“Eragon”, the new adaptation of a novel that we will see on Disney Plus

Disney Plus decided to give “Eragon” a new chance and will now adapt it as a series. (Robyn Beck/AFP)

According to information published on the specialized site Variety, Disney Plus plans to adapt the work Eragon of Christopher Paulini. The saga, called The Inheritance Cycle, It is made up of four novels that have, more than anything, the adolescent public as the main reader. Eragon is the first of them.

The Inheritance Cycle It focuses on the story of a farmer named Eragon who finds an egg from which a dragon is born, which he will name Saphira. With the help of Brom, a kind of mentor to Eragon, the farmer will learn to become a member of the Dragon Rider (a dragon rider), which refers to an ancient order that everyone had thought had been annihilated by the evil king Galbatorix. . Thus, good old Eragon and Saphira decide to defeat the evil Galbatorix in order to free the land they inhabit, called Alagaësia.

the failed film "Eragon" did not prevent us from now having a new series. (21thCentury Fox)
The failed film “Eragon” did not prevent us from now having a new series. (21thCentury Fox)

The first novel in this series Eragon, It was first released in 2002 and then republished in 2003 by Knopf. This first installment is followed by Eldest, edited in 2005, brisingr, published in 2008 and the last of the four, Inheritance, that saw the light in 2011. The entire saga has achieved popularity in all countries, reaching more than 41 million copies sold worldwide.

Let’s remember that Eragon it was adapted in 2006 under the same name. Then Ed Spellers played Eragon, Rachel Weiss gave her voice to Saphira, while Jeremy Irons Y John Malkovich they gave life to Brom and Galbatorix, respectively. The film was not received very well by critics and its worldwide collection was 250 million dollars at the worldwide box office as opposed to the 100 million initial investment. Last year fans of the saga began using the hashtag #EragonRemake so that the world of Disney echo the claim and achieve a serial version of this story.

"Willow", another fantasy fiction that will be added to the Disney Plus catalog. (DisneyPlus)
“Willow”, another fantasy fiction that will be added to the Disney Plus catalog. (DisneyPlus)

Paolini He agreed to be a co-writer of the series that does not yet have a release date. In the meantime, Bert Salke will be an executive producer with his company Co-Lab 21 and will also be produced by 20thTelevision.

At the same time, Disney+ has in his plans the adaptation of the books of Percy Jackson of Rick Riordanwhich will be interpreted by Walker Scobell in the lead role. Following the line of the fantasy world, he also plans to give us a new version of Willow, the classic film from the 80s that will feature the same actor accompanied by a renewed cast.

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“Eragon”, the new adaptation of a novel that we will see on Disney Plus