Great news for Tintin fans! The classic character's adventures, which have spanned 23 books and translated into over 80 languages - from the graphic novels to the faithful TV series, on DVD from Madman, there is now a series of feature length films in the works by powerhouse directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson!

From The Age: 'STEVEN Spielberg and Peter Jackson are to join forces to direct and produce a series of three films based on Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin.

Entertainment journal Daily Variety reports in its Tuesday edition that the legendary film-makers would direct at least one of the films each, and serve as producers on all three.

Jackson said although the movies would be computer-generated, the characters would not look cartoonish.

"Instead, we're making them look photo-realistic," Jackson said. "The fibres of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They look exactly like real people - but real Herge people."

Spielberg and Jackson have chosen three stories from the 23 Tintin books published between 1929 and 1976, although they did not say which ones.'

Catch up on Tintin's adventures on DVD here: