Percy Jackson and Eragon have more than one thing in common: Both are adaptations of blockbuster books, appeared in theaters with 20th Century Fox productions, and have sagas that never ended in movies, with Eragon not getting a sequel. and Percy Jackson. stop after the second movie.
And now, the two fantastic stories may have something else in common: Disney is producing an adaptation of Percy Jackson, which will become a Disney + series, while Variety revealed that Eragon is following the same path.
According to the magazine, the series written by Christopher Paolini entitled “The Inheritance Cycle”, whose first of four books is “Eragon”, is in early development to become a Disney + series.
Additionally, author Christopher Paolini would be co-writer of the series, Bert Salke would be executive producer under the banner of Co-Lab 21, and production would be under 20th Television. According to Variety, neither Disney nor author Christopher Paolini responded to the magazine’s contact.
“The Inheritance Cycle” tells the story of Eragon, a young farmer who discovers an egg, from which the dragon named Saphira was born. With the help of his mentor Brom, Eragon develops his bond with Saphira and learns to be a Dragon Rider, an ancient order that was extinguished by the evil King Galbatorix. So Eragon and Saphira decided to defeat Galbatorige and free the people of Alagaësia from the king’s tyranny.
The first book, “Eragon”, was published independently in 2002, and was subsequently re-released under the Knopf label in 2003. Later, Paolini released “Ildest” in 2005, “Brisingr” in 2008 and “Inheritance” in 2011. More than 41 million copies of the Eragon saga books have been sold worldwide.
If the project were to happen, after all, the series is still in the early stages and nothing guarantees that Disney also gives the green light for development, it would be the second adaptation of the story. In 2006 the movie “Eragon” was released, in which Ed Speleers played the boy Eragon, Rachel Weisz voiced the dragon Saphira, Jeremy Irons played Brom and John Malkovich played Galbatorix.
While the cast drew attention, the film did not satisfy critics and grossed approximately $ 250 million in theaters globally, against a budget of $ 100 million. Fans of the saga campaigned in 2021, raising the hashtag #EragonRemake to try to get Disney to create a new adaptation of Eragon. Now, it looks like the campaign may have had an effect.
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