If Steven Spielberg and Lord of the Rings mastermind Peter Jackson bring a big action adventure to the cinema, then this event should be the biggest blockbuster of the year. With their elaborate Tintin film adaptation However, the success was only partially on the side of the two filmmakers.
The Adventures of Tintin – The Secret of the Unicorn was planned as the start of a trilogy dedicated to the characters created by Hergé. After over a decade of waiting However, we have to admit that there will probably never be a second, let alone a third part of the story.
Great adventure film by Steven Spielberg: Tintin for free as a stream in the ZDF media library
However, the first adventure that the intrepid reporter Tim (Jamie Bell) experiences with his dog Snowy and the rough-necked Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) definitely leaves you wanting more. In the ZDF media library You can currently watch the fast-paced animated film streaming for free for six days.
You can watch the trailer for Spielberg’s Tintin here:
The Adventures of Tintin – Trailer (German) HD
The film’s story is made up of three comics. First there is the volume of the title The Secret of the Unicorn. In addition, there were The crab with the golden claws and Rackham the Red’s Treasure an important inspiration for the film adaptation, which was realized using motion capture technology.
In concrete terms, this means: Although we are dealing with an animated film, the scenes were not completely created on the computer. Instead, Spielberg filmed his cast while filming special suits with reference pointsso that every movement of the actors could later be transferred to the animated character.
The result is one of the most exciting adventure films of the 2010s. Spielberg moves all registers of his abilitiesto stage a fast-paced treasure hunt that features plenty of action and is designed with attention to detail and playfulness. The Adventures of Tintin is one of Spielberg’s lightest blockbusters.
We’ll probably never see Peter Jackson’s adventure sequel Tintin 2
The original plan was for Jackson, who served as a producer on the first film, to direct Tintin 2 and Spielberg to take a backseat as a producer. The seven crystal balls and The Sun Temple were planned as the basis for the sequel. The cinema release was scheduled for 2015.
What happened? The reasons are varied. The Adventures of Tintin was successful, but not so successful that it was a top priority for the studio. Jackson, meanwhile, became recruited for the Hobbit trilogy and had to delete Tintin 2 from his schedule. Since then, the project has not become concrete again.