Sir Ian McKellen is the voice of Iorek Byrinson

The Golden Compass stars an ensemble cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green and the voices of Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddy Highmore, and Kathy Bates. The film is written and directed by Chris Weitz (Oscar nominated writer/director of About A Boy, writer of Antz) and produced by Deborah Forte and Bill Carraro (Frequency). It is executive produced by Andrew Miano and Paul Weitz (In Good Company).