Craig corrals 'Golden' role
Thesp to star in New Line trilogy
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Craig will play Lord Asriel, a ruthless and mysterious adventurer who is the uncle of Lyra Belacqua, the young girl who journeys to a parallel universe to save her best friend.
Craig will be reunited with Eva Green, who played the "Casino Royale" Bond temptress Vesper Lynd. In "Compass," she plays a witch who helps the young girl navigate a world filled with shape-shifting and otherworldly creatures.
If New Line goes forward with all three installments of Pullman's literary trilogy, Craig's character will be a fixture of each, based on Asriel's role in the Pullman books.
Craig and Green join Nicole Kidman and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards in "Compass," which begins production Sept. 4 in the U.K.
Craig will shoot the film and then return for the 22nd installment of the James Bond series, which has already been stamped with a May 2, 2008, release date.
Deborah Forte, Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano are producing "The Golden Compass," which New Line will release in December 2007.
