The Golden Compass garnered lukewarm reception upon its release in 2007, so it’s perhaps a good sign that HBO’s forthcoming His Dark Materials series seems set to take after its novel counterpart – or so a newly-dropped trailer suggests.
The two-minute reel comes after a recent trailer launch at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2019 that showed off its impressive cast, including the likes of James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. This time, it starts off with McAvoy’s Lord Asriel speaking about his journey to the North, where he came across different worlds kept under wraps by a dominant religious influence called the Magisterium.
A brief synopsis of His Dark Materials reads –
Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the series follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
– Brief synopis of His Dark Materials
Picking Keen for the role of Lyra seems like a pretty logical and solid choice, considering her remarkable performance as the fiery Laura/X23 mutant in the Wolverine-centric film Logan. Wilson and Miranda, meanwhile, have been cast as Mrs Coulter – Lyra’s main adversary – and Lee Scoresby respectively.
His Dark Materials is scheduled for broadcast on November 3, 2019 on BBC, and November 4 on HBO, with the promise of bringing an exciting expedition to screens. Oh, did we forget to mention how badass the armoured polar bear Iorek Byrnison is shaping up to be?
Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth’s theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia’s greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really.
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