Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in for "Tintin"?

Simon Pegg revealed to the The Sunday Times back in September that Steven Spielberg had asked he and Nick Frost to play the Thompson Twins in "Tintin." 

At the time, it sounded more like a rumor than anything, but Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that it’s a done deal: "According to a reliable source not at all involved in the production, those rumblings we heard last fall about Simon Pegg and Nick Frost being cast as the Thomson and Thompson were right on the money. They’re in."

Ok, these guys don’t exactly look like twins (they’re pictured, in "Shaun of the Dead"), but word is that Spielberg will use motion capture technology, so we may not actually see them on screen, but will hear their voices and see their performances. Hmmm … it’ll be interesting to see how that shakes out.

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Filming is scheduled to begin shortly. Andy Serkis is already confirmed for Captain Haddock, so I’m sure we’ll be hearing casting news for "Tintin" and the rest of the characters over the next few weeks. Written by Herge between 1942 and 1944, "Tintin" follows the adventures of popular Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy.

Images: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead, Focus Features, 2004