Golden Compass Movie

A COMPASS LOST? UNRAVELING THE AMBITIONS AND CONTROVERSIES OF ‘THE GOLDEN COMPASS’

The Golden Compass, released in 2007, was intended to be the cinematic launchpad for a sweeping fantasy epic. Based on Philip Pullman's celebrated and controversial novel, Northern Lights (the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy), the film promised a visually stunning and intellectually stimulating adventure. New Line Cinema, fresh off the success of The Lord of the Rings, hoped to replicate that franchise's magic.