Read more: His Dark Materials’ Serafina Pekkala & The Witches Explainedĭerek Jacobi almost salvages lines such as: “If we can save our children from the corrupting influence of Dust…” but ultimately can’t do anything to stop it sounding like a line from Brass Eye.
His Dark Materials was also occasionally categorized in shops as a children’s book, unlike Lord of The Rings. The two stories are very different high fantasies, however, and The Golden Compass contains concepts less familiar to audiences than wizards, monsters, and swordplay.
Why no golden compass 2 movie#
Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potterand Lord of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series. New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success. Pullman’s His Dark Materialswas much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters, and powerful anti-religious themes. With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we’re taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman’s beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.
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