Cannes, France, May 13, 2026 (AFP) - After the hobbits, director Peter Jackson tackles 'Tintin'

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2026-05-13

"The Lord of the Rings" maestro Peter Jackson revealed Wednesday that he is taking on another cult classic -- "Tintin". The New Zealand director said that he has been working on a script for a film about the boy reporter created by the Belgian cartoonist Herge nearly a century ago. Jackson said his film would be a sort of follow-up to Steven Spielberg's animated film "The Adventures of Tintin" in 2011. "The deal was that Steven directs one and I......

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