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Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg don bowler hats to discuss TINTIN!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I wish I could speak with any semblance of intelligence regarding TINTIN, but I am almost 100% ignorant on the property. I know the iconography, of course, but TINTIN wasn’t part of my childhood and I haven’t given it a look since.

And I’m on the fence now on whether or not to let this series of films from Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson expose me to the world of TINTIN or if I should go back and read up on ‘em before seeing the films.

But enough of that. A reader sent me a link to a video intro by Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg for what I assume is a TINTIN convention celebrating the 80th birthday of the character. I think it was recorded a bit ago, but this is the first time I’ve seen the two giants together talking about the flick. And it gives me a little geekasm just seeing the two together, obviously in love with the material they’re adapting.

So click on over and give a look!

-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com



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TinTin
by Hamtaro Hentai
Mar 16th, 2009
05:55:26 PM
FIRST!
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Mar 16th, 2009
05:56:15 PM
DARN IT!
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Mar 16th, 2009
05:56:56 PM
Hamtaro
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Mar 16th, 2009
05:57:34 PM
Don't care
by Il Buono Il Brutto Il Cattivo
Mar 16th, 2009
05:59:23 PM
Just like Mahi-mahi
by Hamtaro Hentai
Mar 16th, 2009
05:59:27 PM
THIS IS A CRIMINAL WASTE OF TALENT ON NAZI POSTER CHILD
by Greigy Just Wanted To Say
Mar 16th, 2009
06:00:19 PM
Inredibly awkward interview
by robzass
Mar 16th, 2009
06:02:12 PM
This movie has bomb written all over it.
by ganymede3010
Mar 16th, 2009
06:02:21 PM
C'est incroyable!
by timothyarcher
Mar 16th, 2009
06:03:47 PM
Cant believe Jacko is doing this over the hobbit
by cribble
Mar 16th, 2009
06:04:29 PM
THIS ONE
by LightninBolt
Mar 16th, 2009
06:04:35 PM
Thanks God he did take it over The Hobbit
by LightninBolt
Mar 16th, 2009
06:06:26 PM
This talkback is a disgrace
by Donkey_Lasher
Mar 16th, 2009
06:09:44 PM
I've seen lower stuff on in here!
by LightninBolt
Mar 16th, 2009
06:12:30 PM
Jackson looks like Ogre at end of Nerds 2
by SomaShine
Mar 16th, 2009
06:13:53 PM
Those two sitting next to each other...
by Ravetin
Mar 16th, 2009
06:14:29 PM
Read Em'
by Larry of Arabia
Mar 16th, 2009
06:14:58 PM
JUST SHUT UP EVERYONE, THIS WILL FUCKING OWN
by Proman1984
Mar 16th, 2009
06:15:42 PM
Screw TINTIN...
by Nosferatu Jones
Mar 16th, 2009
06:16:39 PM
Sounds like a bomb to me.
by Roketopunch
Mar 16th, 2009
06:21:13 PM
It doesn't matter if people have never heard of Tintin
by slone13
Mar 16th, 2009
06:22:14 PM
You Think The Watchmen was A BOMB at the BOXOFFICE!
by laraz
Mar 16th, 2009
06:23:10 PM
ganymede3010 and Roketopunch
by slone13
Mar 16th, 2009
06:25:38 PM
LMAO
by Amazing Maurice
Mar 16th, 2009
06:28:43 PM
So like
by Amity75
Mar 16th, 2009
06:30:26 PM
The "no one gives a fuck" argument...
by Ravetin
Mar 16th, 2009
06:30:33 PM
kiddie blockbuster...
by HaterofCrap
Mar 16th, 2009
06:38:45 PM
I grew up reading and loving Tintin.
by The Reluctant Austinite
Mar 16th, 2009
06:38:47 PM
Ravetin
by Amazing Maurice
Mar 16th, 2009
06:39:29 PM
Tin tin will likely do well overseas...
by Orbots Commander
Mar 16th, 2009
06:40:47 PM
I'm pretty sure
by daggor
Mar 16th, 2009
06:46:24 PM
The hobbit will be better then Lord of the Rings.
by ganymede3010
Mar 16th, 2009
06:48:21 PM
screw you guys
by ryandowneyjr
Mar 16th, 2009
06:52:10 PM
I'm excited already...
by echobase
Mar 16th, 2009
06:53:53 PM
Our sense of wonder is intact.
by Orbots Commander
Mar 16th, 2009
06:55:40 PM
WTF is Tintin?
by JoeSixPack
Mar 16th, 2009
06:59:38 PM
Cue Ringwearer9!!!
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Mar 16th, 2009
07:01:30 PM
TinTin's dog
by cyberskunk
Mar 16th, 2009
07:08:27 PM
I dont get...
by Carl XVI Gustaf
Mar 16th, 2009
07:15:09 PM
Snowy
by Gelatinousman
Mar 16th, 2009
07:16:03 PM
QUINT - Read the books!
by Thunderbolt Ross
Mar 16th, 2009
07:20:09 PM
Joe Six Pack
by Smithys.Bark
Mar 16th, 2009
07:22:02 PM
My sentiments exactly, Thunderbolt Ross
by Gilderoy
Mar 16th, 2009
07:37:51 PM
hey supercowbell4therequestformore co wbell
by The Amazing G
Mar 16th, 2009
07:39:37 PM
My sentiments exactly, Thunderbolt Ross. Too.
by SmallTuna
Mar 16th, 2009
07:41:07 PM
NEEDS GIANT ROBOTS
by Sal_Bando
Mar 16th, 2009
07:42:19 PM
Where's Piso when you need him?
by wato
Mar 16th, 2009
07:43:19 PM
anyway, I'm surprised more people...
by The Amazing G
Mar 16th, 2009
07:45:47 PM
supercowbell4therequestformore co wbell
by raw_bean
Mar 16th, 2009
07:46:16 PM
also, this image has been a meme on 4chan...
by The Amazing G
Mar 16th, 2009
07:46:53 PM
If the movie's even half way competent as an adaptation...
by Ravetin
Mar 16th, 2009
07:47:34 PM
I don't get this Tintin thing. And I don't think anybody will.
by Alfie Boy
Mar 16th, 2009
07:54:02 PM
yeah...
by The Amazing G
Mar 16th, 2009
07:54:12 PM
Hope you all come back to read your words and weep...
by performingmonkey
Mar 16th, 2009
07:54:15 PM
He was a fan of Kong too, and he made it boring.
by Alfie Boy
Mar 16th, 2009
07:56:37 PM
Peter Jackson >>>>> Del Toro
by TheWaqman
Mar 16th, 2009
07:57:04 PM
Also somebody shut the Watchmen fan up...
by TheWaqman
Mar 16th, 2009
07:59:06 PM
Will anyone agree that Watchmen is "underperforming?"
by Alfie Boy
Mar 16th, 2009
08:01:17 PM
It is underperforming...
by TheWaqman
Mar 16th, 2009
08:03:56 PM
Underperforming yes...
by Ravetin
Mar 16th, 2009
08:07:19 PM
Wow! They dressed up in garb similar to that of a fictional char
by Darth Rosenberg
Mar 16th, 2009
08:15:03 PM
Motion Capture 101
by slone13
Mar 16th, 2009
08:16:07 PM
For the record
by mukhtabi
Mar 16th, 2009
08:25:17 PM
Wow.........
by archer1949
Mar 16th, 2009
08:26:21 PM
Cancel this fucker and make Indy 5
by BendersShinyAss
Mar 16th, 2009
08:37:34 PM
Tin Tin is the Shit Shit
by Star Hump
Mar 16th, 2009
08:43:50 PM
Rin Tin Tin?
by HB_Dad
Mar 16th, 2009
08:51:03 PM
slone13- right, but...
by Emperor_was_a_jerk
Mar 16th, 2009
09:00:51 PM
TINTIN - What Is It?
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Mar 16th, 2009
09:08:10 PM
I don't trust them
by kershner
Mar 16th, 2009
09:10:10 PM
Star Hump has the right idea...
by Ravetin
Mar 16th, 2009
09:17:53 PM
That is one stupid picture
by walrusholder
Mar 16th, 2009
09:18:53 PM
This Message Board Must Be Located in Fecesylvania
by Atkinson
Mar 16th, 2009
09:18:59 PM
people do go to movies of things they haven't heard of before
by slappy jones
Mar 16th, 2009
09:19:04 PM
mukhtabi
by slappy jones
Mar 16th, 2009
09:24:02 PM
This movie is going to bomb.
by BradM73
Mar 16th, 2009
09:24:13 PM
tin tin can choke on doc. manhattan's nuclear
by vaudeville villain
Mar 16th, 2009
09:33:00 PM
"An iconic character" -- "WTF is TinTin?"
by Big Dumb Ape
Mar 16th, 2009
09:34:06 PM
JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET FOR MOVIE 3!
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Mar 16th, 2009
09:38:22 PM
PS: A note to Spielberg and Jackson...
by Big Dumb Ape
Mar 16th, 2009
09:41:12 PM
TINTIN WILL FUCK YOUR EYEBALLS
by fat lenny
Mar 16th, 2009
09:54:36 PM
tintin will make speed racers total in its opening weekend
by slappy jones
Mar 16th, 2009
10:02:50 PM
C'mon...
by sanzaru
Mar 16th, 2009
10:09:57 PM
I am excited for this movie...
by Bones
Mar 16th, 2009
10:10:50 PM
Tintin's appropriate for motion capture...
by Alfie Boy
Mar 16th, 2009
10:25:11 PM
Return of the King was absolute garbage
by MANZILLA
Mar 16th, 2009
10:31:43 PM
Re: A Sense of Wonder...
by sanzaru
Mar 16th, 2009
10:45:42 PM
MOCAP IS NOT REAL FILMMAKING. FUCK OFF WITH THIS.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 16th, 2009
11:04:48 PM
I grew up reading these books and I always liked them
by southafricanguy
Mar 16th, 2009
11:22:21 PM
The Berg made INDY IV. Therefore he should drop FUCKING DEAD.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 16th, 2009
11:42:16 PM
There is no reason this can't be practical.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 16th, 2009
11:59:43 PM
I blame Zemekis for all this bullshit.
by GQtaste
Mar 17th, 2009
12:09:19 AM
TINTIN: HBO ANIMATED SERIES (YouTube)
by NivekJ
Mar 17th, 2009
12:26:15 AM
Amen. BABAR and TINTIN fucking ruled.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
12:31:51 AM
And who does tintin appeal to anyway?
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
12:42:07 AM
I really wonder if the appeal of Tintin will be mostly to
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
12:43:50 AM
Tintin the cartoon appeals to me. It was great.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
12:52:25 AM
How old are you Danny just for interests sake
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
01:02:23 AM
late 20s
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
01:11:44 AM
hhmm..same as me then.
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
01:20:49 AM
well like you i remembe rthe cartoon from my childhood
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
01:24:02 AM
Spielberg needs to fuck off!!!
by Motoko Kusanagi
Mar 17th, 2009
01:25:08 AM
Motoko = THE TRUEST SHIT YOU EVER SAID.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
01:29:55 AM
southafricanguy -- I agree. It is simple.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
01:30:56 AM
I don't like a lot of CG, but I get it.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
01:37:05 AM
Tintin the Animated Series
by onezeroone
Mar 17th, 2009
02:07:17 AM
GEt the animated DVD: http://tinyurl.com/tintindvd
by onezeroone
Mar 17th, 2009
02:11:39 AM
Tintin sucks....
by MorganLeafy
Mar 17th, 2009
02:32:56 AM
DANNY
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
02:33:04 AM
wow...
by CENOBITE
Mar 17th, 2009
02:36:43 AM
Who's directing the first one? Spielberg?
by Knuckleduster
Mar 17th, 2009
02:37:02 AM
Hey, Southafricanguy.
by Knuckleduster
Mar 17th, 2009
02:40:42 AM
Hollywood is populated by poisonous, bitter cunts
by Ray Gamma
Mar 17th, 2009
02:54:18 AM
Fucking your ass in 2009
by goldenage
Mar 17th, 2009
04:20:37 AM
Some of you cunts are shamefully fucking ignorant
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Mar 17th, 2009
04:24:08 AM
GQTaste
by kwisatzhaderach
Mar 17th, 2009
04:45:01 AM
Is the argument essentially...
by Lone Fox
Mar 17th, 2009
04:51:54 AM
Tintin is popular in every part of the western world...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Mar 17th, 2009
04:52:19 AM
Motion Capture
by Fortunesfool
Mar 17th, 2009
05:01:18 AM
For those who say "WTF is Tintin?"
by TheBigLebowsky
Mar 17th, 2009
05:03:46 AM
I meant...
by TheBigLebowsky
Mar 17th, 2009
05:05:01 AM
Its freaking Tim und Struppi...
by Dreamseller
Mar 17th, 2009
05:06:53 AM
Tintin not cool enough for americans? WTF?
by TheManBehindTheMask
Mar 17th, 2009
05:44:17 AM
The people who say this will flop.
by Mr Gorilla
Mar 17th, 2009
06:05:39 AM
Spielberg off the boil?
by Mr Gorilla
Mar 17th, 2009
06:07:40 AM
Jackson's KING KONG, on the other hand...
by Mr Gorilla
Mar 17th, 2009
06:09:05 AM
There's a brilliant two hour King Kong hidden...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Mar 17th, 2009
06:19:22 AM
Spielberg doing mo-cap. It is the END.
by ricarleite
Mar 17th, 2009
06:39:46 AM
knuckduster
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
06:57:05 AM
GOLDENAGE
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:03:42 AM
Lets not forget that Universal footed the massive bill
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:11:50 AM
Motion Capture movies are here to stay
by Movietool
Mar 17th, 2009
07:13:47 AM
Oh, and yeah, King Kong was a mess.
by Movietool
Mar 17th, 2009
07:18:58 AM
Oh and for all those getting angry about those saying
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:20:14 AM
Which also just for the record, that is why i respect
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:24:16 AM
southafricanguy re: "adapting the work of geniuses"
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Mar 17th, 2009
07:26:15 AM
MOVIETOOL
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:26:50 AM
Seeing as I'm one of the few who actually has read Tintin...
by Dragon Man
Mar 17th, 2009
07:29:58 AM
NOT DROID LOOKING FOR
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:42:48 AM
Tintin
by Amity75
Mar 17th, 2009
07:42:48 AM
Christ you guys are negative
by The Amazing G
Mar 17th, 2009
07:51:03 AM
and as far as the CGI mo-cap thing goes
by The Amazing G
Mar 17th, 2009
07:55:26 AM
My 2 favourite directors are making a film!!
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Mar 17th, 2009
08:00:16 AM
This bullshit
by OptimusCrime
Mar 17th, 2009
08:16:12 AM
MANZILLA
by damned
Mar 17th, 2009
08:19:21 AM
DICKBLOOD and the other simpletons Re: MOCAP
by slone13
Mar 17th, 2009
08:32:44 AM
MANZILLA
by LightninBolt
Mar 17th, 2009
08:35:30 AM
Keep moaning
by BigusDikus
Mar 17th, 2009
08:40:18 AM
German Shepherds
by Jesiah
Mar 17th, 2009
08:43:59 AM
HBO's TINTIN - NIVEKJ
by ThusSpakeSpymunk
Mar 17th, 2009
08:50:51 AM
Uh bigusdickus
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
08:52:11 AM
Sinupret for Kids
by GrandMuffTarkin
Mar 17th, 2009
08:52:46 AM
and by the way dude...there is negativity about
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
08:56:19 AM
Actually
by BigusDikus
Mar 17th, 2009
09:06:07 AM
southafricanguy
by Jesiah
Mar 17th, 2009
09:06:48 AM
Actually DeLaurenti's King Kong...
by kershner
Mar 17th, 2009
09:46:53 AM
I walked out of Watchmen...
by Azlam Orlandu
Mar 17th, 2009
10:12:15 AM
Quick word about Crystal Skull
by Mr Gorilla
Mar 17th, 2009
10:22:59 AM
Motion Capture
by mukhtabi
Mar 17th, 2009
10:31:08 AM
Slappy
by mukhtabi
Mar 17th, 2009
10:37:56 AM
"I've never heard of 'E.T.', therefor I have no interest in it--
by The Reluctant Austinite
Mar 17th, 2009
10:38:09 AM
To QUINT
by Gorgomel
Mar 17th, 2009
10:41:11 AM
Here, Here, Spymunk
by NivekJ
Mar 17th, 2009
10:55:11 AM
But
by RainesMaker
Mar 17th, 2009
10:55:14 AM
Ok...so Tintin isn't the dog...it's the guy with weird eyes?
by Darth Macchio
Mar 17th, 2009
11:17:51 AM
LOL, Mr. Gorilla...
by Motoko Kusanagi
Mar 17th, 2009
11:25:27 AM
This is one of the first things I remember HATING
by Autodidact
Mar 17th, 2009
11:37:42 AM
Have a look at Boro Tin Tin on Youtube!
by connor187
Mar 17th, 2009
12:04:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Q6mNFuRDja8
by connor187
Mar 17th, 2009
12:09:46 PM
Motion Capture is good in limited amounts.
by Orbots Commander
Mar 17th, 2009
12:15:33 PM
King Kong Phantom Edit
by Thunderbolt Ross
Mar 17th, 2009
12:53:41 PM
Thunderbolt Ross
by Orbots Commander
Mar 17th, 2009
01:26:12 PM
OH GREAT ANOTHER DOG MOVIE
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 17th, 2009
01:31:37 PM
JUST THE MERE MENTION OF JACKSON'S KING KONG
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 17th, 2009
01:36:36 PM
that´s how europe feels most of the time
by AdzonVonMelk
Mar 17th, 2009
01:53:57 PM
I'll give it a chance.
by Dr. Strangelove
Mar 17th, 2009
03:00:57 PM
Europeans don't know about Watchmen?!
by Darth Macchio
Mar 17th, 2009
03:19:13 PM
WhinyNegativeBitch -- I agree.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
04:25:33 PM
I hear mention of a Kong phantom edit in the works....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
04:26:22 PM
Tintin will at least make its money back in Europe
by Ditko
Mar 17th, 2009
04:38:09 PM
"And that one stupid cunt slone"
by The Amazing G
Mar 17th, 2009
05:36:32 PM
hey Motoko
by The Amazing G
Mar 17th, 2009
05:38:04 PM
Amazing G -- not you brother.....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
06:10:26 PM
Motoko. I feel bad when I pick on you.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
06:15:28 PM
but why then Danny...
by The Amazing G
Mar 17th, 2009
06:24:44 PM
I don't really want him to drop dead.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
06:42:33 PM
uh Danny...what about the lost world? There is no defence
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
06:49:14 PM
I don't dislike Lost World.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
06:55:51 PM
And I have discussed my love for Hook before.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Mar 17th, 2009
06:58:34 PM
Well then Danny you are more forgiving than
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:01:18 PM
JESIAH...whoopdie fucking doo...yes
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:09:20 PM
But for myself as I grew up reading the books
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:12:14 PM
which are all so damn indicitive of how safe
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
07:13:40 PM
Simon Pegg as Tin Tin.
by GibsonUSA Returns
Mar 17th, 2009
07:28:00 PM
One of the directors said...
by Ravetin
Mar 17th, 2009
07:40:51 PM
Lost World-Poo poo.
by Sal_Bando
Mar 17th, 2009
07:52:15 PM
Dannyglover
by Hamtaro Hentai
Mar 17th, 2009
08:37:01 PM
Tintin rocks!
by BBSloth
Mar 17th, 2009
08:41:45 PM
BBSloth
by Hamtaro Hentai
Mar 17th, 2009
08:46:14 PM
NIVEK! NIVEK!
by R L S
Mar 17th, 2009
09:17:39 PM
Umm..saying this will kick watchmen's ass
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
10:59:22 PM
However that being said Im happy for all
by southafricanguy
Mar 17th, 2009
11:00:47 PM
R L S - Sorry, Not That Guy
by NivekJ
Mar 18th, 2009
01:17:08 AM
tintin c'est de la merde
by ludo
Mar 18th, 2009
02:49:49 AM
tintin c'est de la merde
by ludo
Mar 18th, 2009
02:49:52 AM

by ludo
Mar 18th, 2009
02:59:03 AM
wow Danny, I am truly suprised
by The Amazing G
Mar 18th, 2009
05:31:09 AM
Darth Macchio
by Pandas-R-Us
Mar 18th, 2009
08:06:24 AM
*"Read", not "ready"
by Pandas-R-Us
Mar 18th, 2009
08:12:34 AM
Spielberg has loved...
by I AM ROCKO
Mar 18th, 2009
08:29:38 AM
Why are talkbackers...
by em_tee_em
Mar 18th, 2009
10:58:00 AM
Exactly....
by Darth Macchio
Mar 18th, 2009
11:20:28 AM
em_tee_em
by LightninBolt
Mar 18th, 2009
05:12:47 PM
Give it a try overthere!
by BangWolf
Mar 19th, 2009
07:18:07 AM
Hey bangwolf,
by bobbofatz
Mar 19th, 2009
02:45:15 PM

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