Monthly Archives: June 2006
Lyra Cast and Movie to Begin Production
June 29, 2006
Dakota Blue Richards has been cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua. Richards, 12 years old, landed the role after filmmakers conducted an extensive casting search. More than 10,000 young girls attended open calls in Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, and … Continue reading
Movie Posters & Concept Model
June 21, 2006
The Licensing 2006 International trade show was today and New Line, makers of the His Dark Materials movie adaptations, showcased some of its plans for the upcoming Golden Compass movie. On display was a huge horizontal poster with art of … Continue reading
Nicole Kidman Offered Role of Mrs Coulter, says the Mail
June 12, 2006
The [b] [link=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=389899&in_page_id=1794]Daily Mail[/link][/b] reports that Australian actress Nicole Kidman has been offered the part of Mrs Coulter in the upcoming Golden Compass movie. The Oscar-winning actress hasn't yet accepted the part as she's in the middle of wedding preparations. … Continue reading
“Growing pains”
June 9, 2006
“Philip Pullman is a bit like a bear with a sore paw, as a friend has described him. But beneath a gruff exterior he is by turns charming and patronising – although in the nicest possible way,” writes The Oxford … Continue reading
Targeting textbooks at exams 'immoral'
June 2, 2006
A writers’ union this week called on examination boards to stop endorsing GCSE and A-level textbooks, claiming that the “immoral†practice is damaging education. Philip Pullman, a former chair of the society, said he was concerned that teachers using such … Continue reading
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