With Eragon – Legacy of the Dragon Riders, director Stefen Fangmeier transformed the novel of the same name into an impressive fantasy blockbuster. The four-part book series * by Christopher Paolini
sold over 35 million copies worldwidebut the success of the novels could not be repeated in the cinema.
Although the $100 million film managed to earn $250 million at the box office, fans and critics were disappointed. You can find out whether the verdict is justified today on TV see.
What is the fantasy epic Eragon about, which is on TV today
The eponymous boy Eragon (Ed Speleers) finds a blue stone near his house. As it turns out, it is a dragon egg from which Saphira (Rachel Weisz) soon hatches. The duo takes the Fight against the evil ruler by Alagaesia (John Malkovich).
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Eragon panned by critics: Disney could save the material as a series adaptation
Our community gave the film a meager 4.5 points, which is in line with the audience rating of 46 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The fans were even more gracious than the critics, who just 16 percent Among other things, the criticism states that the fantasy epic lacks magic and that the Star cast seems confused by the material Disney now wants to prove that things can be done better and is remaking the material into a series after almost 20 years.
As it says on Screenrent, the gigantic world from Eragon with all its different fantasy creatures is difficult to portray anyway. What works in the book will be a challenge for the screen. A series with more time at its disposal could, however, achieve what the film failed to do, especially if Disney provides enough budgetto depict the dragon action as intensely as we see in House of Dragon.
Already with Percy Jackson: The Series, the studio managed to turn a failed film into a successful and highly acclaimed seriesin which megastar Zendaya could appear in the second season.
So the hope remains that Eragon will also succeed. The project is still in planningit remains to be seen when we will be able to see it. Today you can first watch the 2006 film and see for yourself whether the criticism of Eragon is justified.
When will the dragon blockbuster Eragon be on TV?
You can watch the fantasy film on today Tuesday, August 27th at 20:15 on Nitro There will be a repeat on Wednesday at 10:15 p.m. If you miss Eragon, you can stream it on Disney+ with a subscription.
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