News broke in the wee hours suggesting that Steven Spielberg would be stepping aside on directing the first installment of TinTin, the mystery adventures of a Belgian reporter, to let Peter Jackson take over. Originally Spielberg was to take the first chapter in the planned trilogy and Jackson would take the second.
Now we hear that the story was false. As you were soldiers…
In a follow-up story, Spielberg has corrected the news, which originally came from Brussels’ Herge Studios, home to Tintin. He says that he remains committed to directing this first film in a proposed trilogy. It will be his first directorial gig since jumping behind the lens on this summer’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Both Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg denied that there were any changes to their original plan of attack. Jackson still plans on directing the second film, and will serve as a producer on the first.
I still remain skeptical about this series. When I last questioned its popularity the International Friends rebuked me identifying this cult like following for the stories of Tintin. Its apparently huge.
So this little hiccup in the plan turned out to be accidental misinformation, but it was taken as true since it originated with Herge Studios, the mighty holders of the Tintin properties.
Still not all that hyped.
