Daniel Craig has joined His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass as Lord Asriel in another blinding career choice, and one that shows he's determined not to let Bond become his career and typecast him.

From Sci Fi Wire comes the news that he's signed for the role of...

Lord Asriel, a ruthless and mysterious adventurer who is the uncle of Lyra Belacqua, the young girl who journeys to a parallel universe to save her best friend.

Craig will be reunited with Eva Green, who played Bond temptress Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. In Compass, she plays a witch who helps the young girl navigate a world filled with shape-shifting and otherworldly creatures.

Wow, that's a great cast for this film, and perhaps trilogy, so with the list of big names on board, including his current Bond girl, already I've no issues with the talent side, nor with the script. I am still slightly concerned about the directing as Chris Weitz already turned it down once saying he couldn't do it, and I'm also concerned about the removal of all of the religious thread. Could it turn out as strongly as this casting is promising?