It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. It is executive produced by Andrew Miano and Paul Weitz ('In Good Company'). His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995 published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000).

The film is written and directed by Chris Weitz ('About A Boy,' 'Antz') and produced by Deborah Forte and Bill Carraro ('Frequency'). 'The Golden Compass' stars an ensemble cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, and Ian McShane. The film has a great cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Dakota Blue Richards who does an excellent job at portraying the lead character of Lyra. A set of interviews with all main characters in the film. At the center of the story is Lyra (played by newcomer Dakota Blue Richards), a 12-year-old girl who starts out trying to rescue a friend who's been kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers - and winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours as well. The Golden Compass: Meet the Cast: With Jim Carter, Tom Courtenay, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott. It was one of New Line Cinema's most expensive projects ever. 'The Golden Compass' is an exciting fantasy adventure, set in an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as animals, talking bears fight wars, and Gyptians and witches co-exist. Chris Weitz's disappointing adaptation of the first book in English novelist Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy feels simultaneously too long and desperately. The movie won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Based on author Philip Pullman's bestselling and award-winning novel, 'The Golden Compass' tells the first story in Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy.

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