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The world's first look at what the film version of the world of Tintin will look like has arrived. Empire magazine has a cover story about the first of the two Tintin movies and we're treated to three images showing us what the motion capture animation look of the characters appears like.

Follow the link to read Empire's story and see the two other images.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn will arrive in North American theaters on December 23, 2011. The studios backing the film have also finally decided that they will definitely release the movie in 3-D.

However, American and Canadian audiences will be watching the Tintin movie almost two months later than the rest of the world. Sony Pictures wants to release the movie in late October/early November in Europe, Latin America and India while Paramount is distributing in Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom and all other English-speaking countries at the same time. Likely the two studios are releasing Tintin early in international markets because of the character's higher visibility among these audiences.

The first released photo from the production has appeared on Empire's website and it shows actors Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis wearing motion capture dots on their faces and special suits to capture their movements. Also in the photo but not wearing dots or spandex jumpsuits are director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson.

Variety has heard an interesting rumor that, as principal photography comes to a close on the first Tintin movie, Steven Spielberg will be handing the reigns over to Peter Jackson as the film moves into its heavy post-production phase. [Full story]

Jamie Bell will play the title character while current 007 star Daniel Craig will play the film's villain. [Full story]

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will play the characters of Thompson and Thomson, respectively, detectives that look nearly identical except for their moustaches. [Full story]