His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials is a trilogy of novels by the fantasy fiction author Philip Pullman, comprising Northern Lights (released as The Golden Compass in the United States), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. The trilogy has also been published as a single-volume omnibus in the UK, titled simply "His Dark Materials".

Adaptations

His Dark Materials has been made into a radio drama on BBC Radio 4 starring Terence Stamp as Lord Asriel and Lulu Popplewell as Lyra. The play was broadcast in 2003 and is now published by the BBC on CD and cassette. In the same year, a radio drama of Northern Lights was made by RTE (Irish public radio).

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Radio drama - BBC Radio 4 - Terence Stamp - Lord Asriel - Lulu Popplewell - CD - Cassette - RTE - Irish - Public radio

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A theatrical version of the books was produced by Nicholas Hytner as a two-part, six-hour performance for London's Royal National Theatre in Q1 of 2004. The play returned for a second run between November 2004 and April 2005.

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Nicholas Hytner - London - Royal National Theatre

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A film adaptation, titled ', is slated for release in 2007 by New Line Cinema, the company behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and will be directed by Anand Tucker. The film will take the title of Northern Lights in the UK. The original director, Chris Weitz, announced his resignation from that position on December 15, 2004. Comments by Weitz in an interviewhttp://www.bridgetothestars.net/index.php?p=weitzinterview prior to his departure from the project suggested that its script treatment might minimize the explicitly religious character of The Authority so as to avoid offending some viewers. Weitz remains listed as a screenwriter, but with Tucker's appointment on August 8th, 2005, it is unclear to what degree the movie screenplay will continue to follow Weitz's treatment. As of 2005, the film is in pre-production, and actors have not been cast. The latest information on the film be found on Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/.

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2007 - New Line Cinema - The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy - Anand Tucker - UK - Chris Weitz - December 15 - 2004 - Script - Religious - Screenwriter - August 8th - 2005 - Screenplay - Pre-production - Actors - Internet Movie Database

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