Director Chris Weitz Leaves 'His Dark Materials'

[Wednesday, December 15th, 2004]
Director Chris Weitz (American Pie) left the post as director of the first installment of Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, according to the Hollywood Reporter

Weitz is said not to have left because of any creative differences and remains on as writer.

The trilogy -- its individual books are titled "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass" -- revolves around two children who live in parallel worlds surrounded by a cast of shape-shifting creatures.

Described as darker in tone than the "Harry Potter" books, the series tackles themes of childhood, innocence and sin, and combines magic, science and theology.

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