Peter Jackson will direct the next Tintin film.
The news was broken by Steven Spielberg, co-producer with Jackson of the first film, who told Total Film that The Hobbit director will go straight from his Tolkien toils to the as-yet-untitled sequel.
”We made a deal,” said Spielberg. “I said, ‘I’ll direct the first one, you direct the second one.’ Peter, of course, is going to do it right after he finishes photography on The Hobbit. He’ll go right into the performance capture.”
Jackson’s spokesperson subsequently confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly, saying that that the New Zealander will swap helming roles with Spielberg. The spokesperson added that much of the prep work will happen while Jackson is shooting The Hobbit.
The story of the second installment is still unknown but the animated movie is once again likely to be in 3-D.
