Tintin movie news preview discussion
The Tintin movie has many Tintin fans at odds with each other. The debate is split between two Tintin film camps. The anticipation for any Tintin movie preview is really building momentum. The first camp can’t wait for the movie to come true and then those who are strictly opposed to any kind of Tintin based movie.
What is known is that Spielberg and Jackson, two modern giants of film directing, are trying to recreate the look of the books with the Tintin movies, and $100 million in figures have been handled.
The first camp, those who cannot wait for a Tintin movie, believe like Hergé that the only man in modern cinema capable of producing the adventures of Tintin for the big screen is Spielberg. In fact, I’ve previously reported that Spielberg has been trying to make this movie for over 20 years. The use and demo work of Peter Jackson and his Weta effects shop only highlights the attention to detail that the people involved in the project are putting into developing a true reflection of the Belgian detective boy in his good deeds and crime solving.
The Tintin movie argues that the other side doesn’t want Tintin’s personality touched for fear that a bad re-enactment could damage the reputation of this much-loved character. He is a Belgian creation and very much a European comic character that most don’t think could be made into a Hollywood movie. Americans have never embraced Tintin, since he was introduced to the world a few months after Mickey Mouse, so he was lost to an American audience that had his own spunky character.
The film will rely heavily on CGI that Jackson was brilliant in creating for the role of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, but many believe these technologies cannot be tied to the ligne claire style of Hergé’s creation Tintin.
The debate will continue, as news about the Tintin movie is still thin. The rumor mill continues to thrive with a number of people rumored to play Tintin, from Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) to Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot).
The debate will never be fully answered because even when the movie is finished and hits multiplexes, there’s little chance that there will be universal acclaim for any Tintin movie it has produced.