Spielberg & Jackson plan digimation Tin Tin trilogy

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 15 May 2007, 14:25

Kiwi director Peter Jackson is teaming up with Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg to make three back-to-back movies based on the adventures of the comic strip character Tintin.
Speilberg and Jackson say the films will be produced in digital 3D using the latest performance capture technology - like that used to create Gollum in The Lord of the Rings.
The two filmmakers will each direct at least one of the movies, which will be made bothin NZ and in the US. There is no word yet on who will helm the third film.
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*Snooze*

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 15 May 2007, 15:40

Why can't we have traditional animation?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 15 May 2007, 15:50

Ivan Drago wrote:Why can't we have traditional animation?

No, Jackson needs his overblown CGI otherwise he can't get off.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 15 May 2007, 16:04

Cool. I hope it's a cell-shaded 3d that stays close to Herge's style. With such big names behind it, I hope it will be stay true and close to the original. I LOVED the original graphic novels, but didnt care for the cartoon (only seen it in dutch dub, which was horrible).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 15 May 2007, 16:07

Yi-Long wrote: but didnt care for the cartoon (only seen it in dutch dub, which was horrible).

The English dub was wonderful.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 15 May 2007, 16:40

So it's not 'live-action' then is it lol

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 May 2007, 17:32

Heard this on the radio - I can't wait personally. I grew up on Tintin comics.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 May 2007, 18:25

I loved the comics, LOVED the cartoon.
I had no problem with the English dub, would of been cool to hear it in French though.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 May 2007, 18:27

Tin Tin is shit, bad move, big flop.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 May 2007, 19:31

Jackson's one will rock. Hmm, Spielberg's could rock or suck.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 15 May 2007, 20:05

romerojpg wrote:Tin Tin is shit, bad move, big flop.

Well don't go and see it then

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 May 2007, 20:28

What was the last Jackson flop? Oh wait he's never had one. What was the last Spielberg flop? Oh wait that would be Hook 16 years ago.

As usual you're spot on Romero

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 May 2007, 22:29

Well I don't care about other people's floppies. Like Grim, I also loved the cartoons. I even tried combing my hair in a Tintin style quiff.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 May 2007, 22:37

bradavon wrote:What was the last Jackson flop? Oh wait he's never had one. What was the last Spielberg flop? Oh wait that would be Hook 16 years ago.

As usual you're spot on Romero

Its FUCKING TIN TIN. Get a life.

I think you will find Hook was not a flop anyway, so get your facts together.

I judge hits far better than you ever will in your life time thats for sure.

Not that its ever going to be made, the usual shit on the net sucked up by fools. Reminds me of 1000 other threads where I have said that and again I was right as usual. Still waiting for the Skater Boi film that was coming

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 May 2007, 23:44

I love the Tintin comic books. I think I read them all (although I have to admit that the first few were quite racist from today's point of view).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 May 2007, 01:14

bradavon wrote:What was the last Jackson flop? Oh wait he's never had one. What was the last Spielberg flop? Oh wait that would be Hook 16 years ago.

As usual you're spot on Romero

It terms of quality of films though, I'd say that Spielberg's track record lately has been patchy. Let's see, A.I. was pants (An emulation of Kubrick that failed.), War of the Worlds wasn't even as good as the 1953 film (Which is fantastic. A landmark scifi film. Not as ingenious as Welle's radiocast though.), Munich was an exploitation film dressed up as pseudo-political thriller, The Terminal was groan inducing.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 May 2007, 02:08

More info:-
Blistering barnacles! Peter Jackson has teamed up with Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg to make three Tintin movies, with cutting-edge visual effects to be created by Wellington's Weta Digital.
Jackson and Spielberg are likely to each direct at least one of the big-budget films, based on three of the 23 Tintin comic books.
The announcement comes seven months after The Dominion Post reported Jackson's wish to bring plucky Belgian reporter Tintin, his trusty dog Snowy and pals, including Captain Haddock, to the big screen.
Spielberg holds the film rights for the books by Georges Remi, better known as Herge, and has cited them as an inspiration for his Indiana Jones movies. The films will be made back-to-back.
Spielberg's DreamWorks studio is also bankrolling Jackson's The Lovely Bones, which begins filming in October.
The Tintin movies will use computer animation that Weta developed for Lord of The Rings and King Kong to create Gollum and Kong by capturing the movements of actor Andy Serkis.
Jackson said the films would stay true to Remi's designs, but would use computer animation and motion capture to make the characters "photo realistic".
For well over a year, artists at Weta have been quietly testing the theory of creating life-like reproductions of Tintin, Captain Haddock and many of the other core cast, faithfully replicating Herge's original designs, but not rendering them as cartoons or familiar computer-animated characters.
"Instead, we're making them look photo realistic - (from) the fibres of their clothing (to) the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They will look exactly like real people."
Spielberg said they would cast actors to play the characters.
Using new technology allowed the two directors to direct it like a live action film. "They won't have the feel of animation."
Spielberg and Jackson did not say which books would be filmed or the budget, but it was likely to be at least $100 million each. Jackson said Weta had filmed more than 20 minutes of test footage and pre-production work was under way.
More than 200 million copies of Tintin books have sold worldwide.
Sauce

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 16 May 2007, 13:08

I think there's a chance it could work, but as I said, traditional cel animation would make this artistically better. Romero seems somewhat pessimistic (I'm being kind there!) I'd love to see a Tin-Tin movie again!

Channel 4 used to show the more recent TV show when I was a kid and it had a wonderful theme tune. I'm not sure if that's the one Anchor Bay released

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 May 2007, 13:47

Yes it is. I loved the C4 cartoon.
I have the 75th Anniversary box, it has all the episodes

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 16 May 2007, 16:49

I'm sad to hear they wont go for the original look and style of Herge's book, but want to take it into photo-realistic

When you are going to do that, it just wont be Tintin, so you might as well call it something else as well.

I really hoped they would use cell-shading to go for the Herge style.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 May 2007, 16:59

I'm not sure this would work if they made it too "realistic"

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 16 May 2007, 17:05

Well the racists would love it if it was done in a real way, so best not to

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 May 2007, 17:05

grim_tales wrote:I'm not sure this would work if they made it too "realistic"

The Polar Express. Tom Hanks played like 5 characters and each one looked like a reanimated corpse. The Uncanny Valley in full effect.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 May 2007, 17:23

romerojpg wrote:Well the racists would love it if it was done in a real way, so best not to

What?

If you're referring to the adventures like TinTin in the Congo etc, I havent read those comics or dont remember them, but the film shouldnt be changed to suit our modern sensibilities IMO. Does that make me a racist?
I do remember one comic where some guys keep saying "We good Muslims. Poor black man want to go to Mecca" and Capt. Haddock loses his rag trying to explain they will be sold as slaves if they go there.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 16 May 2007, 17:34

Tin Tin in the Congo is the most controversial of the Tin Tin comics. It has often been criticized for its racist and colonialist views, as well as several scenes of violence against animals.

LOL, WTF?:-
The scenes of voice against animals are pretty random. Like the infamous one on pg. 56 where Tintin blows up a rhinoceros with a stick of dynamite basically for no reason.