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Hossein Amini to Pen The Subtle Knife

January 5, 2007

New Line has hired Hossein Amini (The Wings of the Dove) to pen The Subtle Knife, the second part of Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials."

Variety says that the move comes as New Line is in the midst of a five-month shoot on Pullman's The Golden Compass at Shepperton Studios in London. Chris Weitz is directing the $150 million "Compass" -- to be released on December 7 -- from his own script.

Amini is currently penning Drive for Universal with Hugh Jackman attached to star and Marc Platt producing.

"Compass" stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Ian McShane and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards.

In "The Subtle Knife," Pullman introduces the character of a 12-year-old boy who has learned the art of invisibility and is seeking his missing father when he encounters a vanishing cat and joins forces with Lyra Belacqua.

Pullman's final book in the trilogy is "The Amber Spyglass."

COMMENTS (3)

Posted by:

abolfazl

June 16, 2008

hi mr amini
man yek javane irani hastam ke chand dastan neveshtam ke mikham be sorate film dar biyaram
mamnon misham komakam konid ta in dastanharo betonam matrah konam
happy &healty you

Posted by:

scott

December 13, 2008

When did Will learn the art of invisibility? Who did the research on this article, and did they read the books. The Dark Materials Series is one of the best fantasy series that I have ever read and I hope that the other movies will be made.

Posted by:

coral

December 16, 2008

its a figure of speech; Will really isn't able to turn invisible. he just lived his life trying not to attract attention to himself for his mother's sake, who is mentally unstable.
and if you read the books, you should clearly understand what that means. will even says he's been "invisible" since he was young about 6 or 7 i think. he started being "invisible" when he realized what was wrong with his mother