The Golden Compass
In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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Nikki Clapp
Chris Weitz
Edward Brett
Michael L. Fink
Tommy Gormley
Vic Armstrong
William Dodds
Richard Goodwin
David Daniels
Terry Needham
Iain Lawrence
Peter MacDonald
Kim Whittaker
Frazer Fennell-Ball
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Dakota Blue Richards was just 11 years old when New Line Cinema announced her casting in June 2006, marking her very first acting role.
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Director Chris Weitz visited the set of King Kong in 2004 to gather information on directing a big-budget film from Peter Jackson.
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Philip Pullman novels are always dark and intricate - and they don't necessarily make a great deal of sense in isolation - so adapting them for the screen was likely to be a tough ask. This story centres around the young "Lyra" (Dakota Blue Richards) who overhears some sinister plotting by the "Magisterium" that could put the lives of other children - and the demons with whom they are connected - in dire jeopardy. Determined to thwart this, she heads to the frozen Arctic where she encounters "Scoresby" (Sam Elliott) and helps the dispossessed king of the polar bears "Iorek Byrnison" to reclaim his kingdom before all descend on an heavily guarded secret location where she hopes to free the children from the experiments. Director Chris Weisz has assembled a strong cast, on paper, here - but they don't really add much to what is an increasingly sterile story full of imaginative and impressive visual effects, but is remarkably devoid of engaging characterisations. Richards is fine, indeed given that she probably spent much of her time acting against a blue screen, she fairs quite well but Daniel Craig isn't on screen often/long enough to make much impact, nor is the conniving "Mrs. Coulter" (Nicole Kidman) used to anything like enough of an extent to exude much menace. Her adventures are well put together but are too episodic to knit the whole story together very well before a denouement that clearly illustrated that this story is part of a series and that more was yet to come in a sequel - if we were to make enough sense of the continuing dynamic. It's also rather wordy, too, which paired with the manner in which Weitz has decided to present this leaves it all just a bit dry, dull even. Great looking, though...!
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The directors of The Golden Compass are Nikki Clapp, Chris Weitz, Edward Brett, Michael L. Fink, Tommy Gormley, Vic Armstrong, William Dodds, Richard Goodwin, David Daniels, Terry Needham, Iain Lawrence, Peter MacDonald, Kim Whittaker, and Frazer Fennell-Ball.
The cast of The Golden Compass includes Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter, Kathy Bates as Hester (voice), Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, Edward de Souza as Second High Councilor, Jason Watkins as Bolvangar Official, Eva Green as Serafina Pekkala, Elliot Cowan as Commanding Officer, Charlie Rowe as Billy Costa, Sam Elliott as Lee Scoresby, Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison (voice), Ian McShane as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice), Jody Halse as Bolvangar Orderly, and more.
The duration of The Golden Compass is 1h 53 mins.
Yes. The Golden Compass has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Trailer #1. Watch them on this page.
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The Golden Compass was released on 04 Dec 2007.
The Golden Compass is listed under Adventure and Fantasy on Fanbiz.
The Golden Compass has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Philip Pullman novels are always dark and intricate - and they don't necessarily make a great deal of sense in isolation - so adapting them for the screen was likely to be a tou..."
1. Dakota Blue Richards was just 11 years old when New Line Cinema announced her casting in June 2006, marking her very first acting role. 2. Director Chris Weitz visited the set of King Kong in 2004 to gather information on directing a big-budget film from Peter Jackson.
