Without releasing the first installment of "His Dark Materials," New Line is movie ahead with the sequel. Having recently hired Hossein Amini to pen "The Subtle Knife," this is becoming contradictory to New Line's president, who has stated that the company will continue the franchise only if the first installment performs well. Recently he has quoted saying that hiring Amini represents a significant commitment toward going ahead with the next film.
This move comes as the company is in the midst of a five-month shoot on Phillip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" at Shepperton Studios in London. Chris Weitz is directing the $150 million film, to be released late this year, from his own script.
Brit newcomer Dakota Blue Richards stars in "Compass" as 12-year-old Lyra Belacqua, who travels to a parallel universe to battle the forces of evil and rescue her best friend. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Eva Green also star.
In "The Subtle Knife," Pullman introduces the character of a 12-year-old boy who has learned the art of invisibility and is seeking his missing father when he encounters a vanishing cat and joins forces with Lyra Belacqua.
Pullman's final book in the trilogy, "The Amber Spyglass," won the U.K.'s 2001 Whitbred Prize for children's book, then became the first kids' book to win the Whitbred book of the year award.
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