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Tintin fans up in arms after Captain Haddock gets a Hollywood makeover with a SCOTTISH accent
Tintin fans were up in arms today after it emerged that the boy reporter’s quintessentially Cornish best friend and protector Captain Haddock developed a Scottish accent. Captain Archibald Haddock has been a favourite for years for fans of the boy detective Tintin, famous for his outlandish expressions, volcanic temper, and unerring nose for a bottle. But - Mountebanks! Troglodytes! Turncoats! Lily-livered bandicoots! - as Herge’s comic creation becomes a $100 million 3D CGI-animated blockbuster Tintin buffs have been left wondering why the swashbuckling English merchant navy skipper has suddenly become a Scot. Read More...
Tintin fans were up in arms today after it emerged that the boy reporter’s quintessentially Cornish best friend and protector Captain Haddock developed a Scottish accent. Captain Archibald Haddock has been a favourite for years for fans of the boy detective Tintin, famous for his outlandish expressions, volcanic temper, and unerring nose for a bottle. But - Mountebanks! Troglodytes! Turncoats! Lily-livered bandicoots! - as Herge’s comic creation becomes a $100 million 3D CGI-animated blockbuster Tintin buffs have been left wondering why the swashbuckling English merchant navy skipper has suddenly become a Scot. Read More...