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Genre :
Fantasy, Adventure, DramaRelease Date :
December 07, 2007MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Chris WeitzStarring :
Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Tom Courtenay, Ian McKellen, Ben Walker, Adam Godley, Jim Carter, Ian McShane, Christopher Lee, Kristin Scott Thomas
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The Golden Compass Scores Gold at Domestic Box Office
December 10, 2007 03:12:43Boasting starry cast, impressive special effects, and adventurous story, New Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass" found its way to go straight to the top place of weekend U.S. Box office after opening at $25.8 million on Friday, December 7, 2007.
The number the fantasy flick raked in, however, was way below expectation as the studio had hoped the movie to collect between $30 million and $40 million during its first three days. Pic, on the other hand, hit big in international market, doubling its U.S. takings by drawing in $51 million from 25 overseas territories.
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First Five Minutes of Golden Compass Now Online!
December 04, 2007 04:12:48Not loosening the marketing campaign on its latest big-budgeted feature "The Golden Compass", New Line Cinema has surprisingly brought up online the first five-minute preview from the fantasy adventure, opening this Friday, December 7, 2007.
Written and directed by Chris Weitz, pic is based on the first book in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, which follows the coming of age of its two main characters, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry. Weitz at one time resigned from handling the film, but finally returned in 2006 after his replacement Anand Tucker quit the project over creative disagreements with New Line.
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Special Sneak Previews for The Golden Compass
November 30, 2007 09:11:59Giving a great opportunity for moviegoers to get an early look at its forthcoming big-budgeted flick "The Golden Compass", New Line Cinema is going to present special sneak previews of the fantasy adventure prior to its worldwide debut on Friday, December 7, 2007.
Announcement was made Thursday, November 29 by the studio's President of Domestic Distribution David Tuckerman, informing the previews will be held on Saturday night (Dec.1) in 800 theaters around the States. Pic, based on the first book in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, recently scored four-star reviews in U.K.'s Guardian, the Daily Mail, and the Sun following its London premiere.
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Six More Golden Compass Clips to See!
November 29, 2007 03:11:53Apparently there are still many shots from "The Golden Compass" to look at. Six more clips from the upcoming fantasy adventure have delightfully been launched by now, presenting us tons of new footage to admire.
Reportedly made under $205 million budget, pic just encountered its world premiere in London on Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Early reviews on the movie ranged from mixed to good reaction with The Times calling it to be "lack of genuine drama" and The Guardian giving four out of five stars.
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The Golden Compass Spun Flashy World Premiere in London
November 28, 2007 11:11:17Loud cheer and excitement were roaming high in the air around London's Leicester Square on Tuesday night (Nov. 27) upon spotting a number of Hollywood's celebrated figures at the world premiere for "The Golden Compass." Pic is New Line Cinema's latest fantasy adventure based on Philip Pullman's first book in "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
Principal cast members of the movie like Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards were all present, displaying their bright smiles as they walked down the red carpet and posed for photographers. Kidman was caught to also bring along her country music star husband Keith Urban while Craig, who plays adventurer Lord Asriel in the flick, was accompanied by girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell.
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Four More Golden Compass Clips to Watch
November 22, 2007 04:11:21Making quick update on its upcoming "The Golden Compass", New Line Cinema has delightfully brought up four more clips for the movie in the follow-up to the release of the two clips featuring the armored bear.
Based on the first book of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Material" trilogy, the fantasy adventure is scheduled to open in theaters on December 7 this year. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, however, has called for a boycott of the movie, stating the original materials to be anti-faith in general, anti-Christian, and anti-Catholic in particular, and pro-atheism.
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New Line Cinema Suing Golden Compass Documentary Makers
November 21, 2007 04:11:38Considering itself to have full copyrights on "The Golden Compass", New Line Cinema has taken a legal action against filmmakers of a home video documentary entitled "Beyond the Golden Compass: The Magic of Philip Pullman" upon finding out that the feature is timed to coincide with the theatrical release of the fantasy adventure.
Filed the week of November 12, 2007 in New York District Court, the lawsuit alleges Koch Entertainment, the company making the documentary, for violating New Line's copyrights while asking U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Tomlinson to enjoin Koch from releasing the video. "Compass", based on the first of Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, has been expected to be a potential franchise starter for the giant studio, which has spent millions on the rights and marketing of the flick.
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Come Join AceShowbiz's The Golden Compass Contest!
November 20, 2007 04:11:30AceShowbiz is now holding a contest on "The Golden Compass" and offering you chance to have an 8GB Apple iPod Touch along with another opportunity to win the Grand Prize of two round trip tickets to London, England.
Go to AceShowbiz's Win The Golden Compass Giveaway page to enter the contest as well as learn about the rule. Contest will end on December 23, 2007 with a winner being selected randomly after New Year.
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New Golden Compass Clips Featuring the Armored Bears
November 20, 2007 01:11:18Now it's the turn of the armored bears of "The Golden Compass" to be the center of attention among the moviegoers. Two clips centering on them have just been released by New Line Cinema, giving us closer looks on the species, known as Panserbjorn in the original books.
In the first clip, labeled "A Bear's Armor", Iorek Byrnison is spotted explaining to lead character Lyra Belacqua that a bear's armor is the equivalent of a human's daemon. The second, "Bear Fight", finds the bear engages in a breathtaking outdoor duel with Ragnar Sturlusson, the king of all the Panserbjorn and ruler of Svalbard.
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More Golden Compass TV Spots Hit, Plus Fourth Featurette
November 15, 2007 04:11:35Massive promotion on New Line Cinema's upcoming "The Golden Compass" continues. This time, the studio has smoothly brought up five other TV spots plus a fourth featurette for the fantasy adventure for fans around to feast their eyes on.
Posted on Iklipz.com, all of the five TV spots can be reached via links available at AceShowbiz's The Golden Compass Trailer section, and so can the new featurette. The behind-the-scene clip, labeled "Looking for Lyra", describes how newcomer Dakota Blue Richards was picked out of thousands of British girls to play the leading role in the movie. Besides footage from the audition held for the part, you can grab interviews with stars Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman as well.
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New Golden Compass TV Spot Launched
November 07, 2007 04:11:12Though the final theatrical trailer for "The Golden Compass" was already released, it turns out that New Line Cinema still have one more sneak peek to come; that's right, it's the TV spot version of the flick.
The piece is available for you to see via a link at AceShowbiz's The Golden Compass Trailer section. While presenting a few of new footage, it comes off pretty complete in featuring the movie's principal characters in its short-running time, including Lyra, Serafina Pekkala, Lord Asriel, Mrs. Coulter, and Iorek Byrnison.
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Stunning Golden Compass Character Posters Unveiled
November 03, 2007 03:11:51New Line Cinema does know how to entertain us in our anticipation for the launch of its fantasy adventure "The Golden Compass." The studio has generously brought up a big batch of awesome character posters for the movie online, of course for us to feast on.
The collection features eight principal characters from the film with their daemons, except for Witch Queen Serafina Pekkala. As seen below, they are Lord Asriel with his daemons Stelmaria, Farder Coram with Sophonax, Lyra Belacqua with Pantalaimon, Ma Costa with Hawk, Lee Scoresby with Hester, Lord John Faa with Crow, and Mrs. Coulter with Golden Monkey.
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Third Golden Compass Featurette Coming
October 27, 2007 03:10:49It's time for the witches to get into the center of attention now. New Line Cinema has brought in a new featurette for its upcoming fantasy "The Golden Compass" which takes focus on the group, particularly their queen, Serafina Pekkala.
Titled "Flying with Witch" and available on MSN Video, the featurette is also able to be reached through a link on AceShowbiz's The Golden Compass Trailer page. Content includes the interviews with writer/director Chris Weitz and actress Eva Green, who plays Serafina, plus behind-the-scene footage of the flying sequences.
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New Golden Compass Worldwide Trailer Out Now!
October 10, 2007 11:10:27New Line Cinema has fulfilled its promise on "The Golden Compass." Following the launch of the worldwide trailer for the movie at the Rockefeller Center, New York City, the studio has delightfully brought in the same piece on the net, definitely to the joy of those who were unable to attend the occasion, held yesterday, October 9, 2007.
Running at a little above three minutes on Yahoo! Movies, the trailer presents more finished, polished footage from the fantasy adventure, pointing out how much the post-production has progressed on it. Plus, it also confirms the cameo appearance of Christopher Lee as one of the Magisterium's members.
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Lord of the Rings Wizards Said to Make Golden Compass Cameos
October 08, 2007 12:10:38Big buzz is circulating now on the high profile names to make their cameos in New Line Cinema's upcoming fantasy "The Golden Compass." A scooper for questeoscurematerie.it has brought up a tidbit saying that Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee, who both played the wizards in the phenomenal "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, are taking parts in the flick, which will open in theaters this December on date 7.
McKellen is said to fill in the voice of Iorek Byrnison, the armored Polar Bear that comes to the aid of Lyra Belacqua. The thing is, Iorek's voice has already been credited to British actor Nonso Anozie, so hopefully the new trailer for the movie set to hit this Tuesday, October 9, will explain all.
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Exclusive Golden Compass Worldwide Trailer to Get Launched at Rockefeller Center
October 04, 2007 02:10:52Start counting the day, folks, time is drawing near for a new trailer for "The Golden Compass" to go up onto the surface. New Line Cinema has announced that an exclusive worldwide trailer for the fantasy adventure will be launched on October 9, 2007 during the opening of the celebrated Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center, New York City.
Slated to host the event is Sacramento-born actor Sam Elliott who plays skilled "aeronaut" balloonist Lee Scoresby in the movie. The veteran thesp will lead a countdown to the unveiling of the trailer at 8:30 PM EST, which will be displayed on two massive LED screens placed on either side of the Rink for guests to view for the first time.
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Second Golden Compass Featurette Now Online
September 29, 2007 01:09:52Want to know more what's behind the filming of fantasy flick "The Golden Compass" Well, no need of waiting to find out as New Line Cinema has smoothly put a second featurette for the movie online by now.
Posted under the name of "Redefining Daemons", the clip is made available on Yahoo! Movies, but you can also reach it through The Golden Compass Trailer page at AceShowBiz. Running a little over 5 minutes, it contains a number of interviews held with director Chris Weitz, cast members Dakota Blue Richards and Daniel Craig, plus visual FX supervisor William Westenhofer, among others.
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Extended "Golden Compass" Preview Spins Online
July 28, 2007 03:07:13Giving a rare treat of showing an extended preview for its fantasy epic "The Golden Compass" at this year's San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 27, New Line Cinema has delightfully placed the clip online for numerous fantasy fans out there to experience the same wonder and excitement as visitors of the convention have had.
Running about five minutes, the preview is posted on Yahoo! Movies and shows lots of footage of daemons transforming as well as scenes from the final battle with the witches.
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"Golden Compass" Teaser Trailer Spins
May 22, 2007 04:05:09Revealing the first look of its ambitious project "The Golden Compass", New Line Cinema has brought up to the surface a teaser trailer for the fantasy adventure on the web.
Placed at Yahoo! Movies in High Definition QuickTime format, the clip starts out with a ring falling through mid-air which then transforms into a compass, along the way showing stunning visual effects while introducing the viewers glimpses of the film's impressive cast.
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"Golden Compass" Site Launched!
December 08, 2006 04:12:53Picking up a date exactly a year to the film's scheduled worldwide release on December 7, 2007, New Line Cinema through its President and COO of Worldwide Distribution and Marketing Rolf Mittweg finally launched the official site of its fantasy epic project "The Golden Compass."
"'The Golden Compass' already has a remarkable following thanks to the success of the books and there's a great deal of anticipation for this film," so Mittweg said. "We're excited to share some of these first images from the production with fans all over the world, and to introduce this story to people who may not be familiar with the books."
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"Dark Materials" Taking Shape in Oxford
September 15, 2006 08:09:21Updating news on "The Golden Compass" which has already begun filming, BBC has reported that film crew are landing their feet in Oxford this week to shoot at the university's Exeter College which will stand in for Jordan College in the picture.
The filming in the location will last until the end of the week or so with an expectation to shoot scenes involving Nicole Kidman later in the week. To satisfy moviegoers' curiosity, BBC has delightfully provided some online photos of the shooting locations and production equipment which can be accessed through http://news.bbc.co.uk.
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Daniel Craig Counts on "The Golden Compass"
August 19, 2006 09:08:25Undoubtedly making a great line-up of cast, Daniel Craig has reached an agreement to star in "The Golden Compass" alongside Eva Green and Nicole Kidman. The first male thespian to join in, Craig has been billed to portray Lord Asriel, a ruthless and mysterious adventurer who is also the uncle of lead character Lyra Belacqua, played by newcomer Dakota Blue Richards.
This inclusion therefore marks a reunion among these three Hollywood stars as Craig recently worked with Green in filming the 21st installment of James Bond series, "Casino Royale" while performing opposite Kidman in "The Invasion."
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Eva Green Finds Way through "The Golden Compass"
August 03, 2006 08:08:44After Nicole Kidman, here comes another big name to bring more highlight to "The Golden Compass." The New Line Cinema's project has added Eva Green in the cast list to portray Serafina Pekula, the witch who guides the main character, Lyra Belacqua, as she travels into a parallel universe.
Though the project is the first installment of a trilogy based on Phillip Pullman's work of "His Dark Materials" series, Green has been reported to only sign a deal for one film. However, there could still be an option for two more if the company fixes on the plan to complete the trilogy.
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Nicole Kidman Gets Wicked in "Dark Materials"
July 31, 2006 01:07:07Keeps moving on to compile its cast, "The Golden Compass" has delightfully added one more star to join in and it's really a huge one as the star is none other than Nicole Kidman, Variety has reported.
Taking different approach this time, the Oscar-winning actress will stand on antagonistic side as the villainous and glamorous Mrs. Coulter opposite newcomer Dakota Blue Richards who has been billed to play the lead role of Lyra Belacqua.
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"Golden Compass" Starts Rolling on September 4
June 30, 2006 02:06:06Wanting to repeat the success of Lord of the Rings trilogy, New Line Cinema now takes full attention to bring up "The Golden Compass" to the big screen. The film company has announced on Thursday, June 29 its intention to start the filming production of the picture on September 4 in U.K. with estimated budget around $150 million.
Produced by Andrew Miano and Bill Carraro, "Golden Compass" sure is one ambitious project of New Line, consisting an all-star production team, mostly Oscar-nominated, which includes Dennis Gassner in production design, Ruth Myers in costume, and Mike Fink in visual effects. Meanwhile, directing task is entrusted to the hand of "About a Boy" director, Paul Weist, with newcomer Dakota Blue Richards billed to play the lead character, Lyra Belacqua.
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posted by the public voice on Aug 20, 2009