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Congolese Man Plans New Lawsuit Against Tintin
by Michael Yessis | 09.02.09 | 12:40 PM ET
Cover art from The Adventures of Tintin Vols. 6-10 Two years ago Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo filed suit in Belgium, demanding Tintin in the Congo be removed from the market because of its “racism and xenophobia.” He got no response from the Belgian legal system, so he’s planning to “launch parallel proceedings in France and go ‘all the way to the European Court of Human Rights if necessary,’” according to the Telegraph.
“Tintin in the Congo” has been stirring up controversy in the U.S. recently, too. Last month the book was removed from the shelves of a Brooklyn, New York, library—news that made the mash-up map of book bannings in America that Eva wrote about yesterday.
Tintin, of course, has been celebrated by many people—including Julia Ross here on World Hum—for its “power to unite travelers and melt national divides.” (Via The Slatest)
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Yahoo! BuzzStars Sign on for ‘Tintin’ Movies
by Eva Holland | 01.28.09 | 9:41 AM ET
Cover art from The Adventures of Tintin Vols. 6-10 Despite earlier concerns about funding (and even earlier confusion over who, exactly, was in charge), the “Tintin” movie project seems to be rolling ahead. The CBC notes that a slew of big names have jumped on board: Jamie Bell (of “Billy Elliott” fame) will play the boy detective, while Daniel Craig will play arch-nemesis Red Rackham. Andy Serkis, the voice of Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” flicks, will take on the role of drunken sidekick Captain Haddock, and “Shaun of the Dead” co-conspirators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are slated to play Thompson and Thomson, the bumbling look-alike detectives. Oh, and as for who’s in charge? The latest word is that Steven Spielberg will direct the first movie; Peter Jackson will co-produce, and then take over the director’s chair for the second installment.
I’ve been skeptical about this project from the beginning, but I have to admit I’m heartened by the talent I see signing on. Is it possible that Spielberg and Jackson could pull this one off?
Le Club Tintin
by Julia Ross | 08.08.07 | 10:13 AM ET
The rosy-cheeked adventurer never caught on in the U.S. But on the 100th anniversary of his creator's birth, Julia Ross explores the boy's power to unite travelers and melt national divides.
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