Talking Polar Bears

Speaking of Pullman, I thought this was something I'd seen before but obviously I was wrong. Here we have the brand spanking new trailer for The Golden Compass all pretty and bright in its shiny shiny glory. Niiiice.

Thanks to Rosie for the link.

I'll Refrain From Mentioning LadyHawke As Well

Does anyone find it ironic that the visual effects supervisor of the upcoming His Dark Materials movie, Michael Fink, began his career creating the very first Coca-Cola polar bears in the early 90s? Honestly, did someone look at this film and say to themselves, "We need someone who can do big white bears. Who do we know with a big CGI white bear connection? I've got it! FINK!"? I mean, I'm a fan of irony but come on, people.

This and other delightful tidbits of info are available through an article in the Sydney Morning Herald. In it you may learn who Pullman ideally would have cast as Lord Asriel, and the reason why this is being called (by its producer, mind you) "the first full-scale fantasy film that has stars in it." We'll all just sit back and think long and hard about that one. Please oh please don't make me bring up Legend, oh producer lady. Please don't.

In any case, if you haven't been paying much attention to either the books or the movie process, this is a piece worth reading.

Thanks to Cinematical for the link.

How About a Tasty "Golden Compass" Laden Treat?

Guess what I found?
A little early footage from The Golden Compass. Consider it your early birthday present.

Lyra Bellacqua: Now With Kung-Fu Grip

Passions I definitely know next to nothing about:

• Professional competitive kite-flying
• Collecting the hair of famous dead people
• Eating rare animals for fun and profit
  
• Action figures

The last of these being the most important because Monica Edinger was kind enough to link to a piece written by an action figure devotee regarding the upcoming Golden Compass film and, of course, the toys that will accompany it.

One of the questions Jeff had for us was to find out the scale. So whilst we were drooling over Harry Potter, we asked them if the Golden Compass figures would be the same 3.75" scale. The folks at Cards Inc looked hurt, as if we'd offended them

"Of course they are," they said!

So there you go. Just in case any of you were wondering.