Tintin Hits Theaters On December 2011 And Will Be Released In 3D
Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced their release plans for the long awaited 3-D motion capture feature film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and Kathleen Kennedy.
Starring Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot”) 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,”) as the nefarious Red Rackham, the international cast also includes Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
The film, which began production in late January 2009, is the first of a planned 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.”
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.
“The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” will be released by Paramount in the U.S. on December 23, 2011. The film will launch internationally in late October and early November, 2011 with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and India, and Paramount distributing the film in Asia, Australia, UK and all other English speaking territories.
First Photo From The Set Of Tintin
Empire has published the first image from the set of “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” complete with a first shot of actors Andy Serkis and Jamie Bell in their motion capture suits.
Based on the character created in 1929 by Herge a.k.a. Georges Remi, “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is the first in the series of 3-D motion capture films. The movie will chronicle the adventures faced by junior reporter Tintin and his friends in following stories to the ends of the earth, even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy.
The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham. Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
“Tintin” is expected to hit theaters in 2011.
Simon Pegg Off “Inglorious Bastards”
Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz
Simon Pegg has announced that he will not, as previously reported, be appearing in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards.”
Much to our mutual disappointment, I won’t be appearing in QT’s forthcoming Inglorious Bastards due to insurmountable scheduling difficulties. We really tried to make it work but in the end, it just was not possible without severe ramifications elsewhere.
But there is some good news. Superbad director Greg Mottola has signed on to direct Simon’s next film, “Paul.” Written and starring Pegg and Nick Frost, the story is a road movie about two British comic book geeks that get into an adventure across America.
