Daniel Craig and
Jamie Bell (“Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) have reportedly joined the cast of
Steven Spielberg‘s “
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” the first installment in the 3-D motion-capture trilogy that
Paramount Pictures and
Sony Pictures Entertainment are co-financing.
Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes
Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and
Mackenzie Crook.
“The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” from a screenplay by
Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and
Joe Cornish, is produced by Spielberg,
Peter Jackson and
Kathleen Kennedy, is the first in the series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by
Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge.”
Paramount Pictures will release domestically and in all English speaking territories and Asia, excluding India. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute the film in Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India and the remainder of the world.
The second feature in the series is scheduled to be directed by Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings), with a potential for a third film as well.
“The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is currently set for a 3-D release in 2011.