As any Tintin fan will already be well aware, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn sees actor Jamie Bell take on the lead role of Tintin himself With this in mind, here's a brief overview of his career so far.
Peter Jackson Oscar-winning director is seen having fun with a costume, a bottle of rum and a dog in computer graphicsleading to this this hilarious video of him as Captain Haddock, to promote the film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.
A very funny short video in which the director of the Hobbit disguises himself as Archibald Haddock to amuse the gallery, and show the way it’s done in CGI with Snowy larger than life in the background! Discover all this in the video of Peter Jackson as Captain Haddock below.
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Why On Earth Is captian Haddock Scottish In The New Tintin Movie?
Captain Haddock Isn't Scottish Andy!
Oh dear lord what a carry on. It seems that Captain Haddock has become Scottish! Tintin’s best friend and the favorite character of many has always been of Cornish dissent but no more it appears.
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Snowy Was Famous Record Breaking Motorcycle Champion
In the 20s and 30s, my late grandfather, Rene Milhoux, was a very famous Belgian motorcycle champion and speed record breaker. His exploits were regularly reported in the national press. One such newspaper was "le XXe Siecle" (The twentieth Century), a supplement of which was "le Petit Vingtieme", which was headed by a man named Georges Remi, better known as Herge, the author of Tintin.
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Tintin Movie Original Cast List
The Tintin movie is still shrouded in mystery and getting definite news about the Spielberg/Jackson project is hard. We have information that the following characters are to be involved in the motion capture project after appearin in original cast list.
Billions of Bilious Blue Blistering Barnacles
Captain Haddock is one of the characters created by Hergé the man behind Tintin. The Adventures of Tintin are now some of the well known comic albums in history. Tintin has been able to shift over 200 millions books over his life time. Captain Haddock was introduced to the world in The Crab with the Golden Claws and was depicted as a feeble character who indulged too much in the drink. Captain Haddock’s drink of choice was
Snowy/Milou
Snowy is forever linked to Tintin. There have been great heroic pairings over the years with the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Snowy the white wire fox terrier and four-legged companion of Tintin who is forever at his master’s side are another valiant twosome. The two buddies have saved each other numerous times through out the Tintin albums. The union between them is very strong.
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Professor Calculus a.k.a Cuthber Calculus and Profesor Tryphon Tournesol
Professor Calculus otherwise known as Cuthbert Calculus was one of the more humorous characters in the Tintin world. Known as Profesor Tryphon Tournesol (meaning: Sunflower) in French his character was hard of hearing which led to much hilarity as he misunderstood conversations. For example: "attachez votre ceinture" (fasten your belt) is repeated as "une tache de peinture?" (a paint stain). Calculus never admits to being deaf and insists he is only hard of hearing in one ear in Destination Moon. In the Moon book series Cuthbert acquires an hearing aid that brings about a change in chararcter as he becomes a more serious person.
Who is Tintin?
Thomson and Thompson
Thomson and Thompson are two of the best loved characters in the Adventures of Tintin. The pair first featured in Cigars of the Pharaoh where they arrest Tintin and Snowy as they are enjoying a holiday cruise. In their first outing they prove to be highly efficient characters using a cunning not seen in later albums they appear in. They save Tintin from a firing squad using a disguise that even fools Tintin.
Bianca Castafiore
Bianca Castafiore first appears in the King Ottokar’s Sceptre and was to make an appearance in several of the Adventures of Tintin albums written and illustrated by Herge. Bianca Castafiore character is a Milanese opera singer and her disposition is definitely one of an opera diva.
