New Zealand director Peter Jackson revealed on Wednesday that he is embarking on the adaptation of the adventures of Tintin, thus taking over from Steven Spielberg who signed the animated film “The Secret of the Unicorn” in 2011. “The agreement was that Steven would direct one and I would direct another,” he explained during an exchange with the public on the sidelines of the Cannes festival.
“Steven made his film, and since then, in 15 years I still haven’t made mine. I feel very embarrassed about this,” added the filmmaker, who received a Palm of Honor on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the festival. “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” was directed by American director Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson.
“I worked with Fran (Walsh, his partner) on another Tintin script,” detailed the New Zealand director, who made JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy one of the most lucrative franchises in box office history. He explained that he was working on this script in his hotel room in Cannes.
“AI will destroy the world”
He said he was a fan of the adventures of the young reporter Tintin, a character imagined by the Belgian designer and screenwriter Hergé, who has established himself since the 1930s as a staple of children’s comics.
During this exchange with the public in Cannes, Peter Jackson, owner of Weta FX, one of the most important special effects companies in the world which worked notably on “Avatar” and “Lord of the Rings”, also addressed the question of artificial intelligence. “For me, it’s just a special effect. It’s no different from any other special effects,” he said. “I don’t hate it,” even if AI “is going to destroy the world,” he added.
