New 'Secret of Moonacre' Stills
Posted on 15 Nov 2008 by Holli
I've added new stills from The Secret of Moonacre in the gallery, and I've replaced one of the older stills with a better version. There's also a new movie-themed book cover for 'The Little White Horse'. Thanks to Danielle for bringing them to my attention!
Privacy
Posted on 04 Nov 2008 by Holli
It's come to my attention that private photos and information involving Dakota are being released online without Dakota and her family's approval. It's very important that Dakota's privacy and safety are protected, and recent posts on this site's chatbox have become completely inappropriate. Please remember that this site is created for fans to respectfully support Dakota and her career, not to pry into her personal life! If the posts in the chatbox continue, I will delete it altogether. Don't post the links to the photos in question, as they are not welcome on this site.
Bath Festival of Children's Literature - First photos
Posted on 19 Oct 2008 by Holli
I've added four new pics of Dakota Blue at this year's Bath Festival of Children's Literature, thanks a lot to Chris Wilson who attended the festival and took the photos himself. Chris also mentioned that Dakota talked about Dustbin Baby, as well as another short film she'd already finished, at the festival. Thanks again Chris for the pics and info!
Dakota Blue Richards has become a girl in 10,000
Posted on 03 Oct 2008 by Holli
Dakota Blue Richards is saving the world again. It seems to be her thing, these days. For in the family fantasy The Secret of Moonacre, the 14-year-old Brighton-based starlet plays Maria, an orphaned princess who discovers hitherto unexplored magical powers, befriends a fearsome black lion, rides a unicorn, and must ultimately defend the entire planet from a cataclysmic collision with the moon.
Following hot on the heels of The Golden Compass, where, again, Richards took starring duties (opposite Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig) as the preternaturally gifted heroine Lyra Belacqua (she befriends a giant polar bear, rides him into battle, and basically saves the world), you could be forgiven for thinking that she is the victim of a God complex.
“But fantasy movies are so much fun, and so magical, they’re hard to resist!” says Richards today, sitting demurely in the armchair of a downtown Toronto hotel, where she is promoting Moonacre. She is wearing a little black off-the-shoulder number, and her silky auburn tresses are falling down delicately, framing her alabaster face. She is 14 going on 40, and will later admit: “You’re kind of forced to grow up on these sets, because there’s just so many adults around you. Obviously you don’t want to miss your childhood, but at the same time everyone has to grow up, so why not do it this way?”
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The article was accompanied with a new promo from Secret of Moonacre. Check it out in the gallery!
Following hot on the heels of The Golden Compass, where, again, Richards took starring duties (opposite Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig) as the preternaturally gifted heroine Lyra Belacqua (she befriends a giant polar bear, rides him into battle, and basically saves the world), you could be forgiven for thinking that she is the victim of a God complex.
“But fantasy movies are so much fun, and so magical, they’re hard to resist!” says Richards today, sitting demurely in the armchair of a downtown Toronto hotel, where she is promoting Moonacre. She is wearing a little black off-the-shoulder number, and her silky auburn tresses are falling down delicately, framing her alabaster face. She is 14 going on 40, and will later admit: “You’re kind of forced to grow up on these sets, because there’s just so many adults around you. Obviously you don’t want to miss your childhood, but at the same time everyone has to grow up, so why not do it this way?”
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The article was accompanied with a new promo from Secret of Moonacre. Check it out in the gallery!
Dakota Blue Richards: 'Golden' Girl
Posted on 02 Oct 2008 by Holli
For her very first film role in "The Golden Compass," 14-year-old Dakota Blue Richards had to look delicate but act feisty, sharing the screen with a talking bear and a malevolent monkey in an elaborate fantasy world. The challenging role called for her to learn how to act with such human co-stars as Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig against a vast range of special effects.
"I always find that when I am working with greenscreen, I have to think twice as hard," she says. "Firstly, I have to think about what's going on around me, and after that, I can start thinking about what is going on for myself, and how I would react to it."
The London-born Richards, who had only appeared in school theater productions till she was cast in "Compass," convinced her mother to take her to a mass casting call to play Lyra, the pic's feisty heroine. Selected from thousands of hopefuls, she soon got the hang of working in an alternate world. "I liked the way I got to work in the most surreal situations -- and act like it was something I see every day," she says.
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"I always find that when I am working with greenscreen, I have to think twice as hard," she says. "Firstly, I have to think about what's going on around me, and after that, I can start thinking about what is going on for myself, and how I would react to it."
The London-born Richards, who had only appeared in school theater productions till she was cast in "Compass," convinced her mother to take her to a mass casting call to play Lyra, the pic's feisty heroine. Selected from thousands of hopefuls, she soon got the hang of working in an alternate world. "I liked the way I got to work in the most surreal situations -- and act like it was something I see every day," she says.
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