'HIS DARK MATERIALS'
1ST TEASER FOR BBC EPIC SAGA
British broadcaster BBC has surprised us today big time with the unannounced release of the first teaser trailer for their new epic fantasy saga
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| The series will air on BBC and also on HBO in North America |
HIS DARK MATERIALS based on
Philip Pullman's famous books. The series will air sometime this year on BBC and HBO.
HIS DARK MATERIALS FOLLOWS
Lyra (
Dafne Keen) who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (
James McAvoy) she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars and college staff while under the watchful protection of
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| James McAvoy is Lyra's uncle Lord Asriel! |
The Master (
Clarke Peters) and Librarian Scholar Charles (
Ian Gelder). When the glamorous and mesmeric Mrs Coulter (
Ruth Wilson) enters Lyra’s life she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery from Oxford to
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| Ruth Wilson is evil Mrs Coulter |
London.
Here she meets Father MacPhail (
Will Keen), Lord Boreal (
Ariyon Bakare) and journalist Adele Starminster (
Georgina Campbell)
at a glittering society party where she first hears about the sinister
General
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| Lin Manuel Miranda is adventurer Lee Scoresbee |
Oblation Board. Lyra is subsequently thrown into the nomadic
world of the boat dwelling Gyptians – Ma Costa (
Anne Marie Duff), Farder Coram (
James Cosmo), John Faa (
Lucian Msamati), Raymond Van Geritt (
Mat
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| The novels were previously turned into 2007's Golden Compass movie |
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Fraser), Jack Verhoeven (
Geoff Bell) and Benjamin de Ruyter (
Simon Manyonda) who take her North in her quest. Once in the North she meets charismatic aeronaut and adventurer Lee Scoresby (
Lin Manuel Miranda) who joins them on their epic journey and who becomes one of Lyra’s closest allies.
I've always meant to read those books but never got around to it. Perhaps I'll have a chance to see the series instead!
ReplyDeleteyou will on HBO!
DeleteI appreciate the "warning" in the title - dark materials.
ReplyDeleteThe leading actress is good. Here she takes the viewer on her complex journey from a sheltered life to a nomadic one, but I don't like her; there's something in her looks that irritates me. Sorry.
the woman or the girl? The girl is the lead actress, the evil looking woman is a rather terrible actress called Ruth Wilson, can't stand her myself.
DeleteThe woman. Your caption is right: Ruth Wilson. I got things wrong because of the trailer.
Deletewe don't like her, but I think we will be seeing her more often on BBC after that MRS WILSON series in which she, if your remember, played her own grandmother married to a man who had more than one secret wife.
DeleteIt looks like it won't be short on the action shots.
ReplyDeleteit is Beeb's most ambitious series ever, methinks, although the teaser isn't overly impressive
DeleteMight worth be a watch!
ReplyDeletewe shall give it a go
DeleteTh master and the librarian..hmm, sound interesting! I always love epic fantasy series
ReplyDeletewho does not? :)
DeleteIt looks like it'll be rather intense.
ReplyDeletetrue
DeleteThe books were amazing but that woman looks nothing like Mrs. Coulter. Nicole Kidman played the part well in the original movie, imo, though McAvoy will probably make a good Lord Asriel. After seeing him in Split, I think he could play anyone.
ReplyDeleteRuth Wilson is a horrible actress and not nice to look at at all, but somebody's been pushing her massively onto us lately.
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