1. Philip Pullman, the author of the original novel, originally hoped that Jason Isaac played the Earl of Asriel, Nicole Kidman played Marisa Carter, and Samuel Jackson played Lee Si Gusby.Unfortunately, the original author did not have the right to choose the role. In the end, only Kidman fulfilled his wish.
2. The name Serafina Pacora was borrowed from Philip Pullman when he browsed the phone book.
3. Director Chris Weitz decided to personally create the adapted screenplay. He said that the film and ending were influenced by the 1975's "Children in Troubled Times" and the 1977 "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope". At the same time, Weitz also pointed out that the film did not directly point to religion or Jesus, although this is the main element of the original novel-this decision has been criticized by fans. From Wytz’s words, we know that it is New Line’s fear that anti-religious content will affect the film’s box office revenue in the United States, but in order to appease book fans, Wytz promised to express it in a euphemistic way.
4. Many scenes were shot in Scandinavian regions like Norway and Svalbard, but no actors have actually been there because the producers didn't want them to get sick due to the extremely cold weather.
5. In December 2004, Chris Weitz once asked to resign as director, saying that he was extremely frustrated because the film required too many stunt challenges. In August 2005, Anand Tucker replaced Weitz as the director, and the original author Philip Pullman was also 100% satisfied. Tucker felt that the film should have its own central issue, that is, the protagonist. Lila looks for the adventure story of herself and her family. In May 2006, Tucker decided to resign himself to his fate and withdrew on the grounds of disagreement with the new line company. Weitz returned again.
6. More than 10,000 girls from Cambridge, Oxford, Edsek and Kendall in the UK came to audition for the role of Lila Bellaquia. In June 2006, Dakota Bu, a 12-year-old school girl in London Lu Richard was selected after being approved by Philip Pullman.
7. In July 2003, Tom Stoppard (Tom Stoppard) wrote the script for the film. One year later, when Chris Weitz decided to become the director, he refused to accept Stoppard's script and preferred himself Do the adaptation work personally.
8. "Golden Compass" is the name of the novel when it was published in the United States. It was called "Northern Lights" when it was published in the United Kingdom.
9. Before starring in the film, Daniel Craig was a die-hard fan of the original novel. Similarly, Dakota Bleu Richard had also read the novel a long time ago, and also watched the stage play version at the National Theater.
10. The film was screened for 10 minutes at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
11. According to producer Deborah Fort, she and Philip Pullman discussed the feasibility of Nicole Kidman as Marisa Carter as early as 10 years ago.
12. At the beginning, Adam Godley was the voice of the spirit beast Pantelemon, who was later replaced by Freddie Haimer.
13. Because the bear in armor, Eorek Bernison, was generated by a computer, the little actor Dakota Bleu Richard had to face a huge oval hairy thing without a head. play. When Richard reads her dialogue, a certain staff member on the set will respond to her with Eorek's dialogue.
14. The film probably requires more than 600 costumes, all of which are made on-the-spot.
15. The Earl of Asriel is played by Daniel Craig and is currently 007. Earlier, in the London stage version, this role was played by Timothy Dalton, once 007.
