In some ways, it's a miracle that the first movie got made due to behind-the-scenes challenges, including numerous changes of directors and controversy over its anti-religion message. The Golden Compass toned down the religious aspects of the book, angering fans, but it wasn't enough to stop the movie being called "atheism for kids" by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.
Sam Elliott – who played Lee Scoresby in the movie – even went as far to blame the Catholic Church for the lack of a sequel, alleging that the criticism "scared New Line off" from continuing the series. That seems unlikely though given that plenty of long-running series have run into criticism on religious grounds, such as the Twilight and Harry Potter series, and that never stopped them from releasing multiple reasons.
Instead, the reason behind The Subtle Knife's cancellation could well have come down to bad timing, more than anything. The planned sequels to The Golden Compass were put on indefinite hold in October 2008, following the global financial crisis of 2007-08, AKA the "credit crunch", that affected Hollywood and its upcoming productions.īy that time, New Line had been merged with Warner Bros and having spent $180 million on The Golden Compass, but only grossing $72 million domestically, it's likely that a sequel would have been seen as a financial risk. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.It probably didn't help The Subtle Knife that New Line were in early development on The Hobbit trilogy, likely seen as more of a guaranteed box-office winner – which proved to be the case, despite mixed reviews.To explain any further here would make the heads of the uninitiated hurt.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.
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