Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Golden Compass Pre-Production Video

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

Made before production on The Golden Compass movie had begun, this video from New Line runs through the plot of the first His Dark Materials book to introduce the project to anyone unfamiliar with the novel. After a brief introduction … Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman Explores Sci-Fi

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

MTV have an article on Nicole Kidman’s upcoming film projects, of which The Golden Compass is one. Kidman will be appearing with Daniel Craig, her TGC co-star, in The Invasion (due out this year) and the actress sees some parallels … Continue reading →

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The Travelling Compass

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

The Manilla Bulletin Online writes of the efforts New Line are going to to promote The Golden Compass, with the company’s Executive Vice President for International Sales (Nestor Nieves) arriving in Manila this week to give a “ten minute primer” … Continue reading →

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Chris Weitz to draft Subtle Knife (see update)

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

An article at the Iranian website Payvand says that the Iranian-born screenwriter, Hossein Amini, will no longer be penning the script for the adaptation of The Subtle Knife. Amini was commissioned to write a draft script back in January, but … Continue reading →

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Studio Trends

Posted on August 10, 2007 by

A trio of articles from the entertainment press with import on The Golden Compass: USA Today reports on the recent prevalence of fantasy movies, with New Line’s head of production remarking, “It helps to have a great book. There is … Continue reading →

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