Sony & Paramount team for TINTIN

by Matt Holmes

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Paramount Pictures are in talks to co-finance Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's TINTIN. The digital 3D movie had been in limbo for the past six weeks or so as Universal made the risky decision of dropping a project because of the current financial climate, even though it could eventually be the biggest box office hit of 2010. Paramount had offered to finance the whole $135 million themselves but Jackson and Spielberg held out for a better deal, which they now have... though the combined money both studio's have put up has been undisclosed. Variety say the delay on the film has meant that 18 year old Thomas Sangster has left the project and Spielberg will need to find a new lead. Andy Serkis is still on board as Captain Haddock. Spielberg will direct the first movie, Jackson the second and I would guess Spielberg's pal Robert Zemeckis (BEOWULF, THE POLAR EXPRESS) must be favourite for the third.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.