen Kennedy is producing the three feature films, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D. Jackson and Spielberg are each directing an installment, with the director of the third movie yet to be determined.
Serkis, who played the wretched Gollum in Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" films and appeared in Jackson's remake of "King Kong" will also appear in the upcoming adventure film "Inkheart" and the crime thriller "Sugarhouse."
He is repped by Gersh, Principal Entertainment and the U.K.'s Lou Coulson Associates.
05-05-08 | 12:35 PM
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Interview with the British actor who will be Tintin, Thomas Sangster:
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