The Adventures of TinTin: Coming to the Big Screen

I'm a late-comer to The Adventures of TinTin, a series of 23 classic graphic novels (published now in 7 volumes) by the Belgian artist Georges Rémi (1907-1983), writing under the pen name Hergé. The series following TinTin—a Belgian reporter and adventurer—and his dog Snowy through adventures with realistic events of the 20th century as a backdrop.

Greg Thornbury—Dean of the School of Theology & Missions and Vice President for Spiritual Life at Union University—first mentioned them to me. I asked if he enjoyed reading them to his kids, and he made it clear that first and foremost he enjoyed reading them himself!

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have now teamed up for a performance capture 3D film. If it's successful, I think they are planning to produce a trilogy.

If you're interested in seeing the film but want to read the real thing first, the script for the first movie is based on the following stories: The Crab with the Golden Claws (in volume 3), The Secret of the Unicorn (in volume 3), and Red Rackham's Treasure (in volume 4).

Here's the trailer: