British Star Sangster Lands Tintin Role?

Teenage actor THOMAS SANGSTER is set to take on the role of cult comic hero TINTIN in the upcoming movie franchise, according to reports.

The 17-year-old Brit, who has starred in hit movies Love Actually and Nanny McPhee, is said to have emerged as the frontrunner to play the intrepid young reporter in a trilogy of films based on the famed comics by Belgian cartoonist Herge, aka Georges Remi.

And Sangster sparked further speculation he is to be handed the lead role in the planned film trilogy after flying to Los Angeles to work on test action sequences with renowned moviemaker Steven Spielberg, who is to direct the first installment in the franchise.

Although Sangster’s agent has refused to comment about his involvement with the project – due to start shooting in the autumn (08) – the representative admits the Brit has traveled to Hollywood for meetings and urges fans to “watch this space”.

If Sangster does win the leading role, he will join fellow British star Andy Serkis in the film franchise. Serkis has signed on to play Tintin’s sidekick Captain Haddock.

The trilogy will reportedly be split between Spielberg and Peter Jackson, with the Schindler’s List director managing the first film in the franchise, and the Lord Of The Rings moviemaker taking on the second and third.

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