In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization. Read more
| Starring | Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green |
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| Director | Chris Weitz |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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American actor Sam Elliott has accused the Roman Catholic Church of scaring Hollywood producers into shelving the two planned sequels to hit movie The Golden Compass. The film, which starred Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, was the first of author Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy to be adapted for the big screen. Two further films based on Pullman's novels - The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - were due to be made following the box office success of 2007's The Golden... Read more
Fantasy epic The Golden Compass has stayed at the top of the UK box office chart for another week, suggesting that the film might be just as popular as the books on which it is based. Starring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman, The Golden Compass has now taken more than £12.2 million in ticket sales, according to AC Nielsen. It kept new entries Enchanted and Bee Movie from the top spot, in addition to pushing Fred Claus into fourth place. Another two new entries - Mr Magorium's Wonder... Read more
"I wish I had a daemon," my son said to me, after we finished chapter five. I said I knew how he felt; it's hard to imagine anyone reading Philip Pullman's "The Northern Lights" and not wanting one. In case you haven't read it (or "The Golden Compass", as it's known in the US), everyone in this alternate universe has a daemon, an animal companion a bit like Pinocchio's Jiminy Cricket; but a daemon isn't your conscience, exactly, more like your soul. And children's daemons are the coolest,... Read more
Fantasy adventure film The Golden Compass debuted at the top of the UK box office this week, taking more than £7.2 million in ticket sales. Data from AC Nielsen placed the movie, which stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, at number one, followed by festive comedy Fred Claus at number two. Video game adaptation Hitman occupied third place, while American Gangster followed at number four. Three family films took places five, six and seven, with Beowulf, Stardust and Ratatouille proving to... Read more
Fantasy adventure story The Golden Compass debuted at the top of the US box office this week, taking $25.8 million (£12.58 million) in box office receipts. According to data from the Hollywood Reporter, the movie knocked family comedy Enchanted off the top spot for the week ending December 9th. This Christmas followed in third place, clocking up a total gross of $42.7 million after three weeks on release, while Fred Claus went up two places to four and Beowulf dropped to the fifth spot.... Read more
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