Pamela McClintock: The maverick mogul. Big changes at Shaye's New Line. Variety, 28. Januar 2007, archiviert vom Original am 4. März 2016; abgerufen am 25. August 2023 (englisch).
Brian Jacks: ‘Golden Compass’ Director Chris Weitz Answers Your Questions: Part I. In: MTV. 14. November 2007, archiviert vom Original am 15. November 2007; abgerufen am 15. November 2007 (englisch, Interview mit Chris Weitz): „Two reasons I stepped off the film […] (1) I had never made a film involving so much CGI and, to be honest, I wasn’t sure that I would be up to the logistical task. (2) I had a feeling that, one way or the other, I might get stuck between a rock and a hard place, with some people hating me for doing a work that they imagined offended their religious beliefs, and some people hating me for doing a work that they imagined did an injustice to the book that they loved.“
Pamela McClintock: The maverick mogul. Big changes at Shaye's New Line. Variety, 28. Januar 2007, archiviert vom Original am 4. März 2016; abgerufen am 25. August 2023 (englisch).
Brian Jacks: ‘Golden Compass’ Director Chris Weitz Answers Your Questions: Part I. In: MTV. 14. November 2007, archiviert vom Original am 15. November 2007; abgerufen am 15. November 2007 (englisch, Interview mit Chris Weitz): „Two reasons I stepped off the film […] (1) I had never made a film involving so much CGI and, to be honest, I wasn’t sure that I would be up to the logistical task. (2) I had a feeling that, one way or the other, I might get stuck between a rock and a hard place, with some people hating me for doing a work that they imagined offended their religious beliefs, and some people hating me for doing a work that they imagined did an injustice to the book that they loved.“