"The Golden Compass" Sequel Seems Unlikely
"The Golden Compass" Sequel Seems Unlikely
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It's now looking less likely that audiences will get to see the planned film sequels to "The Golden Compass," which are based on Philip Pullman's children's fantasy trilogy "His Dark Materials."
Sources in the film industry said that plans for a sequel to "The Golden Compass" appeared to have been put on ice following disappointing box office results in the United Stated and the fervent Christian protests.
Pullman told The Independent that he had not yet been contacted by Shepperton Studios and was not aware of any imminent plans to film the sequel, "The Subtle Knife." When the first film was in production last year, he was regularly contacted by Chris Weitz, its writer and director.
"I know everyone would like to see a sequel and I know I'd like to see it. When the first film was in production, I was talking to the studio and to Chris Weitz and producers quite frequently. I'm sure I would be now if the sequel was in production," he said.
Weitz said yesterday he did not want to talk about the project while the studio responsible for the first film was refusing to discuss the future of the trilogy.
"Compass" cost $180 million to make, but brought in only $70 million domestically. New Line Cinema considers the film a failure even though it was able to earn over $300 million internationally.
The plot of the three books revolves around a fantasy world where the Reformation has never happened. This parallel universe of talking animals and witches is ruled by an oppressive Catholic institution known as the Magisterium. The challenges to religious institutions become more confrontational with every book in the trilogy, culminating with a war on heaven.
Sources in the film industry said that plans for a sequel to "The Golden Compass" appeared to have been put on ice following disappointing box office results in the United Stated and the fervent Christian protests.
Pullman told The Independent that he had not yet been contacted by Shepperton Studios and was not aware of any imminent plans to film the sequel, "The Subtle Knife." When the first film was in production last year, he was regularly contacted by Chris Weitz, its writer and director.
"I know everyone would like to see a sequel and I know I'd like to see it. When the first film was in production, I was talking to the studio and to Chris Weitz and producers quite frequently. I'm sure I would be now if the sequel was in production," he said.
Weitz said yesterday he did not want to talk about the project while the studio responsible for the first film was refusing to discuss the future of the trilogy.
"Compass" cost $180 million to make, but brought in only $70 million domestically. New Line Cinema considers the film a failure even though it was able to earn over $300 million internationally.
The plot of the three books revolves around a fantasy world where the Reformation has never happened. This parallel universe of talking animals and witches is ruled by an oppressive Catholic institution known as the Magisterium. The challenges to religious institutions become more confrontational with every book in the trilogy, culminating with a war on heaven.
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