Chris Weitz is in talks with New Line Cinema to direct the first part of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' fantasy trilogy.
Ostensibly a children's writer, Pullman wrestles with weighty questions of faith, organised religion and the nature of existence in the trilogy which focuses on a pair of children - Lyra and Will - in a richly inventive parallel universe.
The books of the trilogy are 'Northern Lights,' 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass'
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weitz may also be in line to write the screenplay which has already been tackled by Tom Stoppard.
Weitz and his brother Paul Weitz have directed 'Down To Earth' and the successful adaptation of Nick Hornby's 'About A Boy'.
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