Word comes this morning that Daniel Craig, the newly minted James Bond, is tucking yet another franchise under his belt (his agent must be a very happy guy or gal these days) - he's signed on to play Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass, the first of three books in Phillip Pullman's amazing His Dark Materials trilogy.
Which I am sort of obsessed with, if you hadn't noticed.
Nicole Kidman signed on as Mrs. Coulter a few weeks ago and, alongside Craig as Asriel, these are - besides Lyra who's being played by an unknown - the most important parts in the entire trilogy (there's also Will, but he doesn't show up until Book 2). So Craig and Kidman are basically our adult leads; it's Lyra's (and later, Will's) dealing with the two of them which fuels her entire journey.
I have to say that, as much as I like Craig (and think he'll make for an awesome James Bond) I'm not as sold on him as Lord Asriel. I really had already cast Paul Bettany in the role in my mind, and he would've been perfect. But Craig has proven himself to be an entirely capable actor and I have confidence that he'll win me over. It's not like they cast Paul Walker or something here; I can deal with Craig.
And I just realized, with new Bond-girl Eva Green playing the witch Serafina and Craig playing Asriel, we're having a little bit of a Casino Royale reunion here. Huh.
Which I am sort of obsessed with, if you hadn't noticed.
Nicole Kidman signed on as Mrs. Coulter a few weeks ago and, alongside Craig as Asriel, these are - besides Lyra who's being played by an unknown - the most important parts in the entire trilogy (there's also Will, but he doesn't show up until Book 2). So Craig and Kidman are basically our adult leads; it's Lyra's (and later, Will's) dealing with the two of them which fuels her entire journey.
I have to say that, as much as I like Craig (and think he'll make for an awesome James Bond) I'm not as sold on him as Lord Asriel. I really had already cast Paul Bettany in the role in my mind, and he would've been perfect. But Craig has proven himself to be an entirely capable actor and I have confidence that he'll win me over. It's not like they cast Paul Walker or something here; I can deal with Craig.
And I just realized, with new Bond-girl Eva Green playing the witch Serafina and Craig playing Asriel, we're having a little bit of a Casino Royale reunion here. Huh.
Previously:
We Have Our Serafina
Kidman Makes Room For Materials
Holy ----!
Lyra Cast! Greenlight Lit!
My Dark Materials
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