The Adventures of Tintin (film) location of Marlinspike Hall, Tintin and Haddock find there some of the treasure and a clue to the "Unicorn"s location. Both men agree on setting up an expedition to find the shipwreck. Spielberg has been an avid fan of "The Adventures of Tintin" comic book series since 1981, when a review compared "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to Tintin. Meanwhile, the comics' creator, Hergé—who didn't like the previous live-action film versions and the animated series—became a fan of Spielberg. Michael Farr, author of "Tintin: The Complete Companion", recalled Hergé "thought Spielberg was the only person who could ever do Tintin
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun to rescue some archaeologists from an old Inca curse. Many scenes from the source books are deleted; in fact the whole of "The Seven Crystal Balls" is condensed into fifteen minutes of film. Events were changed and some are added. For example, the Prince of the Sun's daughter is introduced, who tries to beg her father to spare the prisoners (and likes Zorrino). Also, Thomson and Thompson accompany Tintin and Captain Haddock on their quest to rescue Professor Calculus, whereas in the books their only role is attempting to use dowsing in order to find Tintin and his friends (and