NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 19: James McAvoy attends Meet the Actor at Apple Store Soho on January 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

His Dark Materials is shaping up to be an incredible book-to-screen adaptation given its sensational casting choices.

Based on the bestselling fantasy book trilogy by Philip Pullman, the upcoming BBC series His Dark Materials has cast four of its most important characters. The first book in the series —The Golden Compass — was adapted into a film back in 2007, but was a financial flop and received mixed critical reception. The BBC series already seems poised to do the books more justice than the 2007 film and that begins with perfect casting.

Dafne Keen will play Lyra, James McAvoy will play Lord Asriel, Ruth Wilson will play Mrs. Coulter and Lin-Manuel Miranda will play Lee Scoresby.

Keen dazzled everyone with her brilliant performance as Laura in Logan, fierce and smart, yet innocent and incredibly lovable all at once. Lyra shares many of Laura’s core traits, but is also far more articulate. She has Laura’s practical intelligence while also possessing book-smarts that make her a precocious child and more intellectual kind of character. Keen can build off her work from Logan to portray Lyra in all her spunky, endearing glory.

From a young Charles Xavier to the many personalities he tackled in Split, James McAvoy has proven himself among the most versatile actors in the industry today. McAvoy can surely tackle the role of the enigmatic Lord Asriel, a character who becomes more and more compelling as the story unfolds.

Asriel’s scenes with Mrs. Coulter will be pure gold. She can seem outwardly sweet and generous and does her best to ensnare others with these false charms. Beneath that she’s cunning, manipulative, and ruthless. Ruth Wilson has what it takes to embody these traits and much more as the story’s complex and riveting antagonist.

The most recent addition only makes the casting even more perfect as Lin-Manuel Miranda is an excellent choice to capture all the quirkiness and charm of the Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby.

Casting is key to creating a strong book-to-screen adaptation, and so far they are nailing it. Beyond casting, the series also has has a promising start with Jack Thorne — author of the Olivier award-winning and Tony award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — writing the scripts for all eight episodes. Tom Hooper — Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech — will direct the first two episodes. Philip Pullman is also an executive producer, another good sign that the series will prove itself a faithful and spellbinding adaptation.

We can’t wait to see Keen, McAvoy, Wilson and Miranda bringing Pullman’s writing to life like never before.

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