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Comic hero Tintin ventures to big screen
March 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ve always had a soft spot for mysteries. Perhaps it’s the 70’s children’s television programming of the multicultural/multilingual Bloodhound Gang from 3-2-1 Contact on PBS or classic Scooby-Doo with Phyllis Diller and The Harlem Globe Trotters making guest star appearances, but there’s something of an advanced and cultural cognitive level of understanding that I think took place in those kid’s mysteries. There’s still as much a Nancy Drew as there’s a Lisa Simpson in me and that’s why I was so excited to hear the news that the adventures of TinTin will be coming to the big screen from no less then DreamWorks and Steven Spielberg.
DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg, a lifelong fan of the fictional journalist and adventurer, will serve as a producer; he is not expected to direct. The rights are held by Brussels-based Herge Studios.
Two live-action Tintin movies were filmed in the 1960s, and three animations, but all were low-key releases. Two animated television series have been made, both of which were adaptations of the comic strips rather than original stories.
The decision by DreamWorks comes during a year of Tintin festivities in 
