His Dark Materials

Kodac

I've just finished reading this excellent Philip Pullman trilogy and I heard a rumour that the rights have been sold to New Line Cinema to eventually be turned into a film, is this true?

Of course there is massive cinematic potential for the books- so long as they are delt with properly- no one wants to see them turned into a 'Happy Pottor-esq' travesty!

Chris Columbus better keep his grubby paws off Lyra!

Fence

I have only just started to read this series, really good. And have heard that it is the Beeb who got the rights??

Fence

Okay a quich google proves me wrong, the BBC did a radio version, but New Line do have the cinema rights. Amusingly the first site that google threw up was some religous thingy giving out about it. So I looked again and found this BBC news story from Feb 2002

ridgewalker

I've read the trilogy also and would feel a bit ify about the prospect of a screen version of the books. People get some many different things and have such different take on these books depending on age/religious beliefs etc. I dont think these books can be as easily translated to screen as harry potter considering the various subtext goin on.
His Dark Material ROCKS

midget lord

I really enjoyed this trilogy too and reckon it could be converted to the silver screen if dealt with correctly. Firstly it will apeal to all markets in the age divide, for instance the two main characters are kids, the daemons and the interdimensional travel will appeal to kids. The whole religious connotation and genius of the story itself will appeal to the older generation.

I wonder how the catholic church will feel if they put togther a movie?

Raphael

Depends, if john paul is still alive by then, they might object.

But if he's copped it, and the new pope is more tolerant it might go better

quank

tbh, i would love to see His Dark Materials made into a film
but wouldnt it be really hard to interperate it into film
since everyone would probably see it differently in their head?

Fence

I'm sure they said the same about LOTR and that worked out quite well So all you need to do is get Peter Jackson involved, then hope for the best.

adnans

http://www.geocities.com/tscarlsson/glod.html

man, im two thirds into the 2nd book and im hooked. who would play Mrs Coulter though. cant think of anyone with a screen presence today that she demands from the books?

adnans

Ichiro

I know a while back that they did a theatre production of the Dark Materials
Triology.
Starring a one Timothy Dalton of 007 fame.

Looked good.


http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/shows/display?contentId=72509


Would you belive it tomo is the last day and I happen to be in London.

Unlucky or what.


Read the Books and Loved them

Sesudra

I've always seen Cate Blanchett as Mrs Coulter myself.The toughest part of making the books into films would be the daemons.First of all,they'd have to be able to shape shift from animal to animal convincingly and also have to talk.Could come off as very twee and Salem in "Sabrina"

adnans

Someone never watched the Babe movies anyway, with the CG technology, you can do anything.

adnans

Sesudra

The whole Babe thing is my point.They were all cute comedy animals,and a pretty narrow selection i.e pigs,sheep,dogs.For the film of these books,they'd have to interact with each other and there would be a huge range-seagulls,wolves,monkeys,hares,geese etc

Almarsáre

According to imdb.com Tom Stoppard is adapting the book for the screen.

He's the guy who won on oscar for Shakespeare In Love.

While I did enjoy that movie, its not quite to the standard that I would be hoping for a His Dark materials adaptation.

Oh well, fingers crossed that I'm proved wrong.