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“The Golden Compass' became a bad experience because the studio…” quote by Chris Weitz — Download Open image

“The Golden Compass' became a bad experience because the studio didn't have faith in the strength of the ideas of the novel, which is ironic because it's one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written, if not the greatest, and they took the religion out of it and tried to turn it into a popcorn movie.”

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