Dakota Blue Richards has been cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua. Richards, 12 years old, landed the role after filmmakers conducted an extensive casting search. More than 10,000 young girls attended open calls in Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, and Kendal, before Richards was chosen from the Cambridge call for a further audition and subsequent screen test.
Philip Pullman commented, “I'm delighted with the casting of Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra. As soon as I saw Dakota's screen test, I realized that the search was over. Dakota has just the combination of qualities that make up the complicated character of this girl, and I very much look forward to seeing the film take shape, with Dakota's Lyra at the heart of it.”
New Line have given the go ahead to production on [i]The Golden Compass[/i] film and filming will begin September 4th, for a scheduled November 16th, 2007 release date.
New Line Cinema Greenlights The Golden Compass for September 4 Start Date
12-year-old British schoolgirl to play Lyra in adaptation
of the first of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.
Film set for November 16, 2007 release date
LONDON (June 28, 2006) – New Line Cinema has officially greenlit production on The Golden Compass, the highly anticipated adaptation of the first of author Philip Pullman’s bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy, it was announced today by New Line’s Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne. Production on the $150 million-budgeted film is scheduled to begin September 4 in the UK, with Oscar-nominated writer/director Chris Weitz (About a Boy, Antz) at the helm.
“The Golden Compass is the most ambitious film that New Line has undertaken since The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and we have assembled a remarkable creative team, headed by Chris Weitz, to bring it to fruition,†comment New Line’s Shaye and Lynne.
Newcomer Dakota Blue Richards has been cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua. Richards landed the role after filmmakers conducted an extensive casting search throughout England, during which they saw more than 10,000 young girls. Open calls were held in Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, and Kendal, before Richards was chosen from the Cambridge call for an audition and subsequent screen test.
“Dakota made what should have been an extremely difficult decision quite easy,†says writer/director Weitz. “We wanted a completely new face for Lyra, but I was surprised that any young girl, especially one without training, could light up the screen as Dakota does.â€Â
Pullman adds, “I’m delighted with the casting of Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra. As soon as I saw Dakota’s screen test, I realized that the search was over. Dakota has just the combination of qualities that make up the complicated character of this girl, and I very much look forward to seeing the film take shape, with Dakota’s Lyra at the heart of it.â€Â
Helping to bring The Golden Compass to the big screen will be an all-star production team that includes Oscar-winning production designer Dennis Gassner (Road To Perdition, Big Fish), Oscar-nominated costume designer Ruth Myers (L.A. Confidential, Emma), and Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Mike Fink (X-Men, X2, Road To Perdition).
The Golden Compass is being produced by Deborah Forte of Scholastic Entertainment and Weitz’s Depth of Field production company. Paul Weitz (an Oscar nominee for About a Boy) and Andrew Miano will serve as executive producers on the film. Bill Carraro will also serve as a producer on the film.
Based on the bestselling and award-winning Pullman novels, the His Dark Materials trilogy is comprised of The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. It revolves around a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way, she encounters shape-shifting creatures, witches, and a variety of otherworldly characters in parallel universes.
I guess this is the end I really liked you guys goodbye… :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
Look everyone, a butterfly! Wheeeee!
(This really is me. I just felt like syaing that. :wink:)
Not funny
i swear this is a site about his dark amterials, yet theres is no discusion on the topic at all…..WHATS THIS WORLD COMING TO!!! :angry:
If ya want 2 talk about hdm or da movie go 2 da lyra picture fourm
Leo, if you are new to this world, I suggest you don't look at abandoned chat pages or your first opinion won't be very high.
I wud have 2 go wit kitty kat on dis one
It's good to be home 🙂
hi 😉
OMG someone actually here!
spam pie :angry:
i don't know if it is just ppl pretending to be other people, but hi, if you are the real people and not other people pretending to be the real people. wow, that was really confusing. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
yo dudes lol i am back
dnt ask about da yo dudes lmao i am just hyper 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😉 😉 :wassat: :wassat: :tongue: :tongue: :laughing: :laughing: 🙁 🙁 :angry: :angry: :crying:
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hi again!
Hey every1 tis nice to see people cumin back
This thread is nearly dead XP Hey Sammy, I just spent all of Food Tech talking to 1.2. It was fun, I didn't do anything all lesson ^_^ and apparently he thinks you're *shrug* and also that Jenny and Sophie are *shrug*. But that's compared to what he thought of Alice, which was 'ugly'. And since I couldn't get any more out of him, it's practically a compliment.
PS. For a joke he asked out Alex (lmao!) and Alex said yes…ten seconds later Ste said 'Alex, you're dumped'. It was so funny.
xoxox :laughing:
hey mad larkin wot's ur web address? :wassat: any news on will auditions? go you! 🙂
I wish I knew and if the web adress I left in da mail: thing doesn't work its larks_bragg@hotmail.com
Oh and thanks mogglemoose for all the support 🙂
Dakota looks really cute, but I've only seen one picture of her…and she looks perhaps TOO cute. Lyra isn't suposed to be cute. She's suposed to be pretty, but not cute. :wassat:
Hi Merrick welcome to the forum
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DAKOTA YOU SUCK I HATE YOU YOU RUIN GREAT STORY
And you are? :wassat:
o dear… :wassat:
Sup?
Well…Ish okay when you see other pics but the one in the paper was ****. I think she'll be okay but what i've heard of the script well that's bad.
What did Dakota think it was like working with Nicole Kidman?
'good'.
*Is speechless*
lol i no 🙁 how ungrateful! Da script is pretty naff – i read sum at da auditions – bit childish and not very convincing. :wassat:
anyone here try out for will? 🙂
Dey av'nt even started yet I would like to try out 4 Will but I would be about 2 and a half stone too heavy :wassat:
KNOW THE FEELIN!!!! MY CUSIN IS REALLY ANNOYED COS SHE NEVER GOT TO TRY OUT FOR LYRA I'D SAY SHE BE MUCH BETTER
Please I am begging to know when the will auditons are I am an incredibly a big fan of the books and i am busy reading the amber spy glass. If no one tells me when it is i'll be really angry so please hurry! :angry: :crying:
I tink Will is da bomb but-lol-dis is a Lyra forum and I don o when da Will audtions r or where 4 dat matter.
CHILL OUT ANONIMOUS WE ALL WANT TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE BUT YA DON'T SEE US PANICKIN 🙂
da castin agency says if they have nemore open cast searches they'll advertise them again like with Lyra. Gd luck! 😉
wow…I posted this December 31, 1969. WIGGY!
WHUT THE!? No way has this been abandoned for 48 years…is it showing up as normal now for you guys? *confizzled*
hey!!!!dakota was exellent in the film!!!if you need a nother character just tell me!!i leave in lebanon!!!i’m 13 years old , 14 on the 24 of mrch !!!so please if yopu need someone just let me try !!!lol xoxo
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