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Currently ranked #3 at the Top 50 Hitlist, Jamie Bell is one of the most consistent young actors today - his role in Defiance may not be as meaty as Daniel Craig's but he was able to pull it off and put his level of acting at par with his more illustrious co-stars. He also made waves in Hallam Foe, from Scottish filmmaker David McKenzie - this film, I believe, is Bell's best movie to date.

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Tintin the movie is going to be Jamie Bell's next big project - perhaps as big as Billy Elliot or maybe not:

As Tintin, Jamie Bell has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Working with Spielberg with a huge budget and an internationally famous character could springboard Bell into Hollywood’s A-List. Becoming an action film hero and a sex symbol along the lines of Harrison Ford and Matt Damon is entirely possible. But that requires the film to be a smash and that is no easy thing to achieve, even when working with Spielberg and Jackson. [ read more ]

More from the Tintin movie site and what it has to say about casting Jamie Bell after the jump!
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More about Jamie Bell's casting:

Jamie Bell as Tintin is a great choice. He is an experienced film actor who can deliver great performances. Of special importance to motion capture films like The Secret of the Unicorn is the ability to move. Billy Elliot showed he has clear control of his body and in action films like Deathwatch, Jumpers and Defiance he has shown the right fighting dynamism to be Tintin. What will be interesting is what human qualities Bell will bring to Tintin. The comic book character is very flat and stereotyped, rarely displaying emotion except when angry at a bully or worried about Snowy. Getting the balance between making Tintin a living breathing character for the audience to empathise with and staying faithful to the books will be a difficult piece of acting. If Jamie Bell pulls off Tintin, then at least one more film awaits. Peter Jackson is set to direct the second film and there is the possibility of a third. Though not confirmed, it seems likely that production of the second film will proceed soon after the first has finished. Probably adapting Red Rackham's Treasure, the second part of the adventure started in The Secret of the Unicorn. If studios run to form, this will be released a year after the first. Production of the third film will only start if the first film proves to be a success.

Movie Updates: According to Yahoo France (via All Things Foe), Spielberg's new movie, Tintin - 'The Secret Of The Unicorn' will be released at The International Festival Of Comics January 28 - 31, 2010.

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Here's the original post:

Le mystère Tintin est sur le point d'être levé : alors que les infos se font rares (on a bien vu passer une photo de Spielberg, mais rien de plus), certaines images de l'adaptation de Hergé au cinéma par Spielberg seront dévoilées à Angoulême. En hommage au créateur de Tintin, les premières photos seront montrées à l'occasion du festival international de la bande dessinée, qui se tient traditionnellement à Angoulême. La notoriété de cette manifestation immanquable pour les amateurs de BD dépasse largement l'hexagone. Et ces images devraient être l'un des événements de cette 37ème édition, qui aura lieu du 28 au 31 janvier.

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