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Spielberg’s Tintin to unspool in late 2011

Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will arrive in U.S. theaters just before Christmas of 2011. Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures have scheduled the family feature for a December 23, 2011, domestic release through Paramount. An international rollout will begin weeks earlier, in late October, with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling continental Europe, Latin America and India, and Paramount distributing the film in Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom and all other English-speaking territories. The holiday movie is a 3-D motion-capture feature inspired by the renowned character created by Herge – the pen name of Belgian writer and artist Georges Prosper Remi – in two dozen stories first published 80 years ago. Jamie Bell stars as the globetrotting young reporter Tintin, who faces off against the nefarious Red Rackham, played by Daniel Craig. Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook co-star. Steven Mo

Press Release: Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Comes to the Rescue This September

Jedi and Clone Trooper Action Along With All-New Gameplay Bring the Adventure of the Hit TV Series Home SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — May 11, 2009 — Fans of the popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ TV series can continue the battle for galactic peace this September in an all-new videogame from LucasArts and Krome Studios. Based on the Cartoon Network series and utilizing materials straight from Lucasfilm Animation, Star Wars ® The Clone Wars™: Republic Heroes™ allows players to take up arms on behalf of the noble Galactic Republic, while pursuing the mysterious bounty hunter Cad Bane and combating the all-new Skakoan super villain Kul Teska. Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes allows players to fight as both Jedi Knights and clone troopers through over 30 unique missions, all created from shared visual assets from the TV series. Featuring a brand-new storyline, players will get the chance to take part in the key events that lead directly into the highly anticipated second seaso

Aliens invade TNT, by way of Spielberg

Looks like alien invasion is going to be the big thing on TV next season. ABC has already ordered up a new version of the 1980s series V , and now TNT has commissioned an alien invasion pilot from Steven Spielberg. (2020 update - Falling Skies anyone?) The Hollywood Reporter says the as-yet-untitled tale will take place six months after the Earth has been invaded, with its script penned by Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat. Tags: steven spielberg