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While we were all beginning to think that the first His Dark Materials film – The Golden Compass (blasted American title! What's wrong with Northern Lights?) – might be one of those cinematic labours of Hercules that drags in directors and spits them out, we’ve got to admit that Chris Weitz is making progress.
He’s gone ahead and cast the lead character of Lyra Belacqua, the girl who sets out on a dangerous mission through a fantastical realm. And just who is the actress playing Lyra, you ask? Well, her first name is Dakota, and… Aha! Gotcha! Bet you were thinking we were going to follow-up with the surname Fanning, right? Wrong!
