It’s been dubbed “the cast of dreams” by Jack Thorne, the screenwriter for the BBC1 adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials – and we’re tempted to agree.

Lin-Manuel Miranda previews 'His Dark Materials' with Ruth Wilson and Dafne Keen in a new video interview. This week, HBO is attempting a do-over of sorts with “His Dark Materials,” a series co-produced with the BBC and starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and James McAvoy. Sub-par movie versions of C.S. There are things His Dark Materials is doing right; the performances are great, the cinematography is top-notch, and Philip Pullman’s words are cleverly integrated into the script.

James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, and Clarke Peters join the cast of the BBC's upcoming TV series based upon His Dark Materials. Children are vanishing throughout the world of His Dark Materials.So far, 16 of them have disappeared from the nomadic Gyptian community. His Dark Materials: Ruth Wilson takes Philip Pullman's magical world to next level Prepare to be transported to the magnetic but menacing world of His Dark Materials… The official Twitter account for the upcoming BBC and HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials has announced that Amir Wilson (The Kid … Ruth has just finished shooting her latest project, the first installment of Phillip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” were rushed to picture palaces, as well as an attempt to bring Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” […] Following the success of Peter Jackson’s monumental cinematic achievement of filming the unfilmable in the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Hollywood attempted for years, in vain, to capitalize. You might know Ruth Wilson from Luther, The Affair or Mrs. Wilson but once you've seen His Dark Materials, chances are you'll know her forever more as … It stars James McAvoy (Lord Asriel), Ruth Wilson (Mrs Coulter), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Lee Scoresby) and Dafne Keen (Lyra) and, so confident are the producers in series 1, the second series – based on the second book in the series, The Subtle Knife – is already halfway through filming.