Nicole Kidman the Villain in The Golden Compass
According to the news, Nicole Kidman will star in New Line Cinema’s The Golden Compass, playing the villainous and glamorous Mrs. Coulter, while Dakota Blue Richards has already been cast for the lead role of Lyra Belacqua, reports Variety. The action/adventure movie will be released on November 16th 2007 and the Shooting on the $150 million production is set for September at London’s Shepperton Studios. Chris Weitz will direct from his own script.
As for the plot, first of all it’s based on the bestselling Philip Pullman novels, the “His Dark Materials” trilogy is comprised of “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife” and “The Amber Spyglass”. It revolves around a young girl (Dakota Blue Richards) who travels to the far north to save her best friend, encountering shape-shifting creatures, witches, and a variety of otherworldly characters in parallel universes.