Will Video Games Infuence the Upcoming Tintin Movie

An interview Steven Spielberg did recently for Yahoo! Games is of interest to all those waiting for the Tintin movie release which is now predicted for 2010 after all the financial woes that have struck it. Spielberg remarked on the increasing crossover between movies and video games.

In the Yahoo! Games interview the legendry director observed how films are being influenced by video games explaining “: "I think filmmakers are learning things from video games. Movies are starting to look more and more like video games, like the digital introductory teasers video games give you before they turn control over to the player.

"A lot of movies, like this movie with Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy called Wanted. It had a lot of video game savvy. The Bourne Ultimatum had a lot of video game savvy in the quick cuts and the audacity of camera angle."

The director went on to make known his interest in first-person-shooters and their cut scenes commenting "There have been a lot of games, including all the sequels for Medal Of Honour, that I've really admired".

"I love the direction it's taken. I also like the competitive games. I'm currently playing Call Of Duty 4. A lot of these first-person shooters are very interesting." 

The reason that this is of interest to the Tintin fan is with Spielberg is scheduled to direct the first Tintin movie in the proposed Tintin film trilogy. The look of the film is going is going to use the same kind of technology that Peter Jackson (also involved in the project and scheduled to direct the second movie) used in the Lord of the Rings trilogy to bring Golum to life.  This motion capture technology will allow Spielberg to quite easily bring video game influences to the big screen. I think the film will have a unique and interesting look.

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