Philip Pullman posted the following response on his website with regards to the news that Anand Tucker is directing His Dark Materials
I'm glad to say that New Line Cinema has announced the appointment of Anand Tucker to direct the first His Dark Materials film.
I met Anand recently, having admired his film 'Hilary and Jackie', and we had a long and encouraging conversation. I was very impressed by his knowledge of the story and his passion for it. He has plenty of very good ideas, and he isn't daunted by the technical challenges.
But the best thing from the point of view of all who care about the story is his awareness that it isn't about computer graphics; it isn't about fantastic adventures in amazing-looking worlds; IT'S ABOUT LYRA.
What happens next? Very soon he and I will be talking extensively with Chris Weitz, whose screenplay will be the basis of what Anand does from here, and then the whole big process will begin to roll.
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