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The Making of the Tintin Movie - The Story So Far
Spielberg has been a keen fan of The Adventures of Tintin comic books, which he discovered in 1981 when a review compared Raiders of the Lost Ark to Tintin. His secretary purchased him French-language editions of each book, but Spielberg did not need to understand them: he straight away fell madly in love with its [...]
25Jan2009 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
Which Tintin Album Will Be the First Tintin Movie
The Tintin movie to be released in 2010 and to be directed by Steven Spielberg will prove to be a big draw at the box office. The buzz around the Tintin movie is great and there are several websites dedicated to this film.
Why is Tintin such a popular comic hero? Tintin is an everyman whose [...]
The Tintin Movie Geared For Success With Jackson And Spielberg On Board
Tintin is finally being made into a movie. Tintin is being turned into movie by the dream pairing of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Spielberg and Jackson will actually be making three Tintin movies back to back as Jackson accomplished with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
The films will be shot back to back for [...]
Toms Hanks For Captain Haddock In New Tintin Movie Trilogy
The rumor mill is working over time on the Tintin movie. Tom Hanks is the latest name linked to the role of Captain Haddock. Tom Hanks is one of the most famous and successful actors in Hollywood and has won two Oscars in an impressive movie career.
The Tintin movie trilogy is to be brought to [...]
Should a Tintin Movie Be Made
The upcoming Tintin Movie trilogy follows a recent trend over the last 5 years to turn popular/cult comics into movie. There reasons for this are that it allows movie studios to tap into existing audiences with fans of these comic characters along with the added benefit that the lead character of any movie will be [...]
28Nov2008 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
Thomson and Thompson the Bumbling Detectives From Tintin
Thomson and Thompson are two of the best loved characters in the Adventures of Tintin. Thomson and Thompson first featured in Cigars of the Pharaoh where they arrest Tintin and Snowy as they are enjoying a holiday cruise. In their first outing they prove to be highly efficient characters using a cunning not seen in [...]
27Nov2008 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
Rupert Grint To Play Tintin In the Upcoming Tintin Movie
The upcoming Tintin movie has led to may rumors. The facts we do know is that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are to direct two of the three films that will make up the Tintin trilogy.
The first Tintin movie is due to be finished in production by the end of 2009 and rumors abound about [...]
What Is The Ligne Calire Style Developed By Herge For Tintin
The ligne claire illustrations of the original Tintin comic albums were very central to the whole ethos of the Tintin world created by Remi. The whole ligne claire look was such a classic that it’s inspiration went beyond comics with both Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein both stating it’s influence on the pop art scene [...]
27Nov2008 | writer | 0 comments | Continued
Bianca Castafiore - The Opera Diva from Tintin
Bianca Castafiore first appears in the King Ottokar’s Sceptre and was to make an appearance in several of the Adventures of Tintin albums written and illustrated by Herge. Bianca Castafiore character is a Milanese opera singer and her disposition is definitely one of an opera diva.
Herge the creator of Tintin was not a big fan [...]
Tintin And The Broken Ear An Introduction To Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin are classics in the world of comics. Tintin is a young reporter who solves mysteries with his faithful side kick the dog Snowy. The character was created by Herge who both wrote and illustrated the albums.
Tintin and the Broken Ear is a classic from the adventure series and is believed to [...]