The Golden Compass

...Paul, with whom he went on to make About a Boy, wanted to redeem himself after a "disastrous experience" on another fantasy film, The Golden Compass. That film, based on the first book of Philip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials, and...

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...Pushing the Envelope campaign. Sir Ian's design depicted the actor's interpretation of Shakespeare, while Golden Compass author Pullman's envelope is covered in a selection of powerful, emotive words. He said: "These are all words that...

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...he connected with that sense of loss. He'd been profoundly saddened by his experience making his last film, a special-effects-laden adaptation of Philip Pullman's acclaimed novel "The Golden Compass." He said that his inability to persuade...

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They are looking at the same world but seeing quite different things. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials film trilogy in doubt after Golden Compass sequel in limbo The publication today of the minutes from the September meeting of the...

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...are poles apart, they have a similar shortcoming. The Golden Compass was drawn from the first book of a trilogy, and The Vampire's Assistant is based on the first three books in a set of 12. This means that both films have to pack in reams of...

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...Compass Wrapped in Controversy The $ 180-million fantasy epic movie, The Golden Compass , is based on the first volume of the award-winning trilogy "His Dark Materials" by religious skeptic Philip Pullman. Due to be released on December 7,...

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...film The Golden Compass was based, attracted criticism for promoting atheism. The movie was also blasted by the Vatican for portraying a world without God. Jamie Byng from Canongate Books said: "Philip Pullman has written a book of...

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...a best-seller around the world, attracting fans of all ages. Pullman, as well as the film's stars Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Jack Shepherd and Freddie Highmore, will all attend Tuesday's premiere. The film will be released on 5 December.

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...putting it back together again is not my idea of fun." Pullman was at a New York lunch this week to promote the movie, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig and to be released Dec. 7. The 1996 novel, published for children but widely...

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