'Tintin' Goes To Big Screen With Steven Spielberg

[Saturday, November 23rd, 2002]
Tintin, the intrepid young reporter who inevitably finds himself at the center of global adventures, is leaping from the comic book to the big screen, reports Variety.

Steven Spielberg and frequent producing partner Kathleen Kennedy will produce a Tintin live-action feature for Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures.

Tintin, famed for his cowlicked coif, battled international evil with the help of his dog Snowy. His friends and allies included his mentor, Captain Haddock, famed for his drunken curses; police officers Thomson and Thompson; and Professor Cuthbert Calculus.

The "Tintin" comic strip was first published in 1929 in Belgian newspaper Le Petit Vingtieme and was eventually translated into more than 50 languages. "Tintin" has already been the subject of several animated adaptations for motion pictures and television.

More On 'The Adventures of Tintin'...

E-Mail This Article » Share your comments on 'The Adventures of Tintin'