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Release date United Kingdom: TBA, DVD release: TBA

Director: David L. Cunningham

Cast:

Ian McShane as Merriman Lyon
Alexander Ludwig as Will Stanton
Frances Conroy as Miss Greythorne
Christopher Eccleston as The Rider
Jonathan Jackson as The Walker
Amelia Warner as Maggie Barnes
Gregory Smith as Max
Emma Lockhart as Gwen
Gary Entin as Paul Stanton

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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 discovers a series of clues which lead him into a showdown with forces of unimaginable power. With the Dark once again rising, the future of the world rests in Will's hands.

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Producers: Marc E. Platt Ron Schmidt

Writers: Susan Cooper (novel) John Hodge (screenplay)

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