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X400 · 11-25-2009, 08:21 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8375280.stm

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Peter Jackson says Tintin film is 'finished'

By Mark Savage
BBC News entertainment reporter

Steven Spielberg's Tintin film is in the can, but it will take two years for the computer animation to be completed, producer Peter Jackson has said.
The Lord Of The Rings director told the BBC: "Tintin is great. It's made. The movie is cut together and now [we] are turning it into a fully-rendered film".
"So the movie, to some degree, exists in a very rough state."
The director is in London for the Royal gala premiere of his latest film, The Lovely Bones, on Tuesday night.

omg 2 yrs?!

jasonicus · 11-25-2009, 10:23 AM

Considering all the other things WETA has going on, I'm not surprised.

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 01:46 PM

WOW!! Two years, well I have been waiting for more then 15 years for a Tintin movie I guess I can wait another 2 years

Q? · 11-25-2009, 01:53 PM

This sounds fantastic to me, 2 years to work with the CGI sounds astonishing to me.

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 02:05 PM

My biggest trouble will be Tintin in English, I always read Tintin in the original French, will be weird to hear it in English

Q? · 11-25-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

My biggest trouble will be Tintin in English, I always read Tintin in the original French, will be weird to hear it in English

Well, I saw the cartoons in danish if I remember correctly.

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Q!

Well, I saw the cartoons in danish if I remember correctly.

Even the cartoon I got in in French here, Tintin as always been French too me so it's going to be a bit strange, unless the dubbing in French is extremely well done

jono_0101 · 11-25-2009, 02:21 PM

i saw all the cartoons in english, so that shouldnt be a problem for me, but what in the hell can they be doing with CGI thats gonna take two years???

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jono_0101

i saw all the cartoons in english, so that shouldnt be a problem for me, but what in the hell can they be doing with CGI thats gonna take two years???

I think this movie will be like The Polar Express & the new Chistmas Carol, they use actors with digicam and wil ltrun this into a animated movie

KubrickFan · 11-25-2009, 03:24 PM

Beowulf needed about a year and a half to finish all of the effects, so it's possible that Tintin needs two years.

jadedeath · 11-25-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonicus

Considering all the other things WETA has going on, I'm not surprised.

I'm sure they have a shortage of applicants too...

Logan

jadedeath · 11-25-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jono_0101

i saw all the cartoons in english, so that shouldnt be a problem for me, but what in the hell can they be doing with CGI thats gonna take two years???

They didn't tell you?

Michael Bay directed some of the scenes.

Logan

Steve · 11-25-2009, 04:58 PM

What's Tintin about?

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 05:01 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin

EricJ · 11-25-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fireman325

What's Tintin about?

Here, try a little for free (in English, as the other posters have been talking about):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9BLNxP5Sk

(Think "Jonny Quest goes Euro".)

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

Here, try a little for free (in English, as the other posters have been talking about):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9BLNxP5Sk

(Think "Jonny Quest goes Euro".)

Since Tintin was created in 1920's I think it would be more fair to say of Johnny Quest "Think of Tintin goeas USA"

jono_0101 · 11-25-2009, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I think this movie will be like The Polar Express & the new Chistmas Carol, they use actors with digicam and wil ltrun this into a animated movie

ahhhh ok, that makes sense then

P@t_Mtl · 11-25-2009, 05:29 PM

I think going into a CGI type of movie like Christmas Carol make sense. I've been a fan of Tintin all my life but I can't see how they could truly translate it into "live action" and make it serious. It should look good in computer animation.

blubryant · 11-25-2009, 05:46 PM

Just like P@t, I've been waiting for this one a long time, 2 more years is practically nothing for me to see Tintin and Milou on the big screen. Good people attached as well, looking really forward to this.

Afrobean · 11-25-2009, 07:40 PM

I think it's great that you fans are looking forward to seeing this. A breath of fresh air to see this response rather than people yelling about raped childhoods and all that.

Didn't realize this was going to be animated though. Thought it was a bit weird when I heard Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as the "twin" detectives. I was really curious how they were going to pull off having them look identical, but if it's all animated, I guess that'll work.

I'm honestly a little weirded out by the concept of an actor portraying an animated character in an animated feature though. I guess that's what some areas of the industry are leaning toward though, huh? Seems to me that I'd rather have my animated characters be animated by animators who could fine tune the performance, even if motion capture is used as the starting point.

Anyway, has there been anything revealed on the art design of the film? Is it going to be more realistic or more cartoony? I mean, is Tintin going to have realistic eyes, or black circle pupils? The Wikipedia article said the people would look like real people (pores, hair, etc.), but also said it would look like the world of the comic. I don't think that would work too well. It'd look alien I think to have cartoony humans with a circular head and black circles for eyes, and yet have highly textured skin, hair, and clothing.

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11-25-2009, 10:23 AM	#2
jasonicus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009	Considering all the other things WETA has going on, I'm not surprised.

11-25-2009, 01:46 PM	#3
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	WOW!! Two years, well I have been waiting for more then 15 years for a Tintin movie I guess I can wait another 2 years

11-25-2009, 01:53 PM	#4
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	This sounds fantastic to me, 2 years to work with the CGI sounds astonishing to me.

11-25-2009, 02:05 PM	#5
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	My biggest trouble will be Tintin in English, I always read Tintin in the original French, will be weird to hear it in English

11-25-2009, 02:21 PM	#8
jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	i saw all the cartoons in english, so that shouldnt be a problem for me, but what in the hell can they be doing with CGI thats gonna take two years???

11-25-2009, 03:24 PM	#10
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	Beowulf needed about a year and a half to finish all of the effects, so it's possible that Tintin needs two years.

11-25-2009, 04:58 PM	#13
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	What's Tintin about?

11-25-2009, 05:01 PM	#14
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin

11-25-2009, 05:29 PM	#18
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	I think going into a CGI type of movie like Christmas Carol make sense. I've been a fan of Tintin all my life but I can't see how they could truly translate it into "live action" and make it serious. It should look good in computer animation.

11-25-2009, 05:46 PM	#19
blubryant Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:265 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just like P@t, I've been waiting for this one a long time, 2 more years is practically nothing for me to see Tintin and Milou on the big screen. Good people attached as well, looking really forward to this.

11-25-2009, 07:40 PM	#20
Afrobean Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:-	I think it's great that you fans are looking forward to seeing this. A breath of fresh air to see this response rather than people yelling about raped childhoods and all that. Didn't realize this was going to be animated though. Thought it was a bit weird when I heard Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as the "twin" detectives. I was really curious how they were going to pull off having them look identical, but if it's all animated, I guess that'll work. I'm honestly a little weirded out by the concept of an actor portraying an animated character in an animated feature though. I guess that's what some areas of the industry are leaning toward though, huh? Seems to me that I'd rather have my animated characters be animated by animators who could fine tune the performance, even if motion capture is used as the starting point. Anyway, has there been anything revealed on the art design of the film? Is it going to be more realistic or more cartoony? I mean, is Tintin going to have realistic eyes, or black circle pupils? The Wikipedia article said the people would look like real people (pores, hair, etc.), but also said it would look like the world of the comic. I don't think that would work too well. It'd look alien I think to have cartoony humans with a circular head and black circles for eyes, and yet have highly textured skin, hair, and clothing.

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