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Tintin Movie to be Old School
“There will be no cell phones, no TV sets, no modern cars. Just timeless Europe.” – Steven Spielberg
Le Monde magazine interviewed Steven Spielberg about his work on Tintin. The interview was presumably done in English and translated to French for publication and I’m translating it back into English via Google so the wording may not be spot on. However, the meaning is clear, the Tintin movie will not be some hideously re-imagining of Tintin. Spielberg goes on to say.
“Peter Jackson and I have the opportunity to honor the art of Hergé, his tone, his palette, his characters.” He denies [The translation is garbled here, possibly "to amend the famous Tintin tuft"?] He added: “The body language is very important. There is no question of touching it. We religiously respect the art of Hergé.”
From this interview, it certainly sounds like the Tintin movie will stick closely to the classic Tintin look-and-feel though they have previously described it as “film noir”. We may have a better idea in the new year as Peter Jackson has previously indicated that the first images of the CGI will be released in January.
Also due in January is an announcement on Peter Jackson’s choice of books for his film or films. The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun are widely tipped as favourites.
Source: Steven Spielberg révèle ses secrets pour adapter Tintin au cinéma (via Spielberg, Jackson Talk More “Tintin”).
Posted in Peter Jackson, Prisoners of the Sun, Steven Spielberg, The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn, The Seven Crystal Balls, Tintin Movie News
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Books & DVDs
What? Tintin had TV sets.
December 4th, 2009 at 10:27 pmSecret of the Unicorn and Crab with the Golden Claws were released in the early 40’s. There were very few TV sets back then, so they won’t show them more than likely for that reason.
December 13th, 2009 at 7:52 pm