Bettany Joins Dark Materials Film

July 17, 2006 - As recent rumors suggested, Nicole Kidman will indeed be joining the cast of the His Dark Materials trilogy, beginning with The Golden Compass. According to The Daily Mail and several other sources, the starlet assuming the role of the insidious Mrs. Coulter — a character Kidman's skills are perfectly suited to. Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code) is also in final negotiations to join the picture as Lord Asriel. Bettany and Kidman are reportedly good friends, having acted alongside each other in Dogville, and Bettany's involvement was apparently a factor in convincing Kidman to consider the film. [More]