The Seeker — About the Film

Will Stanton Fox-Walden, a new joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media, brings the much beloved and Newbery Honor-winning book, The Dark is Rising, to theaters everywhere on October 5th, 2007.

Based on the acclaimed novel The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, The Seeker is the first film adaptation of the author’s Newbery award-winning 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 signs he will need to counter the rising forces of The Dark. With The Dark once again rising, the future of the world rests in Will’s hands.

The film features Golden Globe® Award winners Ian McShane (Deadwood) as Merriman, and Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) as Miss Greythorne. The evil Rider is played by Christopher Eccleston (Heroes, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds) and newcomer Alexander Ludwig portrays the story’s hero, Will Stanton.

Also joining the cast are Jonathan Jackson (Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Insomnia) as The Walker and Gregory Smith (Nearing Grace, TV Series Everwood) as Max Stanton. The film is directed by David L. Cunningham, best known for directing the ABC-TV miniseries, The Path to 9/11. The screenplay is by John Hodge, the Academy Award®-nominated writer of Trainspotting. Marc Platt (Legally Blonde) is producing.

This page is excerpted from Walden Media’s Activity Poster for The Seeker: The Dark is Rising. Click here for a complete copy of the poster in PDF format.

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