<P> At the time of The Golden Compass's theatrical release, Chris Weitz pledged to "protect (the) integrity" of the prospective sequels by being "much less compromising" in the book - to - film adaptation process . New Line Cinema commissioned Hossein Amini to write a screenplay based on the second book in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife, potentially for release in 2010 or 2011, with the third book of the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, to follow . However, New Line president Toby Emmerich stressed that production of the second and third films was dependent on the financial success of The Golden Compass . When The Golden Compass did not meet expectations at the United States box office, the likelihood of a sequel was downplayed by New Line . According to studio co-head Michael Lynne, "The jury is still very much out on the movie, and while it's performed very strongly overseas we'll look at it early 2008 and see where we're going with a sequel ." </P> <P> In February 2008, Weitz told The Daily Yomiuri, a Japanese newspaper, that he still hoped for the sequels' production: "at first it looked like we were down for the count because in the U.S. (the film) underperformed, but then internationally it performed (better) than expectations . So, a lot depends on Japan, frankly...I think if it does well enough here we'll be in good shape for that ." Although producer Deborah Forte had, in March 2008, expressed optimism that the sequels would be made, by October 2008, the two planned sequels were officially placed on hold, according to New Line Cinema, because of financial concerns during the global recession . Sam Elliott, however, stated, "The Catholic Church...lambasted them, and I think it scared New Line off ." </P> <P> In 2011, Philip Pullman remarked at the British Humanist Association annual conference that due to the first film's disappointing sales in the United States, there would not be any sequels made . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Golden Compass </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Soundtrack album by Alexandre Desplat </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> January 22, 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soundtrack </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 73: 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> WaterTower Music </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer </Th> <Td> Alexandre Desplat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Alexandre Desplat soundtracks chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2007 </Td> <Td> The Golden Compass (2007) </Td> <Td> Afterwards (2008) Afterwards 2008 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Singles from The Golden Compass </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> "Lyra" Released: 2007 </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Is there a follow up movie to the golden compass