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.
that wasn't you, orange? this is REALLY freaking me out! someone might decde to be me eventually!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people who are pretending to be other people, STOP IT!!!!!!!!
but i need a picture to! i don't care if the people have a good reson, unless it's REALLY good!
no, it wasn't. at least they didn't say anything mean in my name… and they better not. just to be warned, if a fake 'orange' says anything mean, it isn't me. the real orange is nice. unlike id thefts. :angry:
:laughing:i dont think that they could pretend to be you, n, because you have sooooo many names!!!!!!!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
ARRRRGGGHH!!! I have the part of Sandy in a play of greece!
It might even b the same person as hu pretended 2 be me! And annoyingly, they type how u type (text, good grammar etc) so now i vary mine.
shut up mischa! you think you are so beautiful, like me but your not! i am sexy and you are not. you are so jealous of me!
why thank you mischa! i'm glad you think that i have good gramer! i should probably change around as well though.
why is everyone so mean to eachother??
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I'm not mean. you are just bitches/freaks!! :angry:
you people are so jealous of me, I am the best actress ever!
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!?!?!?! STOP PRETENDING TO BE ME!!!!!!
Please, people, don't listen to 'Amz'!!! She is lying, I would never say that stuff! :crying:
I hate Amz! she swears too much!
WHAT HAS HAPPEND TO US??!! This is supposed to be a friendly chatroom but now we have all turned against each other! :crying: it makes me sick! x x
Right, I'm not posting on here again! BTW, whoever Jonny is, that is like the FIRST time I swore on this site and it was because someone was pretending to be me. Here's an idea; if we all stop posting here then we wont have to decide who's who.
shut up amz you really do not know what you are talking about!
Oh God! Hu ever u stupid fakes r- it's obvious hu's hu! You r soooo sad and the trouble you're causing isn't worth the effort! Quit the dumb behaviour low lifes!
ARRRRGGGHH! why is nobody listening to me. I have finished the website but because you lot are being like this I will not let you on it! UNLESS you stop!!
that was not the real orange! yeah, i know, what is happeneing to us? we used to be friends until this person came along and started saying bad things about other people using other peoles names. WE ARE RUINED!!!!!! *faints*
and yes orange you are very nice and you are not the perso who just posted as your name cause they are a MEANIEPOOP!!
When are they doing wills Auditions
Awkward
u know dakota is a crap actor and will make the film a disaster
:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
I hate larkin and I hate you all see you in hell losers and I relly hate sammy your just as arrogant as larkin for all I care you can go to hell
PEOPLE! STOP BEING SO MEAN!!!!!
also, orange says to whoever keeps being her to stop it because she is changing her name.
WHERE ARE YOU, C? I NEED YOU TO SAY NICE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE IS TO MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry: :angry: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
hmmmmm.i dont blame y0u all for being angry 🙂 😉 because i am sort upset too 🙁
I'm SOOOOOO STUPID, I'm An IDIOT!!!!!!!!
OMG!!!!! you know what Bill the Kid, YOU ARE SO STUPID!! if you have nothing better to do then bully us then you are just an idiot!!!! AN UGLY, ANNOYING IDIOT!!!!!! everything was great untill you came along!! who agree's with me?
Look, why don't we just ignore the tw@s that come on here and say bad stuff and r annoying etc and get on with it! they're so annoying and low- they r just not worth it! neway, changing da subject, ne news on hu's playing meggie? or photos of Dakota?
OOPS! My "bad word" is an email address! How rude- and soz huever it's is! Giggle 😉
lol 🙂 :laughing: if we just ignore them then they will go away x x
hello Sammy, I know who loves you! 🙂
:laughing: Haha Sammy! U have a secret admirer 😉
I DID NOT SAY THAT I WAS STUPID I'M NOT REATARED
Hi guys!Wait a sec whos this bill the kid fella what I do!What did any of you do I have been gone for a few days and I already have a hater ?????????????? 🙁
I hate you all as far as I'm concerned you can all go **** yourselves see you in hell loosers :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
Looks like hes gone. 🙂
it worked!!!!!!!!!!!
don't ask :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
sorry Bill, I won't see you in hell cuz i'm gonna be in heaven.
THERE ARE PICTURES OF THE KID WHO PLAYS ROGER ON THE SITE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how naff is da kid hu's gonna play Roger? I think he's rubbish!
what worked, Rin? :wassat:
i was trying to do something to my VERY annoying 8 year old brother and it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Hey guys!My nets been acting up but I'm here for a couple of mins. :smile:Oj and it looks like that bill the kid fella is gone.By the way did anyone know what he was talking about?
I'm off bye all see you next week (Hopefully).
PS.I actualy am Mad Larkin but I forgt my password and can't use the name so I added 619 I hope you belive me.Bye!
hi all!
i have had soooooooooooooo much hw latley, that i havn't had time to come here.
is there any new exciting news? i mean, other than that they cast roger. he looks fine to me… i don't really know.
i hope that the fake orange didn't hert anyones feelings.
I AM GETTING SOOOOOOOOO MAD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A PIC OF DAKOTA!!!!!!!! I MEAN, WHAT IS THE ISUE HERE????? WHAT PROBLUM WOULD GIVING US THE PIC DO????? oh whatever. i've been waiting soo long now, that i don't even care. :wassat: 🙁
I refuse to believe that some sneaky photographer hasn't managed to get a shot of Dakota Blue Richards. Where is her photo? Please!!!
i agree! i mean, really. it has been like, a month sence they started filming, and they STILL HAVN'T GIVEN US A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HARM WILL IT DO??????????????? IT ISN'T LIKE WE'RE GOING TO REFUSE TO SEE THE MOVIE IF WE SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ugggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!! they're probably going to make us wait 'till the movie. :angry: :crying: 🙁
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING ORANGE SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i know!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't beleve they won't give us a pic? what harm will it do? yeah, and roger looks fine.
also, c, my teachers are better then yours, even if your school gets to do cooler stuff! ump! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
they are not!!!!!!!!!!! ha,ha i get to go to boston tomorrow!!!!!!!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
to bad! i get a laptop! ump! and also, my taechers are the awesomest, specialest, coolest, bestest, funnest, nicest, greatest, goodest, amazingest, superest, finest, incomparablest, outstandingest, terrificest, unequalest, unrivaldest, grandest, wonderfulest and a lot of other things teachers in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA! BEAT THAT! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Hi guys!
I think I know why there are no offical pictures of dakota.Their worried thst weirddos like bill the kid are going to edit into child porn!(Gets sick on floor).Sorry its just the thought of it makes me sick.