The budget for new fantasy adventure The Golden Compass is said to be $185million. Guests at the world premiere in London Docklands last night wondered how much of it had been spent on the lavish, Arctic-themed party, which easily ranks as one of the most impressive heat has ever attended. Greeted outside by a billow of snow, acrobats floating in the air suspended from balloons, squads of uniformed soldiers and an animatronic polar bear, we were then funnelled through a series of beautifully decorated rooms celebrating different aspects of the film. Golden Compass stars including Nicole Kidman (who flew in from Sydney with hubby Keith Urban to be there), Daniel Craig (his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell sporting a big rock on her engagement finger – ooh!) and Casino Royale beauty Eva Green wafted by as we admired huge polar bear sculptures, scoffed plates of yummy food (no fighting for canapés at this bash!) and quaffed a choice of four cocktails or Champagne. Let’s hope they make the planned sequels.