More on the Tintin movie.

From the Guardian:

Spielberg and Jackson will joint-produce three back-to-back features, based on Hergé's comic book character, with each directing one film. It is as yet unclear who will direct the third movie. The films will be shot in 3-D, using motion capture technology, a technique by which an actor's movements are recorded and used to create an animated character. Jackson used the technique on the Lord of the Rings films to create Gollum.

Now that I know the movie will be animated (rather than live-action), I'm feeling much more hopeful about the idea.  I still haven't hit optimistic, but I'm getting there.