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Eva Green joins "The Golden Compass"
POSTED ON 08/02/06 AT 6:00 P.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

Variety reports that Eva Green ("Kingdom of Heaven") has signed for "The Golden Compass," the first film in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy under New Line Cinema. The announcement comes just days after Nicole Kidman joined the project as the villainess, Ms. Coulter.

Green will play Serafina Pekula, the witch who guides Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) on her journey to a parallel universe.

Chris Weitz is directing the movie for a November 2007 release.