Meanwhile, Lord Asriel has reached Svalbard, the kingdom of the Ice Bears, but he is captured by Samoyed tribesmen hired by Mrs. Coulter. One is batted away but the other is caught and sealed in a can by Farder Coram, who says the spy-fly has a stinger filled with a sleeping poison. A wise Gyptian elder named Farder Coram is able to decipher the compass.Īfter consulting with Magisterium agent Fra Pavel, Mrs. Coulter sends two mechanical spy-flies after Lyra. Lyra is taken to the Gyptian king, John Faa, whose ship is heading north to search for the captured children. Gobblers pursue her, but she is saved by Ma Costa, Billy's mother. When Mrs. Coulter's dæmon attempts to steal the alethiometer, Lyra and Pan escape with it into the streets. Lyra later discovers that Mrs. Coulter is head of the General Oblation Board and realizes they are the "Gobblers." Kidnappers called Gobblers have been snatching poor, orphaned, and Gyptian children, including Lyra's friends Roger, an Oxford servant boy, and Billy Costa, a young Gyptian.
Coulter sternly warns her to never mention it again. Soon, Mrs. Coulter's congenial manner changes and shows she is aligned to the Magisterium and its mandate. Lyra notices the alethiometer continuously points to a symbol of a lady, a lightning bolt, and an infant, though she is unable to comprehend its meaning. The Magisterium has seized or destroyed all other alethiometers, and Lyra is warned to keep hers a secret. Few individuals can decipher its symbols. Before Lyra leaves, the Master of the college entrusts her with her uncle's alethiometer, a compass-like artefact that reveals the truth (the titular golden compass). She invites Lyra to stay with her in retrofuturistic London. If his theory is proven, it could severely undermine the Magisterium's control. Asriel receives a grant for another expedition. Asriel later gives a presentation to other scholars regarding his discovery that Dust existing in the North Pole links infinite worlds.
When Asriel returns to Oxford, Lyra saves his life after seeing a visiting Magisterium agent spike his wine with an unidentified poison. Her uncle, Lord Asriel, a noted explorer and scholar, has been absent seeking the elusive Dust, a cosmic particle that the Magisterium forbids to be mentioned. Lyra Belacqua, whose dæmon is named Pantalaimon or "Pan", is an orphan being raised at Jordan College in Oxford. Witches, however, have bird-shape dæmons that are able to travel long distances from their bodies. The dæmon communicates with the person and must remain in close physical proximity. In this world, every person's inner spirit partially exists outside the body, manifesting itself as an animal companion called a dæmon. In an alternate Earth, a powerful church called the Magisterium strictly controls the populace's beliefs and teachings.
The film won for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards and for Best Special Visual Effects at the 61st British Academy Film Awards. The Golden Compass was a box office failure, grossing $372 million worldwide, which directly contributed to New Line's 2008 restructuring. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the casting and visual effects, but criticism for its pacing, characterization, and screenplay, drawing unfavorable comparisons to Pullman's novel. The Golden Compass premiered in London on November 27, 2007, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Entertainment Film on December 5 and in the United States by New Line on December 7. With a production budget of US$180 million, it is one of New Line Cinema's most expensive films, and prior to release, the film faced criticism from secularist and religious organisations due to the source material's anti-religious themes, which caused several changes to the film in post-production. Principal photography began that September and lasted for several months, with filming locations including Shepperton Studios and also on location throughout England, Switzerland, and Norway. Richards was cast as Lyra in June 2006, with Kidman and Craig joining soon thereafter. In the film, Lyra joins a tribe of seafarers on a trip to the far North in search of children kidnapped by the Gobblers, a group supported by the universe's rulers, the Magisterium.ĭevelopment on the film was first announced in February 2002, but difficulties over the screenplay and the selection of a director (including Weitz departing and returning) caused significant delays. It stars Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua, Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter, and Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, alongside Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, and Eva Green. The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film directed by Chris Weitz, from a screenplay by Weitz, and based on the 1995 novel Northern Lights by Philip Pullman, the first installment in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
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