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So Spielberg, Jackson and the various screenwriters combined bits and pieces of the two books--among other things increasing the villainy of the film's nemesis Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (the character Daniel Craig plays, as opposed to the previously reported pirate Red Rackham)--together with some elements from 'Unicorn's' sequel "Red Rackham's Treasure" to create the film's eventual story though much of "Red Rackham" was set aside for Tintin 2.

"The second film would go into ['Red Rackham's Treasure']," Jackson said, which he himself planned to direct. "That's the idea."