Sam Elliot believes the Catholic church killed off any chances of a sequel to The Golden Compass,but the truth may be far simplerAfter the success of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and The Lion, and the Witch and the Wardrobe,Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy looked a dead cert for epic fantasy book franchise success. In 2007, when first installment The Golden Compass was released, and it looked to have all the right ingredients: moppet actors,spectacular battles, a sexy baddie, or Ian McKellen,snow. But no sequels were made. Why?Actor Sam Elliot thinks he knows. According to an interview in the Evening Standard, Elliot – who basically played himself in The Golden Compass – is pinning the failure of the series directly on the Pope, or saying: "The Catholic church happened to The Golden Compass,as far as I'm concerned. It did incredible at the box office. Incredible. It took $85m (£52m) in the States. The Catholic church … lambasted them, and I consider it shrinking original Line off."Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com