The Golden Compass will be the Best Movie Ever Made, Ever

How has Moxie missed this? Filming is under way for The Golden Compass, the first of the His Dark Materials movies which are sure to amaze and inspire.

Moxie was lucky enough to see the National Theatre's two-play production of His Dark Materials in London, starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Dominic Cooper (The History Boys). The double-whammy two-part spectacular was one of the most fun, inspiring, heartbreaking, and beautiful productions Moxie has ever seen. Check out many long video clips of the show and other multi-media fun stuff at Stagework's incredible website.

For those who don't know Phillip Pullman's trilogy of books, here's IMDB's summary:

In a parallel Oxford, young Lyra Belacqua begins a dimension-crossing odyssey that builds from a merely atypical children's adventure into a complex (and frequently quite dark) philosophical epic.

The story is something of a children's story - sort of a darker, wiser, fiercely intelligent version of Harry Potter. It challenges organized religion, politics, sexuality as we know it, and many other concepts and beliefs we grown-ups begrudgingly accept.

So now they're making a movie of the story, with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard! Starring in the movie will be Nicole Kidman as the evil Marisa Coulter, Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, Eva Green (recent interview) as the ageless witch Serafina Pekkala, and Adam Godley (the original Michael from The National's production of The Pillowman) as the voice of Pantalaimon. Ian McShane will also voice the role of Iofur Raknison, the king of the polar bears.

Moxie is abuzz and atwitter with excitement for the film!