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29 November - 13 December
Cover story: The Golden Compass
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Everyone wanted Nicole Kidman to play Mrs Coulter, the villainess in The 93 Go/den Compass. From Philip Pullman, who wrote the best-selling fantasy 94 trilogy His Dark Mater/'a/s on which the blockbuster film is based, through the 96 millions of fans of the books to the makers of the film. The only person who 93
wasn’t convinved by the casting was Kidman herself. But now, having played
the role once, Kidman is desperate to make the other two films in the series.
Miles Fielder finds out why. See page 16.
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