Hollywood erupts over Captain Haddock’s Scottish accent in new 'Tinitin'

Tintin’s new instalment has left Hollywood guessing on what prompted Steven Spielberg to change Captain Haddock’s accent from British to Scottish.

Captain Archibald Haddock’s new accent was revealed when the trailer for ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ was unveiled this week.

Most of the critics were left bewildered by the sudden change.

“Why the blistering f*** is Captain Haddock Scottish?” the Daily Mail quoted a website critic as saying.

“There is never the remotest indication in the comics that Captain Haddock comes from Scotland, speaks with a Scottish accent, or has any Scottish connection other than an intense love for whisky.

“I cannot understand this decision on any level,” the critic added.

The voice to the character in the computer animation film was given by Andy Serkis, the English actor best known for playing Gollum in The Lord of the Rings.

One comment on the website of the film magazine Empire even criticised Hollywood for taking to the Scottish accent repeatedly in recent movies.

“Hollywood seems to be in love with Scottish voices since Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon” it read.

“They probably wouldn’t understand a West Country accent. Just be thankful they didn’t make Haddock Welsh,” it added.