Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/15/06 Home Video 03/20/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images Running Time 1 hour 39 minutes Genre Sci-fi, Action Director Stefen Fangmeier Writer Peter Buchman Cast Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, John Malkovich Studio 20th Century Fox |
ERAGON
SYNOPSIS
ERAGON, a fantasy adventure for young people
based on the phenomenally successful novel by
Christopher Paolini – the first book in the young
author’s epic Inheritance Trilogy – is a timeless yet
modern tale.
The book’s most fantastical character – a flying
dragon named Saphira – arrives via the high-tech
wizardry of the industry’s most honored visual
effects houses: WETA Digital (the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy, "King Kong") and Industrial Light &
Magic (the "Star Wars" films, "Jurassic Park"). In
addition, WETA created ERAGON’s climactic and
massive battle scene, in which the forces of good,
led by the young Dragon Rider Eragon and Saphira,
battle the armies of the evil King Galbatorix.
For over two millennia, dragons have been –
depending on the culture and times – beloved,
feared, or even worshipped. Today, the mythical
creatures are a mainstay of pop culture. ERAGON’s
Saphira is inspired by the rich heritage of the storied
winged creatures, but for the first time, the power of
state-of-the-art computer generated imagery brings
myth to photo-real, emotional life. What "Jurassic
Park" was to dinosaurs, ERAGON is to dragons.
Indeed, Saphira is a step beyond the dinosaurs of
"Jurassic Park," as her facial imagery conveys
thoughts and feelings. -- © 20th Century Fox
ERAGON, a fantasy adventure for young people
based on the phenomenally successful novel by
Christopher Paolini – the first book in the young
author’s epic Inheritance Trilogy – is a timeless yet
modern tale.
The book’s most fantastical character – a flying
dragon named Saphira – arrives via the high-tech
wizardry of the industry’s most honored visual
effects houses: WETA Digital (the "Lord of the
Rings" trilogy, "King Kong") and Industrial Light &
Magic (the "Star Wars" films, "Jurassic Park"). In
addition, WETA created ERAGON’s climactic and
massive battle scene, in which the forces of good,
led by the young Dragon Rider Eragon and Saphira,
battle the armies of the evil King Galbatorix.
For over two millennia, dragons have been –
depending on the culture and times – beloved,
feared, or even worshipped. Today, the mythical
creatures are a mainstay of pop culture. ERAGON’s
Saphira is inspired by the rich heritage of the storied
winged creatures, but for the first time, the power of
state-of-the-art computer generated imagery brings
myth to photo-real, emotional life. What "Jurassic
Park" was to dinosaurs, ERAGON is to dragons.
Indeed, Saphira is a step beyond the dinosaurs of
"Jurassic Park," as her facial imagery conveys
thoughts and feelings. -- © 20th Century Fox
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