Steven Spielberg?s ?The Adventures Of Tintin? To Close AFI Fest

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LOS ANGELES, CA, October 31, 2011 ? The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures? THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award�-winning director Steven Spielberg, will have its North American Premiere as the Closing Night Gala of AFI FEST 2011 presented by Audi. The film is based on the internationally beloved and irrepressible characters created by Herg� and stars Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. It is produced by Academy Award� winners Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. From an original screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, the story follows the unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy as they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret that may hold the key to vast fortune…and an ancient curse. Academy Award�-winning composer John Williams scored the film, with 2011 marking a collaboration between Spielberg and Williams that has enriched 25 of their films together. ?Steven Spielberg is a national treasure,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President and CEO. “He has written this nation’s cultural legacy over four decades, he inspires artists and audiences alike and he honors us all by premiering THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN at AFI FEST, where we celebrate the very best the world has to offer for 2011.” Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/steven-spielbergs-the-adventures-of-tintin-to-close-afi-fest/

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