A Tintin no-no

British actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are going to be teaming up again soon on the screen as Thompson & Thompson in the film Tintin. While there is the possibility that there will be several Tintin films, the first one is going to be directed by Stephen Spielberg and is going to be "shot in 3D animation." I'm not sure exactly how that is going to work with live actors.

It has been reported that 17 year old Thomas Sangster has been cast as the lead role of Tintin. I didn't grow up reading Tintin comic books, but my husband is a big fan. It is my understanding that Tintin is a journalist who travels around the world and has dangerous adventures. So, naturally a teenager is cast in the part. This just continues the madness of Hollywood casting that has caused me so much frustration lately.

I've always thought the Swedish actor Olle Sarri looked exactly like Tintin. Just think of the money they could save on hair and makeup by casting him instead!

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