Thomas Sangster is Tintin
Now I figured that the lucky actor set to play Tintin in the upcoming trilogy based off the popular books would probably be a surprising choice and boy, was I right. It has been reported that 17 year old Thomas Sangster (from ‘Nanny Mcphee’ and ‘Love Actually’ fame) has been cast as the famous Tintin.
Comingsoon.net gives us this news:
17-year-old Thomas Sangster (Nanny McPhee, Love Actually) has been cast to play comic book hero Tintin in the trilogy of performance capture films to be directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, according to the Daily Mail.
Sangster, from South London, has already been to Los Angeles to work on pre-production test sequences with both directors.
He’ll be joining Andy Serkis, who has been cast as Tintin’s sidekick Captain Haddock.
So am I the only person who is thinking this casting decision is a little strange? I mean, I love that Andy Serkis has been cast as Captain Haddock, but why is this kid going to be playing Tintin?! I used to read Tintin comics all the time, and I’m PRETTY sure that Tintin was a little older! ( I actually would have preferred seeing Simon Pegg as Tintin)
However, there’s got to be a good reason for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to be supporting this choice, so I’m not going to get all bitchy just because of the obvious age difference between the actor and the character.
I’m a little irked, but that’s okay. What are your thoughts, Tintin fans? Do you think Thomas Sangster has what it takes to play Tintin?
14 Comments, Comment or Ping
Phrancq
I’d think Simon Pegg would be a bit old. The early books referred to Tintin as a boy reporter, so I thought early twenties.
Still, Spielberg and Jackson have shown themselves to be pretty good judges of these things in the past.
Mar 22nd, 2008
Kristina
He’s 17 now?! God, it was only yesterday that he was the little boy in Love Actually. Sheesh!
Mar 22nd, 2008
nbakid2000
His age really has nothing to do with anything - it’s all motion capture, so as long as he can do the motions right and not screw up the voice I think we’re good.
However, as I’ve stated before - I’d really like them to get the original voice actor from the cartoons back.
Mar 22nd, 2008
nbakid2000
How old is that picture? He looks 13 in it.
Mar 22nd, 2008
Serena
@NBAKID,
Honestly man, I couldn’t find a pic of him any older….I think that’s how he still looks like!
Mar 22nd, 2008
leeloo
lol! he looks like hes 8.
Mar 22nd, 2008
nbakid2000
I originally said 13, now I’m gonna have to go with Leeloo - he does look younger.
Mar 22nd, 2008
Jon H
That picture is fairly accurate - if you’ll recall, the actor starred in The Last Legion and that was just last year.
Mar 22nd, 2008
antman
He looked like he was 10 years old in the Last Legion. How did he age 7 years in the span of 2 years?
Mar 22nd, 2008
Persetti
Motion capture? I thought this was going to be live action…
Mar 23rd, 2008
Pilz
That is one of the awesomest and funniest things I’ve ever seen! There’s a whole regiment of those guys out there called like Vader’s Fist, and they have pictures like these on their site too.
Mar 23rd, 2008
Vek
Simon Pegg as Tintin!? Get the fuck out of here. How embarrassing would that be … for everyone. I think this is good casting, but I have absolutely no interest in seeing a Tintin movie.
Mar 23rd, 2008
T
I would have preferred Jamie Bell.
Mar 24th, 2008
miles
i was always under the impression that tintin was like 12 - 14.
Mar 24th, 2008
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