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2010 October
First Images of Tintin Movie Online – Sort Of
In what can only be described as a teaser campaign, Empire magazine has tiny, close up fragments of the first images from the Tintin movie.
They seem to be releasing one a day. every few hours. The first five six are up and there are space for seven more. So we can expect the first full images on the 8th of November or there about Monday.
The best guess for what the images show:
- ???
- Snowy’s Fur
- ???
- Tintin’s Jumper
- A Sock
What Does This Tell Us
Not a lot except that the movie will use incredibly real looking textures. Which suggests there will be nothing cartoony about this animation. I expect to see a world that has Herge’s distinctive style but with an amazing level of detail.
It looks like the long wait for the first images will be worth it.
EDIT…
Sharp eyed Proman has spotted that they are going up faster than one a day and that new objects are added to the background images. See comments for more details.
How Simon Pegg Choose Spielberg over Tarantino
Apparently, Simon Pegg (Thompson or possibly Thomson) ‘agonised over Tarantino rejection‘ when the filming dates for Tintin and Inglourious Basterds clashed.
The story is pretty thin and originated from the News of the World (not the world’s most reliable paper). I would link to the original sources but the NotW is part of Murdoch empire and now behind a pay-wall.
Burke & Hare
In better and more reliable news, Simon Pegg Andy Serkis (Capt. Haddock) are starring together in the new comedy, Burke & Hare.
Edit: And Paul
Thanks to Tom for reminding me. Pegg and Nick Frost are teaming up for Paul, a comedy adventure where a couple of SF fans find an alien.
Video: Exclusive: Paul – Trailer
Sorry about the annoying 20 second advert before the 1 minute trailer but I can’t get rid of it.
Tintin Poster in the Wild
The Is or Isn’t Real debate over the Tintin poster has been finally nailed.
This is a section of a large advert produced by Sony as part of Brand Licensing Europe 2010, where toy makers and license holders get together.
Credit to the excellent Portuguese language blog Tintim por Tintim for breaking this story.