Of course, there have been a few (frustratingly vague) updates about production—in 2016 and then again in 2018 Spielberg seemingly confirmed that the film was still alive—but it’s been radio silence since then. Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, & David Oyelowo Cast In ’50s Murder Mystery, Iron Man: The MCU Doesn't Understand Tony Stark's Legacy At All, The Matrix: Who The Agents Work For & How Their Powers Work, How Powerful The Knights of Ren Are (& Why Ben Solo Beat Them So Easily), Why Brie Larson Didn't Return For The 21 Jump Street Sequel, Jude Law Was Warned By Contagion Advisors That A Pandemic Was Inevitable, What Kind Of Animal Kung Fu Panda’s Master Shifu Is, Disney+'s Black Beauty Ignores The Book's Political Message (Why? It's expected Jackson will not only direct but take over writing duties after Jackson implied screenwriter Andy Horowitz's script was scrapped while speaking with Polygon back in 2018. Making a Tintin sequel was such a no-brainer, in fact, that it was originally given a green light. Become a subscriber and support the site! Normally, if all goes well, he will soon start working on the script. While promoting Ready Player One in early 2018, Spielberg offered this optimistic update (roughly translated from French) on where in the production process Tintin 2 is at: "Peter Jackson has to do the second part. With Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis. What would it be about? An official reason for what is causing the delays has never been given. At this point, Jackson is all about getting underway on Tintin 2, but it's still slow going. The Sequel To The Adventures Of Tintin Has A Script, Now Waiting On Peter Jackson By Adam A. Donaldson @adamadonaldson 7 years ago ), Star Wars Finally Redeems Wedge Antilles & Rogue Squadron, Little Fish Trailer: Romantic Sci-Fi Film Set During a Pandemic, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Working Title References Classic Game Level, New My Hero Academia Movie Teases All For One Villain, The Matrix 4 Theory: Why Neo Must Die To Save Humanity, Goodfellas: How De Niro's Jimmy Conway Compares To The Real James Burke, Superman Art Imagines If Will Smith Hadn't Turned Down The Role, Cats Nominated For Best Movie Song At The Grammys. But why? Here's everything we know about Tintin 2, an upcoming sequel to 2011's The Adventures of Tintin from Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. But, for the sake of argument, let’s say we’re living in a world where my words are so persuasive that the second this article is published, the sequel is greenlit, and suddenly, there’s an Adventures of Tintin 2 movie on the slate. If you ask me, a surefire hit for the sequel would be to base it on The Calculus Affair—the 17th volume and a story that revolves around Tintin and Haddock’s attempts to rescue Calculus. Based on the comic book Prisoners of the Sun, where Tintin and Haddock head to South America to find a cure for their friend professor Calculus. And it was supposed to be full steam ahead on not one but two sequels for Tintin, Snowy, and Haddock. While icon-level status in Europe may not be enough to entice American studio executives, the numbers alone should: The first film nabbed 374 million dollars at the global box office—more than Captain America: The First Avenger. Considering that Spielberg and Jackson combined two stories for the plot of the original, it’s entirely possible that they’d do the same for the sequel, which would make a two-parter like “Destination Moon” and “Explorers on the Moon” prime candidates, because they already fit nicely together and could be condensed neatly to fit a standard film runtime. And it was supposed to be full steam ahead on not one but two sequels for Tintin, Snowy, and Haddock. Despite The Battle of the Five Armies being released in 2014, the Tintin sequel still sat unproduced. Directed by Spielberg, The Adventure of Tintin … 23 March 2018 | GeekTyrant Steven Spielberg Offers an Update on The Adventures Of Tintin 2 and Says It's Still Happening