Time for another gigantic fantasy franchaise to get started. Director Anand Tucker is helming HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE GOLDEN COMPASS, which will launch a trilogy based on the series by Philip Pullman.
The story follows 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua as she journeys with a demon to the frozen wastelands of the north as they try to save children from evil Gobblers who are using them for sinister experiments. Now that’s a nice dark way to introduce the kids to genre fun!
Tucker sounds like he’s just happy to get the chance. “I’m so happy to finally get that project started. I was at the bottom of a very long list of people when [New Line] finally came to me with the job in February, and I’m delighted.”
Good luck dude! Hope the movies live up to the very cool premise.