

Eragon and Saphira duel in the skies with Durza who rides his own beast. Murtagh frees himself during the battle and assists the Varden, saving the Dwarf King King Hrothgar ( Gary Lewis) and proving his trustworthiness. Eragon, Saphira, Arya, and the Varden prepare for battle and fight off Galbatorix's forces. Soon after, Durza and his men surround the rebel camp. Once there, Murtagh is imprisoned by the Varden for being Morzan's son.

That figure reveals himself to be Murtagh ( Garrett Hedlund), and guides them to the Varden. Eragon takes possession of Brom's sword, Zar'roc, which previously belonged to Morzan.Įragon confronts a hooded figure that has been following them. The trio escapes, and Brom dies of his wounds while flying on Saphira. In a fit of rage, Eragon vengefully shoots an arrow into Durza's head, causing him to disappear. Eragon is outmatched, and Brom arrives to help him, though he gets mortally wounded in the process. Hearing her telepathic calls, Eragon finds her, but is ambushed by Durza. After flying for the first time, Eragon and Saphira help Brom kill the Ra'zac, and Brom reveals he was once a rider, his dragon killed by Morzan, a rogue rider allied with Galbatorix.ĭurza sets a trap for Eragon, using Arya as bait. Brom teaches Eragon to control his magic and bond his powers with Saphira.

When Brom and Eragon are attacked by Galbatorix's servants, the Urgals, Eragon attempts to mimic Brom and wipes out the whole group with a magic attack of blue fire, before falling unconscious from the strain. In a small village, Eragon meets a fortune-teller named Angela ( Joss Stone), who tells him of a girl awaiting his help and of his dangerous path ahead. On the way, Brom fills Eragon in on the knowledge of dragon riders, Galbatorix, Durza, and the Ra'zac. Eragon calls Saphira with his thoughts, and she comes back, forgiving him for what he previously said.īrom is leading the group to the Varden, rebel freedom fighters opposing Galbatorix. Brom shows up, takes Eragon away from the village, warns him of Saphira's importance, and urges him to call her back. Blaming Saphira for his uncle's death, Eragon sends her away. When they are out, Durza's monstrous minions, the Ra'zac, arrive at the village to look for the dragon and the rider, killing Eragon's uncle in the process. She speaks to him through their thoughts and calls herself Saphira ( Rachel Weisz).
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Several people are shown reacting to this incident, including Arya, Brom ( Jeremy Irons), and Galbatorix himself.Įragon shelters and feeds the dragon, and he teaches her to fly as she gradually grows to full size. As he touches the dragon, a magical mark appears on his palm. Hoping to trade it for food, Eragon brings the stone home but realises it is actually an egg when a blue dragon hatches from it.

When Durza corners Arya, she uses magic to teleport the stone away.Įragon ( Ed Speleers), a farm boy living in the country of Alagaësia with his uncle Garrow ( Alun Armstrong) and cousin Roran ( Chris Egan), is hunting for deer when he witnesses the stone appearing. However, following the poor reception of Eragon on its release, the planned franchise was cancelled.Īrya ( Sienna Guillory), elf princess of Ellesméra, flees with a strange stone, pursued by Durza ( Robert Carlyle), a dark sorcerer under king Galbatorix ( John Malkovich).
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Originally, Eragon was supposed to be the first in a franchise based on Paolini's Inheritance Cycle book series with Fangmeirer shooting both Eldest and Brisingr back-to-back. The film was released for home entertainment on March 20, 2007. It was the 10th worst reviewed film of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes, but the 31st highest-grossing film of 2006 in the US. The film received widespread negative reviews from critics and book fans, who criticized its acting, screenplay, visuals and unfaithfulness to the source material, though its CGI and the performances of Speleers and Irons were praised by a few critics. Eragon was released worldwide between Decemand Decemby 20th Century Fox. Visual effects and animation were by Weta Digital and Industrial Light & Magic. Principal photography took place at the Mafilm Fót Studios in Hungary, starting on August 1, 2005. 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 Weisz as the voice of Saphira the dragon. Eragon (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2006 action- fantasy film directed by Stefen Fangmeier (in his directorial debut) and written by Peter Buchman, based on Christopher Paolini’s 2002 novel of the same name.
