The Seeker, titled The Dark Is Rising in the United Kingdom and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising in Canada, is a 2007 film adaptation of the second book in the five-book young adult fantasy series The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper.
The film is directed by David Cunningham and stars Ian McShane, Alexander Ludwig, Frances Conroy, Gregory Smith, and Christopher Eccleston. The Seeker is the first film to be produced by Walden Media and 20th Century Fox as part of their Fox-Walden partnership.
On his 14th birthday Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) finds out that he is the last of a group of warriors – The Light – who have spent their lives fighting against evil – The Dark. Will travels through time to track down the signs that will enable him to confront the evil forces. The Dark is personified by The Rider (Christopher Eccleston).
Plot: 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.
Cast
* Alexander Ludwig* as Will Stanton/Tom Stanton
* Christopher Eccleston as The Rider
* Ian McShane as Merriman Lyon
* Frances Conroy as Miss Greythorne
* James Cosmo as Dawson
* Jim Piddock as Old George
* Amelia Warner as Maggie Barnes
* John Benjamin Hickey as John Stanton
* Wendy Crewson as Mary Stanton
* Emma Lockhart as Gwen Stanton
* Drew Tyler Bell as James Stanton
* Edmund Entin as Robin Stanton
* Gary Entin as Paul Stanton
* Gregory Smith as Max Stanton
* Jordan J. Dale as Stephen Stanton
* Samantha Lawson as Saleswoman
* Geoff Bell and Gary J. Tunnicliffe as Security guards
* Maria Miroiu as Rider’s mother
* Sylvester Morand as Vicar
* Mark Donovan as Fight promoter
* Stephen Evans as Trickster
* Kim Kold Thomsen† as Big Viking
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