Variety reports that Steven Spielberg will wrap 32 days of filming on Tintin this week in which he will then hand the project to producer Peter Jackson.
Jackson, who is in charge of the film’s special effects, will work on the effects for 18 months.
Spielberg originally obtained the rights to Tintin in 1983, but has not felt special effects have been up to par to what was needed until he saw Jackson’s work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, which is why the two have paired up for the project.
The Tintin comic book series is about a globetrotting teenaged boy reporter. Tintin originated in Belgium over 80 [...]

According to an article in Variety, Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director, Guillermo Del Toro, has a large number of projects lined up with Universal Studios which will keep him occupied until the year 2017.
Del Toro’s main focus is currently on the Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, which is set for release in 2012. However, once he is done with the film, he will start on at least four new films for Universal.
The movies reportedly slated for production are reboots of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The fourth film is entitled Drood which focuses on author Charles [...]

Take a look at the latest movie poster for the upcoming documentary “Monster Camp” by director Cullen Hoback.
Description: Welcome to Monster Camp, the true story about a world where people transform into creatures, heroes, and monsters to escape their daily lives. In the vein of Lord of the Rings, World of Warcraft, and Dungeons and Dragons; these enthusiasts have developed a complicated world to bring their fantasies to life. Romantic relationships are forged between characters. Friendships are destroyed over plot disputes. Characters are slain and never return. But keeping this world alive takes a lot of real world work. And unless someone is willing to take charge, the fantasy may [...]