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Lyra\u2019s Oxford is being brought to Cardiff this year as Cardiff Bay\u2019s new studio, Bad Wolf, is set to commence production within the next few months.<\/p>\n

Bad Wolf<\/a>, which was set up in 2015, is the largest film studio ever based in Wales. It was created by former BBC executives Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter, the duo originally responsible for bringing Doctor Who and Torchwood to South Wales too.<\/p>\n

Due to the complexity of Philip Pullman\u2019s classic trilogy, they have proven difficult to translate to the screen \u2013 but the author believes the right medium has finally been found.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think of all the forms it could possibly exist in, apart from the novel, probably long-form television is the best way of doing it because you have time,\u201d he said at the BBC\u2019s Millennium Centre on 22nd October.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWhat\u2019s missing in the Golden Compass movie is the time to tell the full story. You can\u2019t keep people in the cinema for eleven hours without barring the doors! You have to lose so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is anticipated that His Dark Materials will be among the first of many major productions to use the Bad Wolf studios. They already have the rights to Deborah Harkness\u2019 A Discovery of Witches<\/a>, which began filming in September.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Wales Online<\/a>, Ms Gardner stated her hopes that the studio would become the centre of a thriving creative and production community in South Wales. She believes that with the recent resurgence of television and film production in Wales, a permanent large scale studio is necessary to stay competitive.<\/p>\n

Mr. Pullman was certainly impressed: \u201cI had the privilege of seeing the studio where it\u2019s going to be made,\u201d he said. \u201cAbsolutely amazing! I am very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

His Dark Materials is currently scheduled for release on BBC One in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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