Peter Jackson talks Tintin again at Sitges, alongside Braindead in 4K

Tintin returns to the conversation

Peter Jackson said at Sitges that his next film will be the second Tintin. Europa Press reports the remark from Sunday 11 October. The project had previously been announced at Cannes; this information gives no release date.[1][2]

The news comes during his return to the Catalan festival, where he received the Grand Honorary Award on Saturday and presented a 4K restoration of Braindead. In one weekend, the director looks towards an unfinished adventure and revisits the film known in Spain as Tu madre se ha comido a mi perro.[1][2]

Before the hobbits came the zombies

Braindead was already at Sitges in 1992. This year’s programme places its return within a career spanning the outrageous horror of Jackson’s early work, The Lord of the Rings and King Kong. Creatures and effects connect periods that might look quite different if judged only by their posters.[3]

For anyone who discovered Jackson through Tolkien, the visit offers another way in: a horror comedy in which grotesque situations are part of the joke. The 4K copy provides a reason to revisit that period. A festival screening alone does not establish an imminent release in cinemas across Spain.[3]

A film is also built in the edit

In Sunday’s conversation, Jackson explained that he enjoys writing and editing more than shooting, according to Europa Press. That is an interesting observation from someone associated with productions on such a large scale.[1]

Anyone who has tried to organise holiday videos will recognise a tiny version of that task: having footage does not mean having a story. Deciding what to keep, what to remove and in what order to show it changes what a viewer understands. His comment offers a way to consider the craft behind the spectacle.[1]

What to follow over the coming days

Sitges is holding its 59th edition from 8 to 18 October. The festival programme is the reference for screenings and times; a concrete schedule for Tintin remains to be established.[3][2]

The visit leaves two reasons to keep watching: the future Jackson says he intends to film, and the return of his earlier work. One needs further details; the other has already met the festival audience.[3][2]

Tintin returns to the conversation

Before the hobbits came the zombies

A film is also built in the edit

What to follow over the coming days

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