Caffeinated Clint
Produced by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson
“Doctor Who” writer Steven Moffat has been commissioned to write the long-gestating film version of “Tintin”, says The Hollywood Reporter.
In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and world traveler who is aided in his adventures by his faithful dog Snowy. He later was joined by such colourful characters as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The books, hugely popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.
Kathleen Kennedy is serving as producer on the three feature films, which will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D. Producers Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg are each directing an installment, with the helmer of the third movie to be determined.
