The buzz across the pond is that teenage actor Thomas Sangster will take on the role of cult comic hero Tintin in the upcoming movie franchise. You may remember Sandster as the adorable and talented child actor in Love, Actually. He was Liam Neesons step son.

And Sangster sparked further speculation he is to be handed the lead role in the planned film trilogy after flying to Los Angeles to work on test action sequences with renowned moviemaker Steven Spielberg, who is to direct the first installment in the franchise.