Spielberg and Jackson will 'probably' share Tintin helm

Not quite sure if Tintin qualifies as a Comic Book Hero, but he was one of mine when I was a kid, and he was clearly a favourite of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's too.

The ET and Jurassic Park director has confirmed that he will "probably" co-direct the third film in the forthcoming Tintin trilogy with the Lord of the Rings supremo.

"We're making three movies back to back", Spielberg said in Los Angeles. "I'll direct the first one, he'll [Peter Jackson] direct the second and we'll probably co-direct the third."

The triology will star King Kong and LotR's Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock, and Thomas Sangster as Tintin.