Blistering barnacles! Tintin has found a writer to adapt his adventures for the big screen. British TV writer Stephen Moffat, who penned the hit series Jekyll and Coupling, is to adapt the adventures of Belgium's famous globe-trotting reporter for Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg.
In May the directors of ET and the Lord of the Rings trilogy caused a flurry of excitement among Tintin fans when they announced they were bringing three of Hergé's comic-book creations to the silver screen.
Each director will helm one movie, with the director of the third instalment to be determined. Moffat is one of Britain's leading TV writers: aside from Jekyll and Coupling, he has also written several episodes of the new Doctor Who series.
Tintin will be his first foray into the movie business. It is as yet unclear which of the 23 Hergé-penned comic books he will sink his teeth into: Spielberg and Jackson are said to have selected three adventures from the series, but it is not yet known which ones they are.
The films will be shot in 3-D, using motion capture technology, a technique by which an actor's movements are recorded and used to create an animated character. Jackson used the technique on the Lord of the Rings films to create Gollum. Spielberg has long harboured a passion to adapt Tintin to the big screen, trying for more than 25 years to get the film rights to the comic book series. He succeeded last year.
Tintin has already been adapted for the big screen. Two live-action films were made in the 60s, as well as three animated ones. In addition, two TV animated series were produced.
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