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November 24, 2005
BBC Develops Sally Lockhart
November 23, 2005
Philip Pullman's other popular series of novels, the Sally Lockhart Mysteries, are being turned into a new fantasy-thriller drama series for the BBC, the Stage reports. The project is said to be still in the early stages of development, but will be aimed at the family drama market and will be based on the three novels of the trilogy. Read more.
December 7, 2007 Movie Release Date
November 22, 2005
RottenTomatoes.com reports: “”His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass” (New Line Cinema): The first adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy will hit cinema screens on December 7, 2007.”
Update: New Line is saying that December 2007 is the target date, though they've made no official announcement yet–so whether that date actually means anything or not is still up in the air.
HDM Video-Game Sought
November 19, 2005
BridgeToTheStars.net has obtained information that Scholastic Media (publishers and right-holders of His Dark Materials) are actively seeking a licensing deal with a video-game publisher to, “produce console and computer games based on the [HDM] movie and the books.” A representative said they are in the process of finalising a deal with a specific video game publisher, but are unable to divulge their identity at this time. We will continue trying to find out more.
Free Expression is No Offence
November 19, 2005
An article in The Guardian today features an essay written by Philip Pullman extracted from a new book, “Free Expression is No Offence” (published December 1st in the UK). The essay covers the incitement to religious hatred bill and the notion of religion as identity. Read more.
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