Comments on: Pegg and Frost to play Thompson Twins http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Dan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2835390 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:19:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2835390 Reckon they'll be good. Not sure if Spielberg is a good choice. He tends towards saccharine if he thinks its for kids. Look at saving Private Ryan. Reckon they’ll be good. Not sure if Spielberg is a good choice. He tends towards saccharine if he thinks its for kids. Look at saving Private Ryan.

]]> by: Dan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2835385 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:18:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2835385 Reckon they'll be good. Not sure if Spielberg is a good choice. He tends towards saccharine if he thinks its for kids. Look at saving Private Ryan. Reckon they’ll be good. Not sure if Spielberg is a good choice. He tends towards saccharine if he thinks its for kids. Look at saving Private Ryan.

]]> by: Agatha http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2827113 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:54:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2827113 God, please, no. Don't let this happen. I thought the project was on hiatus. Now it's going to get the Spielberg touch. In Motion Capture. French word for a seal. God, please, no. Don’t let this happen. I thought the project was on hiatus. Now it’s going to get the Spielberg touch. In Motion Capture.
French word for a seal.

]]> by: Chris Schweizer http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2824918 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:24:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2824918 While I'm reluctant at best about motion capture animation, the movie definitely has a fine pedigree. While I’m reluctant at best about motion capture animation, the movie definitely has a fine pedigree.

]]> by: The Xenos http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2822468 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:58:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2822468 What do Pegg and Frost know about playing bumbling coppers? ... Shit just got real. Wait.. I forget.. when did this movie turn all CGI? Hopefully they can mirror Herge's art style. What do Pegg and Frost know about playing bumbling coppers?
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Shit just got real.

Wait.. I forget.. when did this movie turn all CGI? Hopefully they can mirror Herge’s art style.

]]> by: tone http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819167 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:29:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819167 There were more than two The Beagle Boys. Of course there are many duos in other parts of the world. The Hergé duo is just an example of what was popular in Europe at the time. There were also the Beagle Babes. I believe there were more than seven of Beagle Boys between the Carl Bark comic books and Duck Tales. As a youth I always enjoyed the Gold Key version of the Beagle Boys. There were more than two The Beagle Boys. Of course there are many duos in other parts of the world. The Hergé duo is just an example of what was popular in Europe at the time. There were also the Beagle Babes. I believe there were more than seven of Beagle Boys between the Carl Bark comic books and Duck Tales. As a youth I always enjoyed the Gold Key version of the Beagle Boys.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819153 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:59:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819153 "Bumbling twins either as criminals or police is very common in European comic books." Also in America, cf The Beagle Boys. “Bumbling twins either as criminals or police is very common in European comic books.”

Also in America, cf The Beagle Boys.

]]> by: tone http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819138 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:49:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819138 Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond) were not related. They were based on Hergé's father and uncle, who were twins and also wore matching bowlers. Bumbling twins either as criminals or police is very common in European comic books. Thomson and Thompson made a rare appearance in Europe's other famous strip Asterix, Asterix in Belgium. A tip of the hat by the Asterix creators to Hergé who is from Belgium. Thomson and Thompson are known in Spanish as Hernández and Fernández , and in German as Schultze and Schulze. Hogan would have a field day with them. Their claim to fame is the play of words called spoonerism which provides the comedy relief in the strip. Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond) were not related. They were based on Hergé’s father and uncle, who were twins and also wore matching bowlers. Bumbling twins either as criminals or police is very common in European comic books. Thomson and Thompson made a rare appearance in Europe’s other famous strip Asterix, Asterix in Belgium. A tip of the hat by the Asterix creators to Hergé who is from Belgium. Thomson and Thompson are known in Spanish as Hernández and Fernández , and in German as Schultze and Schulze. Hogan would have a field day with them. Their claim to fame is the play of words called spoonerism which provides the comedy relief in the strip.

]]> by: Charles Knight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819047 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:56:58 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819047 "They are not twins!! They just look alike. " Yeah it's kind of confusing - ThomPson's brother is guy called Dupont and Thomson's brother is a guy called Dupond. “They are not twins!! They just look alike. ”

Yeah it’s kind of confusing - ThomPson’s brother is guy called Dupont and Thomson’s brother is a guy called Dupond.

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819031 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:54:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2819031 Just went to the library where I re-read a whole bunch of these stories and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with this. Just went to the library where I re-read a whole bunch of these stories and I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with this.

]]> by: mario boon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818891 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818891 They are not twins!! They just look alike. They are not twins!! They just look alike.

]]> by: Steve Horton http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818890 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818890 Hold me now. Hold me now.

]]> by: Steve Price http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818700 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:19:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818700 There WAS an 80's band called the Thompson Twins, but Aimee Mann wasn't in it. She was, however, the singer for the similarly alliterative 'Til Tuesday... There WAS an 80’s band called the Thompson Twins, but Aimee Mann wasn’t in it. She was, however, the singer for the similarly alliterative ‘Til Tuesday…

]]> by: Charles Knight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818629 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:56:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818629 "Insert obligatory aimee mann reference here. " ??????????????? “Insert obligatory aimee mann reference here. ”

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]]> by: mark coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818567 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:34:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/06/pegg-and-frost-to-play-thompson-twins/#comment-2818567 Insert obligatory aimee mann reference here. Insert obligatory aimee mann reference here.

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