Yearly Archives: 2006
Pullman's Latest Thoughts on the Movie
May 10, 2006
Philip Pullman has updated his web site with some brief comments on the status of the movie, including the casting of Lyra and the recent change of director. He again defends his decision to sell the movie rights and opines … Continue reading
Weitz Returns To Director’s Chair For His Dark Materials
May 5, 2006
Writer/Director Chris Weitz has returned to the director’s chair to helm New Line Cinema’s The Golden Compass, the movie adaptation of the first installment of author Philip Pullman’s popular His Dark Materials trilogy, it was announced today by Toby Emmerich, … Continue reading
Golden Compass Fan Trailer
May 5, 2006
Dan emails in to direct us to the fan film trailer he has created for The Golden Compass. In a similar vein to the previous two teaser trailers we've featured here, the video is a mock trailer for the forthcoming … Continue reading
Pullman at Liverpool literary festival
May 2, 2006
Philip Pullman is to head the bill at a new literary festival to celebrate Capital of Culture year in Liverpool, according to icLiverpool. The festival is expected to take place over several days in November 2008 and will include local … Continue reading
Hollywood puts its faith in holy films
April 23, 2006
The Sunday Times reports on the forthcoming “flood of Christian films” showing that “Hollywood, long accused of promoting Godless amorality, has found religion.” Naturally, His Dark Materials gets a mention, alongside the likes of The Passion of the Christ, The … Continue reading
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