The decision to make more films rests with the fox movie studio, and now that disney is buying fox, all the rights are in transition. Dec 21, 2016 in collaboration with alex vivaut of in spain, we asked christopher the most popular questions of 2016. They should remake the eragon movie and in fact i will help them at it. The majority of the public would just view it as a remake of a shitty movie, which followed an identical storyline, with less action. Part two by mike macauley march 21, 2015 eragon movie 102 comments. Tron sequel back on the grid at disney exclusive december 05, 2012 6. This list does not include remakes of liveactionanimation hybrid films such as petes dragon, animated movies that were produced by another studio and later reimagined into liveaction films by disney, liveaction films another studio made based on the same story as a disney. Based on the 1960s tv series and a remake of the 1993 film, the fugitive. What is the release date and plot of the movie eldest. Here is the crew i think can make the most out of the legendary inheritance cycle.
Why eragon 2006 should be remade sooner rather than later. I agree that disney needs to stop with the pointless live action remakes, but why the hell would anyone want to instead take a second pass at adapting a shitty fantasy novel which was bad enough the first time around. This is a list of liveaction or photorealistic remakes produced by walt disney. First things first, i would love to see a reboot of eragon, along with having the rest of the books made into movies. Besides, disney is the company that will potentially be making these films. We discuss future movies, how the eragon movie didnt technically fail, and answer a massive amount of fan questions about the films past, present, and future.
This is a list of liveaction or photorealistic remakes produced by walt disney pictures of its animated films. Because lets face it, to anyone not concerned about following the books plot, it would be the. Merry christmas, ya filthy animal a disney remake of home alone is on its way. Most scenes are meant to be from book 1, eragon, but there are shots of some pivotal. Disney s liveaction remake of the little mermaid has been halted along with every other big movie and tv show in the works, but composer alan menken has shared a major update on the project. Eragon is the th highest grossing fantasylive action film within the united states. Petition petition disney to remake the eragon movie and. Andrew osterman started this petition to the walt disney company and. Eragon is a 2006 britishamerican actionfantasy film directed by stefen fangmeier in his directorial debut and written by peter buchman, based on. Disneys liveaction peter pan remake casts peter and wendy. Christopher paolini talks his new book and that eragon movie in. Start a discussion discussions about disney remakes.
And here i present a humble suggestion on actorsactresses suitable for just such a movie. Fox studios, a prosperous and respected movie studio, went along poorly with the making of this movie of one of the best fantasy series. Nov 10, 2011 i cant decide if you eragon fans will appreciate the awesomeness of this fanmade trailer, or heartbroken that the actual movie wasnt a tenth as great as this. While peter jackson now has a reputation of being able to do fantasy, the story of eragon will most likely not be remade by him, or anyone else. Every eragon, and inheritance series, fan is outraged and offended with the results of the current eragon movie. I fear the first try to make a movie out of the books was a total failure, thou i still believe that they could make great movies. List of disney liveaction remakes of animated films. Book five, future stories, and potential movie reboots. English film actor, director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computergenerated characters as gollum in the lord of the rings film trilogy 20012003 and the hobbit. So far, paolini has been fascinated with the idea of a remake. What does fox need to do to remake a successful eragon movie. Eragon combines a number of recognizable actors, such as jeremy irons and djimon hounsou, with relatively unknowns. Dinosapien movie remake 2020 giant platecarpus dinosapien movie remake 2020. Disneys liveaction remake of the little mermaid will.
Apr 15, 2015 just under a month ago, we released a petition asking fox, the inheritance cycles film rights holder, to reboot eragon on the big screen. Nov 07, 2011 this is a fan made trailer for fans of the epic book series inheritance by christopher paolini. Director stefen fangmeier believes that fox was modestly happy with the worldwide box office. Eragon was a 2006 motion picture based upon eragon, the first book of the inheritance cycle eragon was directed by stefen fangmeier, who has worked on many criticallyacclaimed films such as the bourne identity, master and commander.
Disneys new beauty and the beast will add new songs and see emma watson and. With plot points borrowed from a range of other movies whether great like star wars or dismal like alex rider. In collaboration with alex vivaut of in spain, we asked christopher the most popular questions of 2016. With the help of natalie oona laurence, an 11yearold girl whose father jack wes bentley owns the local lumber mill, grace sets out to determine where pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon. We believe in the potential for an inheritance cycle film franchise and ask that fox 2000, rights holders for inheritance films, consider rebooting eragon and producing the other three books in the cycle. Gear ray metal gear afrovenator my little pony meets rudolph the rednosed reindeer by syfyman2xxx giant black vultures my little pony meets rudolph the rednosed reindeer by syfyman2xxx. How close are we to seeing a remake of the eragon movie or a new video game.
If this happened, the eragon film rights would be at disney, not fox. Why disney is remaking so many movies right now instyle. The original eragon movie was simply too big a failure and no studio will dare to touch it. The film stars ed speleers in the title role as well as jeremy irons, sienna guillory, robert carlyle, djimon hounsou, garrett hedlund, joss stone and john malkovich, with rachel. Disney s 1963 animated feature is getting the live action remake treatment. Since my extreme disappointment of the eragon movie in 2006. Will your favorite inheritance cycle love affairs end with a happily ever after. I understand that it is a necessity to change certain things to make it more sense in a movie format, however, eragon definitely needs to be remade correcting many of the fatal flaws that disappointed fans alike. List of disney liveaction remakes of animated films wikipedia.
Eragon is a 2006 britishamerican actionfantasy film directed by stefen fangmeier in his directorial debut and written by peter buchman, based on christopher paolinis 2002 novel of the same name. Bad movies that deserve a remake, from twilight to national. Some even suggested adapting the books into a disney plus series. Petition remake the eragon movie, part one of the inheritance. Eldest is the second novel in christopher paolinis inheritance cycle fantasy series. Eragon who thinks the movie eragon sucks compared to the. The companys current strategy is revisiting animated classics such as cinderella, sleeping beauty, and beauty and the beast through liveaction and photorealistic cg remakes. Fans have been asking for eragon to be remade since the film was first. But it was made in 2006, therefore if they redid it i believe it would be much better. A video game based off the movie was released a month in advance currently there are no plans for sequels due to its poor critical and commercial responses.
Remake the eragon movie, part one of the inheritance series, correctly. This petition had 2,196 supporters nick bara started this petition to eragon the movie by fox studios every eragon, and inheritance series, fan is outraged and offended with the results of the current eragon movie. Nov 20, 2018 disneys 1963 animated feature is getting the live action remake treatment. Bryan cogman, a writer and producer on game of thrones, is working on the screenplay for a new movie. The community responded in droves, with over 40,000 fans adding their signatures and sending one unified message. Eragon edward speleers inheritance cycle christopher paolini im sorry, but he was a bad person for eragon.
Disney has a lot of remakes in the work, between dumbo, aladdin, the lion king, mulan, and lady and the tramp. I think those of us who have read christophers work can agree that they did a terrible job making the movie. As uchristopherpaolini has said in a different thread. Eragon constructed a shelter for her in the woods and the book tales her becoming full size, big enough for eragon to ride on her back. A film adaptation of the first book in the inheritance cycle, eragon, was made in 2006, starring jeremy irons, ed speelers, and john malkovich.
When i first heard that a movie is going to be made by the book eragon by christopher paolini, i must say i was very delighted, and i was even more delighted when i heard that stefen fangmeier will be the director. The inheritance cycle eragon and series movie remake. That being said though im sure the spiderman reboot was a unique circumstance as it was disney backing it with all their money and i suspect they needed a new spiderman for the next big comic book hero film series they get to in a few years. Disney has captured our imaginations for decades and continues to find new ways to return to stories that defined the studio. There is no evidence there will be a remake of the movie eragon. Its just a place for those who are fans of the books to get together and bounce ideas off of each other for what would make a good movie version of the books. Eragon was a 2006 motion picture based upon eragon, the first book of the inheritance cycle. In fact, with the exception of beauty and the beast, none of the disney films actually needed remakes anyways and im singling out batb as an exception because there were just so many flaws in that movie that a remake. Eragon, which draws similarites to the original book cover. Disney executive robert iger approached paolini to remake eragon, as well as purchasing the rights for potential sequels should eragon do. Based on the 1960s tv series and a remake of the 1993 film.
In fact, with the exception of beauty and the beast, none of the disney films actually needed remakes anyways and im singling out batb as an exception because there were just so many flaws in that movie that a remake was practically inevitable. It doesnt help matters either that movie theater ticket prices have skyrocketed. The eragon movie was bad because it was adapted from bad source material, and people really need to accept that and move on. Best disney live action movies new disney remakes in 2020. On top of that, 21st century fox, which owns the movie rights to eragon, might be acquired by disney soon and we all know how much disney loves a good franchise.
As of november 2015, 20th century fox has not announced plans to adapt eldest into a movie. And this time they should read the books eragon movie. Does that mean we could get a proper remake 2 replies 0. A remake of the eragon movie would indeed be necessary. Operation stormbreaker it tells the tale of an ordinaryseeming boy, eragon, whos destined for great things. Who thinks the movie eragon sucks compared to the books. Join the over 25,000 fans who have signed the eragon movie petition by adding your signature. Jul 10, 2018 and a his dark materials remake is in the works. The film prince charming will be a revisionist take on the fairy tales centering on a handsome prince. In contrast, in the movie saphira flies up in the sky and ludicrously comes back fully grown. Jan 05, 2017 theres nearly a remake, reboot or sequel every week at the movies in 2017. Why eragon 2006 should be remade sooner rather than later its a pleasant enough fantasy tale for younger teen audiences and even if thats how it was meant to go, thats not what comes across on the screen scott gwin.
The movie adaptation of eragon was met with a mixed response from fans. Disney executive robert iger approached paolini to remake eragon, as well as purchasing the rights for potential sequels should eragon do well at the box office. Eragon was previously made into a film in 2006, but drew poor critical reception. I didnt believe this until i did further research, but i am pleasedand excited to announce that disney animation has greenlit a brandnew movie. Richard kimble is convicted of killing his wife, but escapes from custody to find the real murderer. We may get a movie the very first eragon movie ever made eventually but not. The narnia film trilogy launched with a smash hit in the chronicles of narnia. Heres the awesome eragon movie you didnt get topless robot. Will eragon be redone now that disney owns 20th century fox.
Like the golden compass, it was very loosely based on the book. Variety reports that disney has cast the two leads in. Eragon edward speleers inheritance cycle christopher paolini. Want to know the current status of book five and the new science fiction novel. Can you plz remake the eragon movie i have read all the eragon book series and seen the movie i really would like and appreciate it if you could redo the eragon movie so you can make the next three movies its been 10 years since you made the movie eragon so please try again in. Jan 23, 2016 as an eragon fan would know, eragon raised saphira from an egg growing up over period of months. The film industry often defines a flop as a movie that fails to earn back its budget.
Director talks about making the film, working with a. Now that disney has purchased 21st century fox i would assume they now own. For the record, eragon author christopher paolini himself tweeted and approved this video. What does fox need to do to remake a successful eragon. I heard that disney might be remaking it, but im not sure if thats true or not. There is a petition in the works for doing a remake. Stefan fangmeier creates fantasy with eragon exclusive evan jacobs mar 20, 2007. Eragon combines a number of recognizable actors, such as jeremy irons and djimon. Heres what diehard disney fans think about these live. Eragon was directed by stefen fangmeier, who has worked on many criticallyacclaimed films such as the bourne identity, master and commander. Mar 29, 2011 author christopher paolini is quoted as saying, the movie was horrible.
This shows that studios are willing to give franchises a second go. Who else remembers how terrible the eragon movie was. For a movie about flying dragons, eragon is disappointingly flatfooted. Had the eragon movie led to a full movie series, all of that would have been lost as a result of solembums exclusion and angelas wildly inaccurate interpretation. Mar 21, 2015 angela the herbalist ends up as one of the series best characters through her quirks, mystery, and badassness seen throughout all four books. Disney fans are living the dream these days, as it seems like the studio announces new liveaction adaptations of their classic a post on imdb from 2019 reveals plans for a live action movie for. The beast appeared in the franchise called eragon enemies edit.
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