The film’s intriguing ensemble will get a boost of star power in the shape of 007 himself, with Daniel Craig having signed on to play the dastardly Red Rackham, a seafaring villain with links to Captain Haddock’s ancestors.

Meanwhile, Toby Jones will appear in the quirky role of light-fingered civil servant Aristedes Silk, whilst Mackenzie Crook also adds to the film’s distinctly British feel as a smuggler. Hopefully the latter will not be another Pirates-esque comedy character, or at least not one with a “hilarious” glass eye.

Watch out also for a small role for Cary Elwes, as an unnamed pilot. That’s right, cuddly old Steven Spielberg has found room in his new family romp for a man best remembered for hacking his leg off in grisly gore-fest Saw. Wonders will never cease…