Director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson talk of their dream film, 'Tintin'

It was two fanboys, bringing Tintin to the movies. At a hotel suite in Paris, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson reveal in this exclusive interview how they turned a comic book hero into a 3-D animated star.


A still from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

You first met at the Oscars...
Peter Jackson: Yes, but it's hard to chat in front of a billion people.
Steven Spielberg: I admired all of the The Lord of the Rings movies and handed him the Oscar with tremendous pride and emotion. Who knew that several years later, we would be Rick and Louie from Casablanca walking across the tarmac?
PJ: If I had to describe the relationship between Steven and me, it was like two Tintin fans who were lucky enough to make their movie. The best collaborations are when you are on the same page.