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* CreatorBacklash: Director David L. Cunningham reportedly hated the film, citing ExecutiveMeddling for the reason it became the trainwreck that it's remembered as.
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** Director David L. Cunningham reportedly hated the film, citing ExecutiveMeddling for the reason it became the trainwreck that it's rememberedas.as.
** In his autobiography, Creator/ChristopherEccleston referred to the film as "terrible" and called it "''The Dark is Risible''".
** Director David L. Cunningham reportedly hated the film, citing ExecutiveMeddling for the reason it became the trainwreck that it's remembered
** In his autobiography, Creator/ChristopherEccleston referred to the film as "terrible" and called it "''The Dark is Risible''".
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* OldShame: In his autobiography, Creator/ChristopherEccleston referred to the film as "terrible" and called it "''The Dark is Risible''".
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $45 million. Box office, $31,400,740.[[note]]Up until ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'' came along, it had the second-weakest debut of '''any movie ever''', and holds the record for the largest theater-drop (the number of cinemas who dumped it from their lineup after the obligatory three weekends. ''Jem'' was voluntarily pulled by the studio, so it doesn't count.)[[/note]]
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $45 million. Box office, $31,400,740.[[note]]Up until ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'' ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms2015'' came along, it had the second-weakest debut of '''any movie ever''', and holds the record for the largest theater-drop (the number of cinemas who dumped it from their lineup after the obligatory three weekends. ''Jem'' was voluntarily pulled by the studio, so it doesn't count.)[[/note]]
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* DeletedRole: Creator/Jonathan ackson originally appeared as The Walker, but he was cut from the theatrical version.
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* FakeAmerican: Alexander Ludwig (Will) is Canadian.
* FakeBrit: Frances Conroy is American putting on an English accent to play Miss Greythorne.
* FakeBrit: Frances Conroy is American putting on an English accent to play Miss Greythorne.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Set in England, filmed in Romania.
* CastTheExpert: Viking re-enactors were hired to portray the Viking warriors.
* CastTheExpert: Viking re-enactors were hired to portray the Viking warriors.
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* DeletedRole: Jonathan Jackson originally appeared as The Walker, but he was cut from the theatrical version.
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* FollowTheLeader: Obviously following the lead of ''Film/HarryPotter'' and ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Alexander Ludwig played both Will and his twin brother Tom.
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* TypeCasting: Frances Conroy was often cast as eccentric characters like Miss Greythorne in the 2000s.
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** A more faithful adaptation was planned in the 90s, with Jim Henson Pictures producing. Brian Henson was a huge fan of the books and had pursued the rights for this reason. It entered DevelopmentHell until Walden Media purchased the rights in 2005.
** Will was supposed to arrive much earlier in the Viking sequence. In the finished film, he shows up right in the middle of the raid. He was supposed to originally show up before it happens, see the Vikings sneaking towards the village and realise what's about to happen.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** A more faithful adaptation was planned in the 90s, with Jim Henson Pictures producing. Brian Henson was a huge fan of the books and had pursued the rights for this reason. It entered DevelopmentHell until Walden Media purchased the rights in 2005.
** Will was supposed to arrive much earlier in the Viking sequence. In the finished film, he shows up right in the middle of the raid. He was supposed to originally show up before it happens, see the Vikings sneaking towards the village and realise what's about to happen.
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* CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: Despite being an adaptation of Creator/SusanCooper's ''Literature/TheDarkIsRising'' saga, the title being ''The Seeker'' had the effect of evoking the TV series ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'', an adaptation of Creator/TerryGoodkind's ''Literature/SwordOfTruth''. They are completely different franchises, but in countries where neither of them is well known, it was not rare to read that they were related in some way.
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* ActorAllusion: The Black Rider (played by Creator/ChristopherEccleston) pretends to be the village ''[[Series/DoctorWho doctor]]''.
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* StillbornFranchise: ''The Seeker: The Dark is Rising'' was originally planned to start another franchise for Walden Media after the success of ''The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe''. The movie, however, ended up getting savaged by critics and fans of the book series with Susan Cooper hating the film and demanded it to be removed from theaters (not to mention, having the worst opening for a fantasy movie upon release), so we might as well seek for a TV series adaptation.
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* OldShame: In his autobiography, Creator/ChristopherEccleston referred to the film as "terrible" and called it "''The Dark is Risible''".
* StillbornFranchise:''The Seeker: The Dark is Rising'' This was originally planned to start another franchise for Walden Media after the success of ''The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe''.''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe''. The movie, however, ended up getting savaged by critics and fans of the book series with Susan Cooper hating the film and demanded it to be removed from theaters (not to mention, having the worst opening for a fantasy movie upon release), so we might as well seek for a TV series adaptation.
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* StillbornFranchise: ''The Seeker: The Dark is Rising'' was originally planned to start another franchise for Walden Media after the success of ''The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe''. The movie, however, ended up getting savaged by critics and fans of the book series with Susan Cooper hating the film and demanded it to be removed from theaters (not to mention, having the worst opening for a fantasy movie upon release), so we might as well seek for a TV series adaptation.
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* StillbornFranchise: The Seeker: The Dark is Rising was originally planned to start another franchise for Walden Media after the success of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The movie, however, ended up getting savaged by critics and fans of the book series with Susan Cooper hating the film and demanded it to be removed from theaters (not to mention, having the worst opening for a fantasy movie upon release), so we might as well seek for a tv series adaptation.
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* CreatorBacklash: Director David L. Cunningham reportedly hated the film, citing ExecutiveMeddling for the reason it became the trainwreck that it's remembered as.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: It broke the records for the number of theaters that dumped it from their lineup after three weeks.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The only cell phones seen are flip phones, which is mentioned in the recap by ''Website/TheAgonyBooth'' to make the film seem rather dated.
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* CreatorsApathy: The screenwriter freely admits he disliked the book and stopped reading it after a few pages. The director also admitted he didn't like fantasy movies, and only read the back cover.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: It broke the records for the number of theaters that dumped it from their lineup after three weeks.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Susan Cooper absolutely ''hates'' this movie, and is not shy about saying so.
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* ActorAllusion: The Black Rider (played by Creator/ChristopherEccleston) pretends to be the village ''[[Series/DoctorWho doctor]]''.
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