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  1. The Seeker (also known as The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising) is a 2007 American family drama-fantasy film, a very loose film adaptation of the children's fantasy novel The Dark Is Rising (1973) by Susan Cooper.

  2. The Seeker is a recently-released adaptation of Susan Cooper’s 1974 Newberry Award-winning book, The Dark Is Rising, the second book of five in The Dark Is Rising series. I know this book like the back of my hand. I’ve read The Dark Is Rising (#2), The Grey King (#4), and Silver on the Tree (#5) more than 20-30 times.

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    Alexander Ludwig - Will Stanton
    Christopher Eccleston - The Rider
    Ian McShane - Merriman Lyon
    Wendy Crewson - Mary Stanton

    The Dark is Rising is the first film adaptation of Susan Cooper'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 whi...

    While the original story clearly is about British characters in Britain, the film has the Stanton family as Americans living in Britain. Those who have read the books are also extremely concerned that the screenwriter has taken out all reference to King Arthur- the integral part of the whole series. The main character Will Stanton has also been tur...

  3. Synopsis. Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) is a day away from his fourteenth birthday. As the Stanton children walk home, Miss Greythorne (Frances Conroy), the local mistress of the Manor, and her Butler Merriman Lyon (Ian McShane) invite the siblings to a Christmas party.

  4. Jan 20, 2008 · The Dark Is Rising probably has the best build-up of the mystery and suspense that is present in all the books but never more bewildering than it is for poor Will on his 11th birthday. Will's training also gives us a lot of scene-setting and background.

  5. With Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy. A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

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  7. Synopsis. Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising tells the story of Will Stanton, who learns on the eve of his 11th birthday that he is actually the last of the "Old Ones," a group of immortal warriors and guardians dedicated to fighting the forces of the Dark.

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