Apr 17 2009 From the Set of 'Tintin': Actors in Motion Capture Suits
Empire has been on location on the set of Steven Spielberg's chapter of the Tintin trilogy, The Secret of the Unicorn, where the magazine took the above shot of actors Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis motion-capturing their respective parts as Tintin and Captain Haddock. The shot obviously reveals nothing about the look of the film, but I have to say, Serkis is doing a pretty good job masking his resentment that he has to wear one of these futuristic American Gladiator suits every fucking time Peter Jackson gets near a camera. Well done, Gollum.
Sep 18 2008 'Another Typical Children's Fantasy Book-Turned-Movie, with Brendan Fraser' Trailer
Here's the trailer for Inkheart, a movie in which Brendan Fraser's voice has the ability to bring literary characters to life, possibly because his is the only character without an English accent. Hey, B.F., could you pretend you're putting some kind of effort into this? I know you've been coasting for a while on goofy shouting, appearing clueless, and running from a green screen, but come on. I've been waiting 15 years for you to blow your G.D. nose. Could you at least do that?
