The Golden Compass

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    His Dark Materials TV series: All you need to know

    When does Philip Pullman's epic classic arrive?

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    What went wrong with The Golden Compass?

    As ‘His Dark Materials’ author Philip Pullman announces a new trilogy set in the world of Lyra Belaqua, The Magisterium and souls that look like cuddly animals, we take a look back at the failed 2007 attempt to bring the fantasy saga to the big screen. What’s a studio to do when it has just stormed the global box office to the tune of nearly $3bn by adapting one of the most famous fantasy sagas of all time, JRR Tolkien’s sprawling ‘The Lord of the Rings’, and there is no obvious followup?

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    New Golden Compass Adaptation Coming To BBC

    After a movie adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s acclaimed ‘Northern Lights’ as ‘The Golden Compass’ failed to launch the series as a movie franchise, New Line Cinema has teamed up with the BBC to produce a TV series based on Pullman’s trilogy of novels known as ‘His Dark Materials’. Comprising of three books - ‘Northern Lights’, ‘The Subtle Knife’, and ‘The Amber Spyglass’ - ‘His Dark Materials’ is considered a seminal work of children’s fiction and news of a new attempt at a proper adaptation ha