The trailer opens with an old man answering a question of Tintin's identity explaining, "Everybody knows him.  That's Tintin."  Outside of America, this is actually a pretty accurate statement, as Herge's comic creation is a figure of huge global popularity.  The sweater-wearing boy reporter inexplicably never caught on Stateside, which is at least partially why we have to wait two months longer much of the world to see The Adventures of Tintin.

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The experts at Weta Digital, who proved themselves the best in the business between The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and Rise of the Planet of Apes, are behind the pixels of this Tintin.  Sporting goofy motion-capture outfits to bring Herge's characters to life is a cast led by Jamie Bell as the title character, along with Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, and Cary Elwes. 

The screenplay by written by geek titans Edgar Wright, Steven Moffat, and Joe Cornish.  If the movie cleans up at the international box office, we'll be seeing a sequel, The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun, directed by Peter Jackson, who produced this installment.

The Adventures of Tintin kicks it in 3D on December 21st.