This steampunk fantasy world has everything: dæmons, talking polar bears, Daniel Craig with a snow leopard, and Nicole Kidman in her villain era!

Attempting to replicate the success of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, New Line Cinema tries to kick off a new trilogy by adapting Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, but it… doesn’t quite work out. Our favorite JRPG expert Stephen Hilger returns to help us figure out why!

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References:

Special Features
- Production Design: The Emotional Fabric of a Parallel World
- Armoured Bears: The Panserbjørne of Svalbard
- Music
- The Adaptation of Writer/Director Chris Weitz
- Finding Lyra Belacqua: Introducing Dakota Blue Richards
- The Alethiometer: Creating the Truth Measure
Maverick Movies: New Line Cinema and the Transformation of American Film by Daniel Herbert
The Golden Compass: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Brian Sibley
Cinefex #112 Production History
StarLog #362 Production History
The Golden Compass Production Notes
Fate of New Line Cinema Rests on The Golden Compass
Newsweek Production History
The Wrap Chris Weitz Interview
Variety Chris Weitz Interview
Wired Production History
The Atlantic Production History
The New York Times Production History
Slate Philip Pullman Interview

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The Golden Compass (2007)