Written by Avid young and not-so-young fans of Tintin, the young Belgian reporter with a knack for solving cases around the globe, eagerly await their comic book hero’s appearance on the big screen, in 3D no less. The full-length film version of The Adventures of Tintin, directed by Steven Spielberg, will be out in movie houses on December 2011.
Tintin was created by Georges Remi, an accomplished journalist himself. Remi, more popularly known as Hergé wrote and illustrated the well-loved Tintin comic book series from 1929 until his death in 1983.
The upcoming Spielberg film combines three of Tintin’s adventures – Red Rackham’s Treasure, The Secret of the Unicorn, and The Crab with the Golden Claws. The movie tells of Tintin’s first meeting with Capt. Haddock and their search for a sunken ship and lost treasure.
For those who can’t wait for the release of the 3D film, they can purchase a TinTin Movie collection on a 10-volume DVD set. This treasure chest of Tintin videos highlight the reporter’s most intriguing cases like Destination Moon, Flight 714, The Crab with the Golden Claws, Land of Black Gold, King Ottokar’s Sceptre, Red Rackham’s Treasure, Prisoners of the Sun, The Broken Ear, The Secret of the Unicorn, The Shooting Star, The Calculus Affair, considered by many to be Remi’s best work, and many more.