02nd June 2008
Bookshop in Rome
There is a cool bookshop in Rome called L'Aventure Liberia, which contains both comics and prints of comic art ie wall prints etc from Tintin and other comics. It is a particularly stylish shop so it gets a mention here. The address is Via del Vantaggio, 21  00186 Roma. Or www.libreria-laventure.com

27th January 2008
Tintin is better than Asterix

16th December 2007

Andy Serkis (pictured) Who played Gollum in Lord of the Rings, is involved in the upcoming movies and a sketchy rumour is going around that he may play Captain Haddock. Also Brian Howe of Journeyman 'fame' revealed his wish to get in on the action when he let it slip during a radio interview recently.


11th December 2007
Tintin book is pleased to announce it has been awarded the cool honour of being featured on cool pick. com as the cool pick site of the day!



1st November 2007

Is 
Beckham
running
to the audition?












Auditions are under way in Los Angeles for some of the key supporting roles in three Tintin movies to be directed by Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg.

Movie website IGN.com reported that auditions were taking place for 16 characters, included identical police officers Thomson and Thompson.

Jackson and Spielberg will direct at least one movie each, with Spielberg filming his in Los Angeles and Jackson in Wellington - but the two have been tight- lipped about casting or which of the 23 Tintin books they will film.

However, if the audition list is accurate, it provides clues to the books likely to make the big screen.

The roles include British Lieutenant Delacourt and soldier Ahmed - who both appear in The Crab with the Golden Claws, set in the Sahara. It is the first Tintin adventure to feature the hard-drinking Captain Haddock.

Other characters on the audition list include pirate Red Rackham, smugglers Max and Gerontium Bird, Tintin's landlady Mrs Finch, the mysterious Sakharine and pickpocket Aristides Silk - who feature in The Secret of the Unicorn and its sequel, Red Rackham's Treasure.

Spielberg recently said the three films would be shot entirely with motion-capture technology similar to that used in The Lord of the Rings and King Kong. Wellington visual effects studio Weta Digital is considered to be at the forefront of using the technology for computer-generated effects.


29 October 2007
A man resembling Cuthbert Calculas points to the mural created by the 15 year old boy scout Hege.






Some recent renovation rescue on Herge's old high school has revealed a mural he painted when aged just 15. The Wall art depicts a night in shining armour and cowboys and indians galloping along the wall. Cool. Whats more the un-named chap pointing at the wall art appears to resemble prefessor Calculas. 


12th October 2007

Spielberg has given away some more clues today.

He has revealed that he will direct the second movie, Jackson the first and as yet there is no director for the third movie. Amazingly he said that if they dont find a new director for the third movie, then he and Jackson will consider co-directing it!!

Shortly the filming will commence in the United States. Motion capture technology - the newest and best available will be used.

This gives a real life appearance embedded in the real world, for example have a look at Lord of the rings, Transformers and King Kong. Only this one technology is said to be the latest version.

2nd October  2007

I always held Monkey Magic, Dr Who, Tintin and few other shows up on a pedastal as the best of the best of classic entertainment. So it is with a good deal of vindication that I announce that a writer from the DR WHO series has become involved in the up comming TINTIN MOVIE.

British writer Steve Moffat, who writes the script for the contemporary Dr Who series, has been recruited by Speilberg and Jackson for the upcomming Tintin feature films. Excellent.















DESTINATION MOON Book 1 of 2.

It is truly amazing that Herge created this detailed technical description of a trip to the moon in a space ship. Even more so when one considers that the whole description seems based on the NASA moon landings. Yet this book was published years before the moon landings. In that sense one could conclude that Herge's expertise is all the more original. 

2nd December 2007

Amazon Kindle Reader the new Ipod?

The New "Kindle" Electronic reader is set to change they way we read books forever. Its similar to the Ipod, in that it will allow the storage of numerous books electronically available for the readin' whenever desired - just as the Ipod allows the storage of numerous songs in a compact device. Apparently the screen is way different to a normal computer screen and is ideal for reading as it has the same look as a normal page of a book or newspaper, so its apparently not harsh on the eye. Quite possibly this will be then next 'must have' on the bus/train to work accessory.






7th October 2007

TINTIN ON STAGE IN THE UK

Rufus Norris’ hugely acclaimed adaptation of TINTIN transfers to the West End for a limited Christmas season in the centenary year of the cartoon’s creator Hergé.

The Show:
Originally performed at the Barbican, the Young Vic production brings together a hugely talented creative team to tell the story of Tintin in Tibet, which follows its eponymous hero, his loyal dog Snowy and the curmudgeonly Captain Haddock as they battle to rescue their friend Chang, who has disappeared in a plane crash in the high Himalayas.

With time running out, and rumours of the Yeti prowling the peaks, Tintin and friends have a real adventure in store. The production presents a touching, imaginative adventure about friendship, which introduces this well-loved character to a new generation.

”Christmas shows don't come much better than this … It's a triumph for all concerned” – Whatsonstage.com

Tintin has become a cult figure since his creation in 1929, winning a legion of celebrity fans including Hugh Grant and Nick Park. 2007 marks the centenary of the birth of Tintin’s creator, the Belgian artist Hergé. Hergé was the pen name of Georges Remi and The Adventures of Tintin have proved to be one of the most popular graphic novel creations of all time. Over 200 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide and continue to sell. Tintin and his friends are about to become global superstars as Steven Spielberg and Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson have just announced a three-film deal.

TINTIN is adapted for the stage by playwright David Greig and director Rufus Norris. Norris’ many other award-winning credits include Vernon God Little, Sleeping Beauty, Festen and Cabaret, currently running at the West End’s Lyric Theatre. The role of Tintin is played by recent Guildhall graduate Matthew Parish.