Mar 24 2008'Love, Actually' Drummer Kid Might Be Tintin
Thomas Sangster, the drumming, now awkwardly-aging kid from Love, Actually, has reportedly taken the role of douchebag-haired protagonist Tintin in the Steven Spielberg/Peter Jackson adaptations of the comic. Wikipedia describes the eponymous hero as a young reporter somewhere between 16 and 18, so 17-year-old Sangster certainly fits the bill age-wise. And since the films will use motion-capture technology รก la Beowulf, there's still a chance to digitally edit out the sinister, elf-like qualities of the actor that make me fear for my soul every time I stare into his large, empty eyes.
Spielberg, Jackson may have a Tintin [Hollywood Reporter]
Reader Comments
1. policegirl - March 24, 2008 12:04 PM
They might as well leave the kid's looks alone....its not like anyone going to go see it anyway.
2. joemoma - March 24, 2008 1:47 PM
that kid looks like some sort of alien freak. if i saw him irl id have to beat him with a chair or something
3. Snoodle - March 24, 2008 7:52 PM
I'll just always remember him from the Family of Blood bit on Doctor Who last season....x.x
4. TetterkeT - August 28, 2008 11:24 AM
TinTin so should be played by Simon Pegg.
5. MIske - November 8, 2009 4:58 PM
Wow, looking at the comments here, even the brief review is pathetic. Obviously some commenting here or even the reviewer doesn't know anything about simple make up and hair and its ability to change an actor. Whom suggested Simon Pegg, I'm sorry that your blind. For the idiot suggesting no one will watch "TINTIN," try knowing what your commenting on before you comment or judge it.