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March 21, 2008


English actor Thomas Sangster has reportedly landed the title role in the Steven Spielberg-Peter Jackson motion-capture collaboration Tintin.

Sangster, 17, has appeared in Love Actually and Nanny McPhee, as well as two episodes of Doctor Who. He also played young Adolf Hitler in the miniseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil.

According to The Daily Mail, Sangster "has already been to Los Angeles to work on pre-production test sequences with both directors." The actor's reps declined comment when reached by the paper.

Spielberg will direct the first installment in the trilogy (production begins later this year), while Jackson will helm the second. The Daily Mail claims that either James Cameron (Titanic) might direct the third film or that Spielberg and Jackson will co-direct it.

The comics series, penned by Herge, follows the globe-trotting adventures of young journalist Tintin and his various companions — particularly his dog Snowy and his pal the sea-dog Captain Haddock (King Kong's Andy Serkis).