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In case you missed it, Serkis will once again be covered in balls, this time for Spielberg as well as Jackson!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This news began as whispers over the weekend and this morning Hollywood Reporter's sources confirmed it.

It's not much of a leap to assume that Peter Jackson would have brought Andy Serkis to do motion/performance capture for TINTIN. I mean, the man pretty much originated using that kind of technology to express a real performance through a digital character with Gollum. However there was Spielberg... this isn't Peter Jackson's project so much as it's team-up with two of the best contemporary filmmakers working today (with a third yet to be determined), so whoever was cast as Captain Haddock would have to work in all three... at least if they want continuity... I guess with performance capture you can keep the visual appearance of the characters the same throughout all three films...

Anyway, it seems Serkis has passed the tests. The man is a good actor (and he's especially good in LONGFORD, so congrats to him for getting that Golden Globe nomination) and I can't wait to see him in this universe! What about you?


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First!
by Lashlarue
Dec 17th, 2007
11:07:53 AM
bah
by JeanLuc Dickhard
Dec 17th, 2007
11:07:54 AM
what's a tintin and who really cares?
by nooneimportant
Dec 17th, 2007
11:10:04 AM
"Covered in Balls..."
by Read and Shut Up
Dec 17th, 2007
11:11:25 AM
wow
by tha plow
Dec 17th, 2007
11:11:43 AM
What does this have to do with The Dark Knight?
by Lashlarue
Dec 17th, 2007
11:11:53 AM
oh thats exciting
by DonnyUnitas
Dec 17th, 2007
11:12:34 AM
Good on ya Andy!
by Tinfang
Dec 17th, 2007
11:15:19 AM
Reading Rainbow: The Movie
by Lashlarue
Dec 17th, 2007
11:16:29 AM
so wait
by theWarning
Dec 17th, 2007
11:23:17 AM
They've announced the third director...
by JimCurry
Dec 17th, 2007
11:25:37 AM
I'm not French
by JohnnyRicoHatesBugs
Dec 17th, 2007
11:28:57 AM
Hey im an American Kid!
by kilik777
Dec 17th, 2007
11:30:56 AM
Andy "TEABAG" Serkis
by OttopartS
Dec 17th, 2007
11:31:43 AM
Johnny Rico
by Dwide Shrewd
Dec 17th, 2007
11:36:06 AM
Two of the best contemporary film makers?
by Mr Gorilla
Dec 17th, 2007
11:39:14 AM
I wish TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION upon TinTin
by emp
Dec 17th, 2007
11:40:08 AM
Great Headline
by mithrandir16
Dec 17th, 2007
11:41:08 AM
I'm sure you homos were all creaming for the Transformers movie
by Stan Gable
Dec 17th, 2007
11:45:27 AM
stan gable
by aestheticity
Dec 17th, 2007
11:57:42 AM
Will Tintin get booed because he speaks french?
by ricarleite
Dec 17th, 2007
11:59:47 AM
TinTin?!?!
by ZeroCorpse
Dec 17th, 2007
12:02:11 PM
ignorance is no excuse
by dalbatron
Dec 17th, 2007
12:08:27 PM
I thought you meant
by kafka07
Dec 17th, 2007
12:16:50 PM
just watched...
by DeadPanWalking
Dec 17th, 2007
12:23:30 PM
Stop hating on people who have no idea who Tintin is.
by Nosferatu Jones
Dec 17th, 2007
12:33:08 PM
TinTin & the Smurfs...
by Admiral_Kirk
Dec 17th, 2007
12:40:21 PM
Serkis already looked like Haddock in Kong...
by rost
Dec 17th, 2007
12:46:21 PM
I'll hate on the people who don't know Tintin all I want
by slone13
Dec 17th, 2007
12:51:03 PM
Sure, they Google Tintin...
by Nosferatu Jones
Dec 17th, 2007
01:14:30 PM
Who knew there were so many TinTin lovers..
by JohnnyRicoHatesBugs
Dec 17th, 2007
01:20:56 PM
True Fact:
by DocPazuzu
Dec 17th, 2007
02:04:59 PM
Hi, I'm a stupid American
by Abominable Snowcone
Dec 17th, 2007
02:07:47 PM
Tintin haters still not getting the point
by Stan Gable
Dec 17th, 2007
02:11:16 PM
DocP: True, but...
by Nosferatu Jones
Dec 17th, 2007
02:25:56 PM
I wonder if Serkis gets depressed...
by GrandMuffTarkin
Dec 17th, 2007
02:27:48 PM
Tintin popularity
by Pandas-R-Us
Dec 17th, 2007
02:36:36 PM
Same Old Yankees
by Fineus Fog
Dec 17th, 2007
02:39:25 PM
Dear Mr. Read and Shut Up...
by FlickaPoo
Dec 17th, 2007
03:07:46 PM
TIN TIN ...TINO TINO TINO TINO..........TINO
by ludmir88
Dec 17th, 2007
03:11:24 PM
Der Mr. Read and Shut Up Part 2
by FlickaPoo
Dec 17th, 2007
03:13:08 PM
Nosferatu
by DocPazuzu
Dec 17th, 2007
03:35:53 PM
Enough of the shitty cartoon...
by poeticwarriorII
Dec 17th, 2007
03:59:28 PM
I remember the time I was covered in balls...
by Alonzo Mosely
Dec 17th, 2007
04:24:32 PM
Serkis freak
by Automaton Overlord
Dec 17th, 2007
04:52:14 PM
failure
by Automaton Overlord
Dec 17th, 2007
04:53:17 PM
KISS ME!
by Yeti
Dec 17th, 2007
04:55:49 PM
I kind of like Serkis'....
by DarthGreenspawn
Dec 17th, 2007
05:08:33 PM
covered in balls for Speilberg?
by Kennef
Dec 17th, 2007
05:09:40 PM
Rin Tin Tin? Wait, what do you mean there's no cop dog?
by br1947
Dec 17th, 2007
05:18:56 PM
Covered With Balls, Eh?
by LaserPants
Dec 17th, 2007
05:19:26 PM
Beetle Bailey would also work.
by br1947
Dec 17th, 2007
05:20:45 PM
You Americans...
by Rockman77
Dec 17th, 2007
06:00:51 PM
Oh, we know there are more continents...
by br1947
Dec 17th, 2007
06:20:00 PM
Rockman77 is right!
by Ramiel
Dec 17th, 2007
06:20:39 PM
Toast and Marmalade for Tea....
by TomBodet
Dec 17th, 2007
06:22:45 PM
The studios
by Bartleby T. Scrivener
Dec 17th, 2007
06:25:59 PM
Bartleby
by Pandas-R-Us
Dec 17th, 2007
06:38:27 PM
I remember reading these in the 70's at my cousins.
by TomBodet
Dec 17th, 2007
06:39:06 PM
Please forgive...
by eXcommunicated
Dec 17th, 2007
06:45:25 PM
Tintin will fail in the U.S.
by BohemianMac
Dec 17th, 2007
06:48:03 PM
br1947
by J.B.M.A.
Dec 17th, 2007
06:56:49 PM
Je pense que mes amis americains
by systemsbroom
Dec 17th, 2007
07:06:13 PM
J.B.M.A.
by systemsbroom
Dec 17th, 2007
07:15:56 PM
Systemsbroom, thanks...
by J.B.M.A.
Dec 17th, 2007
07:22:16 PM
Tintin isn't American and you didn't know about it, therefore it
by gringostar
Dec 17th, 2007
07:23:10 PM
By the way....what the hell is Tintin?
by Freakemovie
Dec 17th, 2007
07:25:27 PM
heh
by Freakemovie
Dec 17th, 2007
07:26:58 PM
Tintin isn't American...
by gringostar
Dec 17th, 2007
07:30:04 PM
freakemovie is correct - my bad
by gringostar
Dec 17th, 2007
07:33:23 PM
I think gringostar must be from woodsy scandanavia
by systemsbroom
Dec 17th, 2007
07:34:23 PM
and of course
by systemsbroom
Dec 17th, 2007
07:37:23 PM
Smart money on Lucas as Director #3
by TallBoy66
Dec 17th, 2007
08:38:10 PM
what
by Zozma
Dec 17th, 2007
09:27:23 PM
the fuck is tintin?
by Zozma
Dec 17th, 2007
09:27:41 PM
Spielberg doing a mocap movie...
by Osmosis Jones
Dec 17th, 2007
09:54:02 PM
lol, very nice!
by br1947
Dec 17th, 2007
10:35:00 PM
I didn't know too much about TinTin before this
by Bubba Gillman
Dec 17th, 2007
10:42:02 PM
Mr Gorilla can go fuck himself. Also Spielberg is the best direc
by Proman1984
Dec 17th, 2007
10:50:26 PM
TINTIN?
by cornponious
Dec 17th, 2007
11:01:48 PM
oh, christ
by ironic_name
Dec 17th, 2007
11:11:52 PM
Anyone know what storie
by DirkD13"
Dec 17th, 2007
11:27:42 PM
Anyone know what stories are being filmed?
by DirkD13"
Dec 17th, 2007
11:34:33 PM
longford was amazing.
by imageburn13
Dec 18th, 2007
12:03:59 AM
Why Americans don't know TinTin?
by jebuslovesyou666
Dec 18th, 2007
03:36:00 AM
That's funny jebuslovesyou,
by Tinfang
Dec 18th, 2007
04:51:40 AM
MOCAP SUKS
by borisdoris
Dec 18th, 2007
04:53:22 AM
who gives a fuck whether people know who tin tin is?
by slappy jones
Dec 18th, 2007
05:13:17 AM
Wow. Can't believe people don't know Tintin!
by IAmMrMonkey!
Dec 18th, 2007
06:45:02 AM
I SUPPORT TALKBACKERS WHO DON'T KNOW WHO TIN TIN IS HERE'S WHY .
by BringingSexyBack
Dec 18th, 2007
08:18:42 AM
Excuse me, but, AMERICANS don't know who TinTin is
by ricarleite
Dec 18th, 2007
08:30:39 AM
In total agreement with IAmMrMonkey!
by workshed
Dec 18th, 2007
11:17:35 AM
What's worse?
by Tinfang
Dec 18th, 2007
11:17:56 AM
That's pretty cool workshed.
by Tinfang
Dec 18th, 2007
11:22:49 AM
Screw Tintin, embrace Asterix.
by MontyPigeon
Dec 18th, 2007
11:28:06 AM
Jeezuz Christ!
by Darth Macchio
Dec 18th, 2007
12:45:10 PM
My post was deleted
by Han Cholo
Dec 18th, 2007
01:08:26 PM
Nothing wrong with being American and not liking Tintin
by Clancy Van Lustbader
Dec 18th, 2007
07:43:16 PM
regarding m0cap....
by sounding
Dec 18th, 2007
10:49:08 PM
You Europeans...
by Juemad
Dec 19th, 2007
11:28:58 AM
Believe me...
by Rockman77
Dec 20th, 2007
12:06:57 PM
Andy Serkis has got more balls on him than Tony Montana!
by MrMysteryGuest
Dec 29th, 2007
12:39:45 AM
Or gay porn stars!
by MrMysteryGuest
Dec 29th, 2007
12:41:15 AM
Rainbow Brite: The Movie
by andTHATSthat!!
Jan 5th, 2008
05:18:53 AM
Asterix was a Gaul comic character
by Orcus
Jan 5th, 2008
06:40:08 PM

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