Tintin Movie Rumour Latest Link – Thomas Sangster To Play Tintin

Welcome Tintin fans this may not be “new” to everyone reading this rumour but I was hoping to find more information about this latest before I went public. This story first appeared from what I can tell in the British press in the form of a story in the Daily Mail that later gained slightly more credence when it appeared in the better thought of Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph wrote “Thomas Sangster, 17, who played the role of Liam Neeson’s step son in Love Actually, had originally sent an audition tape to the Hollywood director hoping to snare a role in The Talisman, a project which never got off the ground.

Instead Spielberg realised he had found the boy who could play Tintin, the young adventurer created by Belgian cartoonist and writer Georges Prosper Remi, better known by his pen name of Hergé.”

I believe even giving the wording of the article that this is still no more than a rumour I have looked into other sources including the obvious such as IMDB and cannot confirm for sure that Thomas Sangster is going to play Tintin.

Thomas Sangster is the latest in a list of actors who have been linked to the Tintin role that includes Kristin Myburgh, Simon Pegg and even Gwyneth Paltrow at one point!

Thomas Sangster is actually the cousin of Hugh Grant and lives in South London with his family. Sangster first appeared in the BBC television film The Adventure of Station Jim. He has developed quite reputation and won the award “Best Actor in a mini-series” at the Monte Carlo Film festival for his role in Entrusted. Thomas Sangster came to the movie going public’s attention though for his much acclaimed performance as Liam Neeson’s stepson in Love Actually.

He has gone onto appear in several films including “Nanny McPhee” and “Tristan and Isolde”. Thomas is due to appear next in the film “The Fence” which is a holocaust based movie. Still the rumours about the Tintin movie role persist. Click the link below to see the Telegraph Story.

Thomas Sangster Daily Telegraph Story

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