Dan Kois and Lane Brown of the New York Magazine‘s Vulture appear to have gotten their hands on a copy of Tom Stoppard’s original draft for The Golden Compass. Upon comparing Stoppard’s screenplay with Chris Weitz’s, they agreed with Philip Pullman’s statement regarding the original draft, that it concerned too much “the discussions between old men with beards.” Weitz’s original script on the other hand originally included more scenes of Jordan College, Mrs. Coulter’s cocktail party, the Gyptians, and most importantly, the last three chapters of the story. Read more.

The Vulture also provides a number of links of critical faith-based reviews for the film. Click here to see it.