The Subtle Knife

The Subtle Knife was a planned film adaptation of the book of the same name. The film was set to be released in 2010 or 2011 and was part of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy.

Plot
A girl named Lyra meets with a 12-year-old boy named Will Parry, who is a bearer of a special object called the Subtle Knife which can create portals between two worlds.

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) While The Golden Compass was a box office hit, the film did not exceed expectations in domestic grosses in the United States and Canada.

Result

 * The film was permanently cancelled.
 * HBO and BBC later rebooted the entire franchise alongside with New Line Cinema as a TV series His Dark Materials.
 * Freddie Highmore (who voiced Pantalaimon) later moved on and since then he turned into a television actor in America starring in shows such as Bates Motel, The Good Doctor and Tour de Pharmacy.