In a recent interview with the Guardian, Philip Pullman comments on the use of CGI as a possible reason for the failures of many film adaptions of fantasy books.

“We don’t believe it any more.” He said. “Or we know that it’s only computers.”

He also addressed the ever present question: Will there ever be a Subtle Knife movie?

“They would have to recast [Lyra]. It’s lost really. It’s gone.”

Maybe one day a movie executive will stumble upon His Dark Materials again and they might have the chance to re-imagine it in a way that will please the sraffies worldwide, as well as Pullman himself. However, Pullman said that it would have to be an antirely different film.

“I would rather it was made in someone’s shed with tin cans and bits of rope. I think it would be more involving – to be made for about 10 quid, rather than $200m.”

So, anyone have any tin cans or rope lying about?