Metro reports: Movie audiences have become "jaded" by special effects, the director of the forthcoming film based on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials has said.
Chris Weitz spoke as Bond stars Daniel Craig, 39, and Eva Green, 26, were reunited in Cannes to show off a short segment of the film version of The Golden Compass, the first in Pullman's best-selling trilogy.
The movie has been made by New Line, the same studio that found success with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, films that were famed for their eye-popping computer-generated wizardry.
Chris, whose movies include About A Boy, said: "They should be tired of special effects put in place of the story and in place of a lack of character.
"Almost anything can be done in terms of manipulation of digital images, talking animals, flying things and great exploding things. I think there will be a backlash against that sort of thing.
"What it essentially comes down to is wanting to be told a story, and effects must be in service to that. Anytime you are using effects to make up for a lack of that you are in trouble.
Chris, who confirmed more His Dark Materials films would follow The Golden Compass, said he was not planning to "wow people" with 50,000-strong armies or the biggest explosions, adding: "People are a little bit jaded right now with special effects."
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