Release Date
October 5, 2007
DVD Release Date
March 18, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
David Cunningham
Writer
John Hodge
Cast
Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston, Alexander Ludwig, Jonathan Jackson, Amelia Warner, Gregory Smith, Emma Lockhart, Gary Entin, Edmond Entin, John Benjamin Hickey, Wendy Crewson
Studio
Running Time
94 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for fantasy action and some scary images
What is The Seeker: The Dark is Rising about?
Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, "The Dark Is Rising" is the first film adaptation of the author's acclaimed "The Dark Is Rising" Sequence. The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Traveling back and forth through time, Will hunts for a series of mysterious clues and... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
There have been lots of Harry Potter rip-offs in recent years, though among all of the Golden Compasses and Spiderwick Chronicles and Eragons that have been touted as "best-selling classics", only a couple series have truly been as revered as what the marketing campaigns suggest. One such series is Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising."
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