Steven Spielberg's sequel to The Adventures of Tintin, which is set to be directed by Peter Jackson, has been delayed due to Jackson's commitments to The Hobbit trilogy, but is still very much in the works.

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IGN sat down with Tintin himself, Jamie Bell, recently at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour to discuss his upcoming AMC series Turn. During the course of our conversation, we touched on the sequel to the tale of the intrepid reporter."It's being written," Bell said when asked if he'd read a script yet."It's weird," the actor contained. "I saw Steven [Spielberg] recently, randomly. I bumped into him. I hadn't seen him for awhile, and we were talking. I asked him to sign a Tintin book for me to my unborn son and stuff, and we were talking about it. He was like, 'Yeah, it's happening. It's being written. As soon as Peter's back from Middle-earth, we're going to do it.'" So now I'm just waiting.""It's funny," Bell said of Jackson's involvement. "Peter is such a loyal person. I worked with him on King Kong, like, years ago, and obviously he was very much present when we were doing Tintin. So when I hear Peter, I'm just like, 'Oh, Peter! I love him. He's such a great, creative genius.' Holy sh**, he's an empire unto himself. Him doing a Tintin movie is great. I'm excited about that, and I think his stuff on The Hobbit's great." The Adventures of Tintin 2 was originally aiming for a Christmas 2015 release, which has long-since ceased being a realistic goal, with Jackson's commitments extending when it was decided to craft The Hobbit as three, rather than two films."Yeah," Bell agreed when we noted that 2015 was now, seemingly, an impossible debut date for the film. "It takes 'em pretty much a year to animate everything, render everything."The actor still has to clear his schedule with the Tintin producers each time he takes on a new project, and his new commitment to Turn will make managing his schedule all the more complex. As Bell says, though, "it's a fortunate position" for him to be in, and all of the parties involved in the sequel seem equally determined to see it through. The actor is certainly looking forward to returning to the role and the world, though it is in many ways grueling work."It gives you a sense of freedom and creativity," Bell said of performing in motion capture. "When I did motion capture, I put a rib out of place, I was really worn out, I was exhausted, I was sweating at the end of every take. So you're working. There isn't a version of it where it's like, 'Oh, this isn't really acting.' I mean, you're, in the fullest sense of the word. You're giving the data to that puppet to come alive. Without me, the puppet doesn't move. It'll look the same, but it won't emote. So it's just one of those things.""I think Andy Serkis in particular has done incredible work," Bell reflected, when asked about the ongoing debate as to when and how motion capture roles ought to be recognized in the awards circuit. "Does it need to go acknowledged? It's still amazing work, but I think the more and more that we use this as a medium to create characters that we love, I think there is going to come a time when we have to recognize it. I don't see why it's such a big deal."Story details for The Adventures of Tintin 2 are still sparse. Some have speculated that the two-part Tintin stories Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun may serve as the foundation for Tintin 2. Producer Kathleen Kennedy had previously suggested that the film may be adapted from The Calculus Affair. While Jackson mentioned Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon as a potential basis for the third and fourth installments.Let us know what you'd like to see in The Adventures of Tintin 2 in the comments below.As always, we will keep you updated as details emerge.

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