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Spielberg to Produce Live-Action Tintin Movie (s)

Posted by Hemos on from the mmmm...tintin dept.

jtauber writes "Looks like the Adventures of Tintin may be the next series of books to be turned into a film franchise with Spielberg in talks to acquire the rights. See the Marlinspike for more information." Tintin was one of my favorite "book" type comics growing up - and they've released collections.

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  1. Spielberg? by I+Am+The+Owl · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not at all familiar with the "Tintin" series, but I have a bad feeling about it already. Does anybody remember the end of AI? Yeah. I thought so.

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    1. Re:Spielberg? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

      TinTin will be like Indiana Jones, only with the Nazi-collaborrators as the heroes!

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    2. Re:Spielberg? by b0r0din · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ahh, tintin. Who can forget the years and years of MUD-based carnage done with tintin, or its later predecessor, tintin++.

      Spielberg could not do such text adventure justice.

      I can only imagine such a script:

      # T I N T I N + + v1.5pl9 FINAL
      # (T)he k(I)cki(N) (T)ickin d(I)kumud clie(N)t
      # a DIKU-mud client
      #
      > #se 1 generic.dikumud.com 9999

      FADE IN: Gorath
      password: *********

      > You are in a dark alley. Two muggers are here, their knives flashing at you. An exit lies north.

      #alias {runaway} {n;n;n;n;n;n;n;n;};runaway

      You run like a little girl for the exit. They block you.

      #read ItsWeaponTime;weaponsup
      #OK. 43 ALIASES LOADED.
      #OK. 2 ACTIONS LOADED.
      #OK. 0 ANTISUBS LOADED.
      #OK. 10 SUBSTITUTES LOADED.
      #OK. 13 VARIABLES LOADED.
      #OK. 45 HIGHLIGHTS LOADED.
      You load the uzi.
      You load the minigun.
      You wield the Hammer of Thor.
      You load the rocket launcher.
      You wield the rocket launcher. Mugger #1 begins to piss his pants.
      shoot;shoot
      You aim for Mugger #1.
      You fire. Direct hit. Body parts ooze off the wall.
      You aim for Mugger #2.
      You fire. Direct hit. A blackened spot is all that remains of Mugger #2. You are victorious. But Steven Spielberg shows up with a flak cannon. He aims for your heart.
      look
      You cannot look when you're dead.
      #end
      TINTIN suffers from bloodlack, and the lack of a beating heart...
      TINTIN is dead! R.I.P.
      Your blood freezes as you hear TINTIN's death cry.
      % sniff

  2. Still waiting... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm still waiting for the "Choose Your Own Adventure" series to be put to film...

    1. Re:Still waiting... by Stauf · · Score: 2, Funny

      Like Wing Commander III?

      Under a killing moon?

  3. Let the casting begin... by tgrotvedt · · Score: 3, Funny
    Any ideas for the stars of the movie?

    Maybe...

    Ben Afleck for Tintin?

    Oh, and that boat guy has to be Sean Connery.

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    1. Re:Let the casting begin... by Snoopy77 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought Leonardo DiCapuccino would be perfect. If Hollywood is going to butcher Tintin then there is no use doing it half arsed.

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  4. Underpants Math. by EverStoned · · Score: 3, Funny

    1)Come up with a crappy idea for a movie.
    2)Add Speilburg
    3)Profit!

  5. Billions of.. by samgrover · · Score: 5, Funny

    bilious blue blistering barnacles!

    About time :-)

    1. Re:Billions of.. by bayankaran · · Score: 3, Funny

      Bashi Bazouks, Kleptomaniacs, filibusters!

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  6. Re:Oh, please... No! by denisbergeron · · Score: 2, Funny

    Astérix : Mission Cléopâtre is the best movie I saw.
    Funny, sexy, with a lot of flash for adult and children.

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  7. South of the Border by jkitchel · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know what tintin is, but from the sounds of these posts, maybe we should send this one to "Steven Spielberg's non-union Mexican exquivalent" and keep it south of the border.

    [2F31] A Star is Burns

    Burns: Get me Steven Spielberg!
    Smithers: He's unavailable.
    Burns: Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent! [later] Listen, Senor Spielbergo, I want you to do for me what Spielberg did for Oskar Schindler.
    Spielbergo: Er, Schindler es bueno, Senor Burns es el diablo.
    Burns: Listen, Spielbergo, Schindler and I are like peas in a pod: we're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, dammit! Now go out there and win me that festival!

    -- Burns puts his foot down, "A Star is Burns"

  8. Re:This is wrong. by Theodore+Logan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tintin is attractive for two reasons. The gourgeous art, and the european feel.

    Actually, there are some tintin mags that are attractive for quite different reasons. Oh, would I love to see Spielberg do that movie!

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  9. Return of Son of Bonfire of the Vanities... by nigelc · · Score: 3, Funny
    So we'll get what?

    Haley Joel Osment as Tin-Tin

    Robin Williams in a hilarious double casting as The Thompson Twins

    Harrison Ford as Captain Haddock

    Richard Attenborough as the Professor

    And of course, a CGI "Snowy".
    I can't wait!

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  10. Casting Nightmare: by LMariachi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jim Belushi as Captain Haddock.
    Leonardo DiCaprio as Tintin, or, if Leo's too old, "Malcolm in the Middle."
    Jim Carrey as Professor Calculus.
    Robin Williams as Thompson & Thomson.
    Snowy will be CGI, voiced by Ahmed Best.

  11. captain haddock by v8interceptor · · Score: 3, Funny

    please please please let it be Bruce Willis...:)

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