James Bond joins "The Golden Compass"

By Matt Holmes /

will join his fellow Casino Royale co-star Eva Green and oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman for the first installment of the fantasy epic The Golden Compass. He will play Lord Asriel, who has been described as "a ruthless and mysterious adventurer". The movie is the first part of an epic trilogy based on writer Phillip Pullman's succesful series His Dark Materials. Production begins in September and the movie is set to be released on November 16th next year. The casting for this movie just keeps getting better and better! source - variety, coming soon