By Ryan Parsons | Image property of New Line Cinema.
The Golden Compass
Can't wait for The Golden Compass? Then you're in luck, as neither can New Line Cinema.
Golden Compass Coming to Theaters Early
New Line Cinema will present special sneak previews of its highly anticipated fantasy adventure The Golden Compass this weekend in 800 theaters nationwide prior to the film's worldwide opening on December 7th, it was announced today by New Line's President of Domestic Distribution David Tuckerman.
The sneak previews, to be held on Saturday night, will give audiences a special opportunity to get an early look at the film which recently drew four-star reviews in the Guardian, the Daily Mail, and the Sun after its London premiere. The Daily Telegraph also hailed the film as having "momentum and grandeur that's hard to resist."
Based on author Philip Pullman's bestselling novel, The Golden Compass tells the first story in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy. An exciting fantasy adventure, the film is set in an alternative world populated by talking bears who fight wars, witches, Gyptians, and daemons. In the world of The Golden Compass, a person's soul lives on the outside of their body in the form of a daemon, an animal spirit that accompanies them through life. At the center of the story is Lyra (played by newcomer Dakota Blue Richards), a 12-year-old girl who starts out trying to rescue a friend -- and winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours as well.
I'm going to be in Vegas this weekend so will unfortunately miss out on the opportunity. For those of you who do catch it, feel free to write in.
The Golden Compass opens to theaters on December 7th.
Add to Heffee!
