Tintin and the...

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What will the first movie BE?!

So this I think has been in the works for a really long time, but Steven Spielberg has been working with Herge's estate to make a live action Tintin movie.

I grew up on Tintin & Asterix comics, which were basically Europe's mainstream comic books for years. Great, great stuff. And the 2 live action Asterix flicks (with Gerard Depardieu as Obelix!) are actually pretty damn funny and stick to the books really well. Unfortunately you have to get them off of eBay, since they aren't available in the U.S.

Personally, I am hoping for one of the 2-part stories. Either Seven Crystal Balls/Prisoners of the Sun or Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackham's Treasure. Those or Flight 714, which is pretty awesome as well.

Damn they were good.

Who would they cast for this?! Oooh. I'll need to think on that.

But first I'll do the G.I. Joe casting.