I can’t wait for this movie. I’m a huge fan of the books and fantasy films in general (Hawk the Slayer blew my mind), so this is the big one I’m looking forward to this December. However, I don’t approve of New Line Cinema’s tacky Lord of the Rings linkage to kick off the trailer. I understand that Philip Pullman’s trilogy has a much smaller fanbase and the films will require a wider marketing strategy, but it’s misleading to Tolkien fans to market The Golden Compass as a similar beast to the Rings trilogy when they are different in almost every way imaginable. Hopefully, Weitz and co. can do justice to an incredible series of books. And judging by the trailer, they’ve done a good job so far.

Trailer

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