Golden Compass director spoke briefly to the Washington Post yesterday, and they’ve today published an article in which much of what has been previously said is rehashed. BridgetotheStars is mentioned however, thanks to our interview with Weitz a few years ago and because some of us are ‘grumbling’ about the religious aspects! An interesting quotation from the article, which stands as a reminder to the origins of the movie is.

‘As a serious fan of the “His Dark Materials” trilogy, Weitz says he’d be a little wary, too, if he heard that the dude from “American Pie” would direct “The Golden Compass.” In fact, when his name first surfaced on fan sites, he barely beat out “nobody at all” in a poll of candidates for the director’s job.’

Read the article in full here.