Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.

That’s certainly what it looks like. Check out the story that VARIETY is running today:

What’s odd is that VARIETY doesn’t mention the fact that Spielberg’s been fascinated by Tintin for some time now. We ran an article a while ago when there were rumors about Jeunet working on an all-CG version of a TINTIN film.

There’s one paragraph in particular that details the various attempts that have been made over the years to bring these classic French comic adventures to life:

“As a side story, Walt Disney himself wrote to Tintin creator Hergé in the '50s to discuss adapting the adventures of the famous reporter in an animated feature, but never got any response. Steven Spielberg then purchased the rights to Tintin that he held until 1987, and used it as one of the main references in his Indiana Jones movies. At the time, he considered producing a live feature directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix (Betty Blue), then Roman Polanski (Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) who wanted to adapt the ‘Sceptre d'Ottokar’ album.”

Let’s see is Spielberg can actually get this one going this time. I grew up reading the comics, and I’m dying to see how they find a way into this very particular world that Herge created.