Newsround Interview with Dakota
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CBBC’s Newsround have posted online their Tuesday interview with Dakota Blue Richards. The star of The Golden Compass had originally heard about the auditions on the programme and told them how she went along to open auditions in Cambridge to try out for the part of Lyra because she was such a fan of the books. “I like to do what I’m told not to do, just because someone’s told me not to do it,” she said. “I really liked the character and so I thought I might as well go to the auditions. I didn’t really believe it at first until they were saying ‘Oh you’re going to come to set and do costume fittings’ and I was like ‘what?'”

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15 Responses to Newsround Interview with Dakota

  1. Blossom says:

    It says it can’t bring me this programme i requested, and i can’t find it on the newsround site?

  2. katherine says:

    all right, this girl is precious. i couldn’t be happier with our lyra!

  3. orange says:

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ALL WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Annabel says:

    She’s so Lyra! She’s more mature and slightly older than i imagined but that will be good for the second two films.

  5. Katja says:

    I think she’s perfect! But is it just me, or is her hair different in the film?

  6. andria says:

    this movie is gonna kick ass!
    ive made all my friends crazy from me going on and on and on and on….

  7. elsta says:

    shes way to girly

  8. elsta says:

    shes way too girly

  9. Paz says:

    I agree with elsta, I don´t think that Lyra would wear a Hello Kitty t-shirt…
    but she seems to be a really good actress and that´s all that matters to me

  10. Anita says:

    This isn’t Lyra they were interviewing, it’s Dakota. I think she’s a pretty good actress – she acts completely different when she is Lyra in the trailer and the other footage

  11. drama queen says:

    i agree……… she is a bit too girly but she could act lyra in the films……. we just don’t know because we hav to watch the films first……..

  12. omg THIS IS DAKOTA. she’s not acting like lyra, cuz she’s DAKOTA
    they’re interviewing DAKOTA not lyra!!
    SHE’S AN ACTREES she can’t be TOTALLY like her character all the time~~! that’s why she is “too girly and not so lyra” omg, really… ¬¬’

    she’s gorgeous and she’s perfect for the role,
    SHE HAS A LOT OF LYRA. but she’s dakota, so give her a break, people!

  13. drama queen says:

    i’m just agreeing wid them lot because she is girly thats all and telling them in a way she is good for das part!!!!!!!

  14. elsta says:

    jees reedie chill out i just thiugh they were looking for someone hu was like lyra and this girl doesnt seem to be

  15. ijdfog says:

    why wont it let me see the interview?