Overview
- Jackson, speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, said he is writing a new Tintin movie with Fran Walsh and plans to direct.
- He stressed the film is not yet greenlit and there is no announced story choice, cast, budget, or production schedule.
- He reaffirmed a long-standing pact with Steven Spielberg to helm the follow-up and said he feels awkward about the 15-year delay.
- The first film, directed by Spielberg in 2011, used performance-capture and CG animation and earned about $373–374 million worldwide.
- Industry chatter often points to The Seven Crystal Balls/Prisoners of the Sun and possible returning cast, but Jackson has not confirmed those ideas and a go-ahead would mark his first narrative feature in over a decade.