The Golden Compass is a fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in the US), the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials, and was released on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. The story concerns Lyra, an orphan living in a fantastical parallel universe in which a dogmatic dictatorship, the Magisterium, threatens to dominate. When Lyra's friend is kidnapped, she travels to the far North in an attempt to rescue him. The project was announced in February 2002, following the success of other recent adaptations of fantasy epics, and at $180 million is one of New Line's biggest-budget projects ever after a series of box office disappointments preceding the release.[1][2] Before its release the film came in for criticism from secular organizations and fans of His Dark Materials for the "watering down" of the religious elements from the novels, and was the subject of a boycott campaign from the U.S. Catholic League due to perceived anti-Catholic themes in the same.
Cast:
- Nicole Kidman,
- Dakota Blue Richards,
- Daniel Craig,
- Eva Green,
- Sam Elliott,
- Ian McKellen,
- Ian McShane,
- Kathy Bates,
- Freddie Highmore,
- Kristin Scott Thomas
Trailer for The Golden Compass: (click the Image below)
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