Great Snakes! ‘Tintin 2’ Is Still Happening, According To Steven Spielberg
If you’re a fan ofSteven Spielberg’s animated adventureThe Adventures of Tintin, and have longed for a sequel, here’s some good news. Spielberg says the long-awaited sequel isstillhappening, and thatPeter Jacksonwill direct. Great snakes! More onTintin 2below.
Audiences weren’t exactly blown away by Spielberg’s 2011Adventures of Tintin, which is a damn shame because the film isso much fun. The plan was always to turnTintin, based on the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, into a series of films. But after the firstTintinfailed to generate much buzz, it seemed like the series had died before it could get started.Lord of the Ringsdirector Peter Jackson, who produced the first film with Spielberg, was set to helm the sequel. In 2013, Jackson was stillclaiminghe would directTintin 2when he finished up with theHobbittrilogy. Since then, however, there’s been very little word onTintin 2.
Until now! Speaking withPremiere, Spielberg reasserted that the sequel is still happening, and that Jackson would definitely be directing. “Peter Jackson has to do the second part. Normally, if all goes well, he will soon start working on the script,” Spielberg said. “As it takes two years of animation work on the film, for you, I would not expect to see it for about three years. But Peter will stick to it. Tintin is not dead!”
The sequel will likely incorporate Hergé’sTintinbooksPrisoners of the SunandThe Seven Crystal Balls. Here are the synopses of those two books.
Prisoners of the Sun
“Tintin discovers that one of the last Incan descendants has kidnapped his missing friend, Professor Calculus. Tintin and Captain Haddock follow the kidnapper to Peru–can they save Calculus?”
The Seven Crystal Balls
“Seven explorers return from an expedition in the Andes, where they unearthed the tomb of an Incan priest. One by one, they fall into a coma. Can Tintin figure out what is causing the mysterious illness?”
The Adventures of Tintinwas based on threeTintinstories –The Crab with the Golden Claws,The Secret of the Unicorn, andRed Rackham’s Treasure. The film was created via 3D motion capture computer animation, featuring a cast includingJamie Bell,Andy Serkis,Daniel Craig,Nick Frost, andSimon Pegg. Spielberg directed from a script bySteven Moffat,Edgar WrightandJoe Cornish. Bell played Tintin, a young journalist who constantly gets intoIndiana Jones-style adventures.
If you’ve avoided seeingThe Adventures of Tintin, I urge you to check it out. It’s currently streaming on Netflix.
