Frost and Pegg board ‘Tintin’

There were rumblings about this back in the Fall over at /film, but Ain’t It Cool News has confirmed that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will be joining the cast of ‘Tintin’ for Steven Spielberg. The two will be playing Thomson and Thompson, who, in the Tintin series, are a couple of detectives who may be twins, but can only be told apart by the shape of their mustaches. The film is going to be 3D performance capture, so the fact that Pegg and Frost look nothing alike shouldn’t be a problem.

Also joining the cast is Andy Serkis, who will play Captain Haddock, Tintin’s best friend.

Production is allegedly supposed to start in roughly a month on the $135 million project, which is being co-financed by Paramount and Sony. Spielberg will direct the first film, while Peter Jackson will step in and helm the second. The first film is scheduled to hit sometime in 2010.

What do you think? Are Frost and Pegg good choices for Thomson and Thompson? Who do you think should play the titular character? Is it a little creepy that a young reporter’s best friend is a whiskey-swilling sea captain? Â  Let us know by commenting below!

Source: AICN