What the hell is going on?
Today the Hollywood Reporter broke news that Peter Jackson would replace Steven Spielberg as the director of the first film in the “Tintin” trilogy. “Tintin” being based on the Belgian comic strip about a young boy and his pet dog that many of you know and love from our youth.
Originally Jackson and Spielberg would each direct at least one part of the trilogy with Spielberg filming the first half and Jackson helming the second.
Something went awry in the HR’s reporting, or they got bad intel (or someone hit publish too early), because they yanked the story almost immediately, but not before places like /Film had reported that Jackson was replacing Spielberg. Then /Film yanked their story.
Then, HR published a new piece stating Spielberg was still directing the first film. But the mishap had the two publications (and others) chasing their tails in confusion and a lot of people going, wtf?. But The storm is over, Spielberg is still the boss and everything is cool. Just like Fonzy. Please disperse, nothing to see here.
Mickey, I gotta say: I first noticed your name next to the “Bankok Dangerous” entry a while back and was more than unimpressed. It didn’t seem to jive with The Playlist’s usual spin. But perhaps that was a small misstep, because I think this and a few other bits you’ve written on have been pretty ace, or if not, in the ballpark. Interesting story, well-covered, and some solid humor thrown in for good measure. Right on.
Thanks, I guess. Sorry for Bangkok Underwhelming. Rod deserves credit though, he keeps the stories in check so I don’t go off on a tangent.