His Dark Materials: Ariyon Bakare joins the cast
Ariyon Bakare has joined the cast of His Dark Materials, BBC One’s highly anticipated adaptation of Philip Pullman’s book series. Bakare will fill the villainous role of Lord Boreal.
Ariyon Bakare has joined the cast of His Dark Materials, BBC One’s highly anticipated adaptation of Philip Pullman’s book series. Bakare will fill the villainous role of Lord Boreal.
It looks very much as though filming has now begun on the eagerly-awaited new BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials. Based on the Philip Pullman book, the new adaptation stars James McAvoy, Dafne Keen and Clarke Peters. It had been revealed that filming was to head to Oxford city centre this month, but the first … >
A new article over at Wales Online has been chatting about the ramping up of television production in the country, and offering just a few little morsels about the upcoming shoot of His Dark Materials. This is the BBC’s new adaptation of Philip Pullman’s books, that recently added Dafne Keen and Lin-Manual Miranda to the … >
Things are slotting into place for the planned new adaptation of His Dark Materials, that’s being developed by the BBC and Bad Wolf Productions. All signs had already been pointing to the new drama filming in Wales later this year. And with the confirmation of the first pieces of casting – and a major director … >
The Welsh government is celebrating the busiest year for film and TV production in the country, with the promise of a lot more to come. It says that the last 12 months – that have seen shows and films as diverse as Journey’s End, Doctor Who, Kiri and Britannia film in the country – have … >
Finally, some signs that the hugely ambitious new BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials is edging towards filming.
The BBC is slowly pressing ahead with its hugely ambitious planned adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, aiming in part to right the wrongs of the big budget The Golden Compass movie. The new show is being overseen by Bad Wolf, a production company run by former Doctor Who producer Julie Gardner, and Jane … >
BBC One is making a new drama series based on Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy of novels, His Dark Materials. His Dark Materials has been published in more than 40 languages and has sold worldwide close to 17.5 million copies. Previous adaptations include Nicholas Hytner’s two-part stage production of His Dark Materials at the National Theatre … >
Fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials will be pleased to hear that the BBC has long-term plans for their upcoming TV adaptation. The commission of a new drama series based on the epic fantasy trilogy of novels was announced last year by Charlotte Moore, Controller BBC One and Polly Hill, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning. … >