Chris Weitz ("About a Boy", "American Dreamz") who penned the screenplay and originally was attached to helm the project before stepping down last year, is back in the director's chair for the adaptation of the first installment of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy says The Hollywood Reporter.
Anand Tucker, who had replaced Weitz, recently exited the 'Golden Compass' film because of creative differences. source the project cited budget constraints.
Weitz says "Though I'm disappointed that New Line and Anand didn't end up seeing eye to eye, when I was told the job of directing 'Golden Compass' was open, there was just no way that I could pass it up".
