Spielberg’s first motion capture movie – Adventures of Tintin

Teaser poster of Tintin

This is for the first time the Academy Award Winning Director/Producer Steven Spielberg is making a motion capture movie. Unlike the mega hits of Hollywood, “Polar Express” by Robert Zemeckis and all time blockbuster “Avatar’ by James Cameron, now its time for Spielberg.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn is an upcoming 2011 American motion capture 3-D film based on The Adventures of Tintin. The film is directed by steven spielberg, scored by his long-time collaborator John Williams and produced by steven spielberg, kathleen kennedy and peter jackson.

Shooting of a Motion capture Film

 Producer Peter Jackson, whose company Weta Digital is providing the computer animation, intends to direct a sequel. Spielberg and Jackson also hope to co-direct a third film.

Director Steven Spielberg

Spielberg own the rights of the comics in 1984.He wanted to make a live action movie. But it’s Jackson,who had used motion capture in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘King Kong’, suggested spielberg that a live action adaptation would not do justice to the comic books but the motion capture will be the best way of representing the world of Tintin.

Starring Jamie bell as Tintin, Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock, Daniel Craig as Red Rackham and with others, the film is going to hit the theatres on December 23, 2011.

 Spielberg hopes Tintin will be the "Indiana Jones for kids" .