The Golden Compass

The novel, The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman, is being made into a movie. For those who haven't read it, the first book in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, is an extremely entertaining read. The characters are deep and multilayered and the story rolls at a pretty good pace.

This is the film's second teaser release, apparently "leaked" to the public. Nicole Kidman plays the antagonist, Mrs. Coulter and Daniel Craig stars as Lord Asriel.

The story revolves around Lyra and the eponymous compass and her search for the truth about her past and family. There are some excellent characters in the story, most notably for me, Ioreck Byrnison, the armored polar bear.

Here's the Yahoo Films Teaser Trailer