It’s official! Belgium’s most famous cartoon character is getting the Hollywood treatment, courtesy of a new blockbuster film produced by Steven Spielberg. A lifelong fan of Tintin, this has been a pet project of his since buying the film rights in 1983. But whether he can do justice to the character in the new movie remains to be seen. How often has Hollywood failed in adapting their homegrown comic book heroes to the big screen?
Tintin may not have made a big impression in the States, but he is still one of Europe’s great cultural icons; his daring adventures continue to entertain children and adults of all ages, and he also has a hardcore British following. For Spielberg to try and recreate the panache of the comic books in a film aimed largely at American audiences is going to be an extremely difficult undertaking.
So who exactly is Tintin?...
Tintin may not have made a big impression in the States, but he is still one of Europe’s great cultural icons; his daring adventures continue to entertain children and adults of all ages, and he also has a hardcore British following. For Spielberg to try and recreate the panache of the comic books in a film aimed largely at American audiences is going to be an extremely difficult undertaking.
So who exactly is Tintin?...
- 4/7/2011
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