When was The Golden Compass published?
July 1995
Northern Lights/Originally published
Why was Golden Compass Cancelled?
The planned sequels to The Golden Compass were put on indefinite hold in October 2008, following the global financial crisis of 2007-08, AKA the “credit crunch”, that affected Hollywood and its upcoming productions.
Who published The Golden Compass?
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) Publisher: Laurel Leaf: Philip Pullman: Amazon.com: Books.
What is Lyra’s real name?
Lyra Belacqua
| Lyra Belacqua / Lyra Silvertongue | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Philip Pullman |
| Portrayed by | Dakota Blue Richards (film) Dafne Keen (TV series) Anna Maxwell Martin (stage) Elaine Symons (stage) |
| Voiced by | Jo Wyatt (audio) Lulu Popplewell (radio drama) Dakota Blue Richards (video game) |
| In-universe information |
What age is The Golden Compass book appropriate for?
Book Review The Golden Compass is written for ages 14 and up. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.
Is there a 2nd Golden Compass movie?
Was there a sequel to The Golden Compass film? No sequels were made to The Golden Compass, directed by Chris Weitz. The film was not considered a success, so the planned follow-up films were never made.
How old is Lyra in The Golden Compass?
Lyra Belacqua
| Lyra Belacqua / Lyra Silvertongue | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Lord Asriel (father) Marisa Coulter (mother) |
| Significant other | Will Parry (His Dark Materials) |
| Age | Less than 1 (La Belle Sauvage) 12–13 (His Dark Materials) 15 (Lyra’s Oxford) 17–18 (Serpentine) 20 (The Secret Commonwealth) |
Why is The Golden Compass called The Golden Compass?
Many assume that the title The Golden Compass is a reference to the golden truth-telling device carried by protagonist Lyra, known as an alethiometer. According to Pullman, he made the U.S. publisher aware that the title would be Northern Lights in all other editions, but they weren’t interested in changing it.
Who are the actors in the Golden Compass?
The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film based on the 1995 book Northern Lights, the first novel in Philip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials. Written and directed by Chris Weitz, it stars Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green and Ian McKellen.
When was the first edition of the Golden Compass published?
Alfred A. Knopf published the first US edition April 1996, under the name The Golden Compass, under which title it was adapted as a 2007 feature film and as a companion video game. The book has also been adapted as a TV series in 2019 under the name His Dark Materials .
When was the first book by Philip Pullman published?
The first book, Northern Lights, was published in 1995 (entitled The Golden Compass in the U.S., 1996). Pullman won both the annual Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, a similar award that authors may not win twice.
What kind of awards did the Golden Compass win?
The Golden Compass won the 2008 BAFTA Film Award for Special Visual Effects and an Oscar for Best Visual Effects notably beating what many considered to be the front runner, Michael Bay’s Transformers which had swept the VES awards prior.