Monthly Archives: July 2006

New Line confirms Kidman as Coulter

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Merlyn

Nicole Kidman will play Mrs. Coulter in His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass. Early this morning we received an e-mail from our top New Line source, giving us the green light to confirm the numerous reports today, including ones in … Continue reading →

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Adam Godley to voice Pantalaimon

Posted on July 31, 2006 by

New Line gave us confirmation today that Adam Godley, who has been listed on the Internet Movie Database for the past few days, will indeed voice Lyra's daemon, Pantalaimon, in the upcoming movies. Wikipedia informs us that he is a … Continue reading →

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Inside His Dark Materials DVD

Posted on July 30, 2006 by

Artsmagic finally release in the UK their much delayed Inside His Dark Materials DVD tomorrow, 31st July. The DVD, billed as “a celebratory tribute to Pullman and his books” is an audio-visual documentary about His Dark Materials: its plot, influences … Continue reading →

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Claire Higgins is Ma Costa

Posted on July 29, 2006 by

A follow-up on the story the Daily Mail reported a while ago, we can reveal that Claire Higgins will take the role of Ma Costa in The Golden Compass movie. Higgins is an accomplished stage actress, having won the prestigious … Continue reading →

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The Voice of Iorek: Ian McShane

Posted on July 28, 2006 by

Note: We're less and less sure about this news. See here for the complications, though they were originally voiced below too. The veteran British character actor, Ian McShane, best known for his part in the Western series “Deadwood” and as … Continue reading →

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