GNC
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Thought we could do with a His Dark Materials thread. I was engrossed in the trilogy when I read them, in a "worthy successor to The Lord of the Rings" way, only with a lot less faith in The Almighty, they're a cracking read that I much preferred to all the other YA efforts I tried (not many, I'll admit). Then they made a film franchise out of the books that was a huge hit - er, nope, the first one flopped and the next two were cancelled. Just as well, they omitted all the anti-religious stuff, making it a mockery of Philip Pullman's originals.
Anyway, bang up to date and the BBC and HBO want to do it right, so here's the trailer:
Consider me very optimistic about this one, it does look very good - and faithful, importantly. I heard James McAvoy saying he was a big fan of the books so he signed on as quick as he could. If this lot are passionate about the project, then it could be great, just the thing for the autumn evenings.
Anyway, bang up to date and the BBC and HBO want to do it right, so here's the trailer:
Consider me very optimistic about this one, it does look very good - and faithful, importantly. I heard James McAvoy saying he was a big fan of the books so he signed on as quick as he could. If this lot are passionate about the project, then it could be great, just the thing for the autumn evenings.