Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will play bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson in Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg’s two-pic “Tintin” project.

The 3-D performance-capture films, based on Georges Remi’s comicbooks and co-financed by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Paramount Pictures, will center on Tintin’s adventures as a fearless reporter.

Captain Haddock will be played by Andy Serkis however the role of Tintin has yet to be cast. Thomas Sangster had been set for the role, but exited when the project was delayed due to funding difficulties caused by the DreamWorks/Paramount split.

The film is schedule for release 2010.

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