The adaptation of The Golden Compass will have references to the nasty Calvinist/Catholic religion removed so as not to offend the religious. [ via NNN ]
The money quote: You have to recognize that it is a challenge in the climate of Bush’s America.
It’s worse: Tom Stoppard’s script has been dumped.
I’d venture that Pullman can’t do much about it. See what Ursula K. Le Guin said about adaptations of her work.
Chris Weitz, the director, answers questions at the HDM fansite.
About the religion thing, he says:
His [Pullman's] feeling, and I say this with absolute certainty that I am not unfairly paraphrasing him, is that the “Authority” in question could represent any arbitrary establishment that curtails the freedom of the individual, whether it be religious, political, totalitarian, fundamentalist, communist, what have you.
If true, Pullman’s changed his tone from a few years ago.
Crooked Timber has a discussion going on the topic. Fun abounds as the CS Lewis apologists try not to gloat.
