DIRECTOR PETER JACKSON AT "KING KONG" BRITISH PREMIERE

New Zealand director Peter Jackson attends the British premiere of "King kong" at Odeon,Leicester square in London on December 8, 2005.(UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)

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Spielberg looking for 'Tintin' backing

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. director Steven Spielberg and New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson are trying to get Sony Pictures to help finance and distribute their "Tintin" franchise.

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