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Tom Stoppard Talks His Dark Materials
By James Wray Nov 22, 2004, 0:00 GMT
Tom Stoppard has been speaking to the Belfast Telegraph about Chris Weitz usurpering his script for New Line's His Dark Materials adaptation. The first in series being The Golden Compass.
Stoppard, who won an Oscar in 1998 for Shakespeare in Love, was hired to script the fantasy epic, and completed his draft screenplay for the first installment, The Golden Compass, several months ago.
But yesterday, Stoppard admitted he had heard nothing since its submission and the appointment of one of Hollywood's rising stars, Chris Weitz, as director. Stoppard said he assumes his services are no longer required.
"As far as I was made aware, New Line Cinema and Philip Pullman all liked it. Then Chris Weitz got the job. And he likes to write his own scripts," said Stoppard.
While he refused to be drawn on how he felt, the news may well dismay legions of Pullman fans who have voiced concerns that Weitz is taking over scripting. Weitz's previous work includes the hugely successful - albeit "gross out" - American teen comedy American Pie.
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