Eragon film

Will there be Eragon 2? let’s find out!

Ever wondere what happened to the Eragon film series? An adaptation of the first novel of The Inheritance Cycle,  a young adult high fantasy series written by American author Christopher Paolini. However, there was never a sequel, Eragon 2 never saw the light. Why did the Eragon movie fail? let’s find out.

Aren’t you sad you’ll never know what happened on the Eragon 2 movie?

If you loved the first movie, you will probably want to know how Eragon’s story progresses. For this, we recommend you to read the books, they are awesome, way better than the movie in fact. Here you have them all:

The novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix.  Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia. It’s a book series that has sold over 33.5 million copies worldwide.

But in this article, we are not going to focus on The Inheritance Cycle but on the movie adaptations. A lot of questions to be answered, will there be Eragon 2? why were the sequels not released? or why did Eragon film fail? it’s time to answer all those questions

If you want to start reading the books so you can know how this series ends you can take a look at this post with the Eragon series in order.

🎞️ A bit of info about the Eragon film

Eragon was released as a film in 2006, and was directed by Stefen Fangmeier. The main role was played by Ed Speleers, while the Eragon cast included major stars as  Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou. Additionally, Rachel Weisz was the voice of Saphira.

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Eragon movie poster

Fox filmed Eragon in locations of Hungary and Slovakia and this movie was covering the events occurring in the first book of The Inheritance Cycle. The two next books in the series, Eldest and Brisingr, were going to be shooted back-to-back; however, as we all know, the Eragon sequels were not filmed.

The film had a budget of $100 million,  which is a standard amount for this kind of fantasy movies. The Eragon movie grossed a75 million in the USA and $173.9 million in the rest of the world,  grossing $249 million worldwide.

🐉 Will the Eragon 2 movie be released?

No, this planned franchise was canceled so there are no plans to release Eragon 2. Eragon’s sequels were already programmed but given the bad results of the first Eragon movie, they were not even filmed.

But, where the numbers of the Eragon film that bad? Looks like the movie managed to recoup its budget at least, they why there weren’t any Eragon sequels? Let’s go deeper.

🎥 Why did the Eragon film fail?

One of the reasons the movie failed is simple: Eragon film was significantly different from the original story. Was this well-received by the book fans and the critics? time for some reviews:

Tomatometer: 16%. So far the lowest score of all the movies we have analyzed.

Metacritic: 38.

Lots of aspects of the movie were the reason for its failure:

As said before, one of the main aspects, why this film flopped, was because the plot was drastically different from the book. This implied not showing major events of the books, excluding some races such as the dwarfs. Also, some minor issues that for some reasons were changed in the adaptation such as Sapphira’s scales being blue, Arya not looking like an elf…

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Eragon shocked after knowing there will never be a sequel

The special effects were not good either, not for a movie released in 2006 at least. Let’s not forget that Jurassic Park was released more than a decade before Eragon and still the T-Rex looks way more real than Saphira.

As a result, the movie was not well received by both fans and critics and the sequels were canceled. True, the movie seemed to recoup its production budget, but let’s not forget marketing and distribution costs are not included in such numbers, so maybe such thing plus the bad reception made the producers made such a drastic decision as canceling Eragon films.

Will the Eragon movie be remade?

It has been speculated more than once that Eragon will have a reboot, Christopher Paolini was also asked about his thoughts to redo the Eragon movie and start a new franchise, these were his words:

If I knew, I’d tell you. Let’s just say there have been a few inklings of interest in Hollywood, but Hollywood being Hollywood, it could be a long time before we get a reboot. Or it could happen tomorrow.

Also, he said that if Eragon had a reboot he would retain some control over the direction of the movie:

You bet. I would write the script, produce, etc. (Assuming my other projects let me the time, of course.)

So, Is it possible that Eragon films will be rebooted? Seems so, but this will depend on Hollywood studios.

How does the author Christopher Paolini feel about the Eragon film?

Christopher Paolini said the following about his feelings regarding the film of Eragon:

“Heh. Well, I’m glad it was made, since so few books ever get made into movies, and it introduced millions of new readers to the Inheritance Cycle. That said, the movie reflects the studio and the director’s view of the story, whereas the books reflect mine, and everyone is free to enjoy them on their own merits.” See full answer in his blog.

Seems like we discovered the reason behind Eragon’s film failure! Do you want Eragon to be rebooted? comment and say hi! If you like to know about other movie adaptation that went wrong, check this post where we answer why did they stop making Percy Jackson movies .

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51 Comments on "Will there be Eragon 2? let’s find out!"

  • I am a HUGE Eragon fan. I personally agree that the movie was a MAJOR flop. It never even came close to the book. I would LOVE to see a reboot of the movie as well as have the sequels made. But, theyd need a director who can acomplish a major undertaking as these books deserve. Such as Peter Jackson (L.O.R.) Or even Michael Bay who did an awesome job with Transformers. Also, to do them justice they would have to be “extended cuts” 3 hours per movie (like L.O.R.) THEN the series would EXPLODE at the box office!

  • I love the Inheritance Series.
    Saw Eragon at the salon, and remembered seein it years ago. Piqued my curiosity as to what happened. (Seeing a young Ed Speelers was a surprise, I know him from Outlander.).
    Yes, the movie was a far cry from the book. The book was so rich in visual images and characters. The details we looked for weren’t there..Arya’s ears, etc.
    No harm in a remake, even a TV series with more time for plot and story line. This way it can carry on for the five books, and five seasons.

  • Yes would lobe a reboot! Or a tv series! That would work! I liked the film, but I remember thinking it could of been soooooo much better. There is huge potential there! Just need some really good actors on board and some great effects. I really hope one day it gets remade.

  • I loved the movie Eragon. I know many say it flopped in comparison to the books but the story line was great. The book had so much more vivid details though. I would REALLY REALLY LOVE to see a reboot. And yes let Paolini work HIS magic by directing the film and produce and write the script. This would allow him to give it to us in fikm as he did in the books. This would be a real hit guys! And then sequels to. I dont know about a series. They tend to screw up in series form but still this story is so vast and so entailed it coyld be a sreies if they keep the cast the same through it all. Anyway, please, please, PLEASE Mr. Poalini do another movie! You are a great writer and this story deserves another try! With you be all in i think you will have a huge reaponse! In a very good way! Thank you for the movie though, to me it was not that bad but you could make it better! Hope to see or hear something soon

  • I think that a reboot would be great in general since the movie has such a bad reputation and I don’t like it when one of my favorite books gets made into a movie that doesn’t even include an ENTIRE part. Hello the dwarves may be short but that is no reason to forget them! Aaaaaaand what is the point of Arya being an elf if she doesn’t have pointed ears!!!

  • I love the film! I hadn’t read the books so I can see a reason why i like it so much, i have no other source of info that makes me complain about how bad adapted is.
    I was born in 1999 and I grew up with this film. I dont see such bad CGI tbh and i like the plot a lot and all its characters (again, i havent read the books). The best for me is Jeremy Irons rol as Brom. Love the actor and love what he did with the character. My favorite character in the movie.
    I have watched it a lot of times and I have played with my dragon toys a lot of times to that film. I’ve played with my big sister, who loves the film just as much as I.
    Now I’m 20 and i hadnt seen it for years, so I decided to watch it yesterday and I felt like i was 10 again. I felt the same things i did and I cry just as bad when Brom dies and I get as emotional as i do every time I watch it.
    To me is part of my childhood and I always have a very good memory of that film.
    It may differ from the books, Im not denying it, but for me, a non reader, I love it. I dont n¡know what would I thought if i had read the books before watching it, guess Ill never know. BUt I can tell you that if I read the books in some future, I will still love the film till the end of my days.
    I understand there was no way they could make a sequel that fit the book’s plot, but i would have watched every single one if they had been released. Sad they didnt because of bad reception and low intake in the box office.
    At least we still have the film and I love it just as much as I did as a kid. Got nothing bad to say about it

  • I’ve been in hopes they would make eragon 2. I guess since I never read the books, I really liked the movie

  • I simple love the books and alot of times the scripts are changed and when this happens it usually doesnt go well with the books fan base. If they revamp this into a new movie with all new characters then they must stick to the book as close as they can. If they do this I know it will break records cause the books are magnificently created. I really hope Hollywood does recreate it and takes the chance.

  • I loved the movie. Its still one of my favorites. I would welcome eragon 2 or a reboot i guess. Eragon 2 would be best though

  • My wife and I enjoyed the books very much, on the strength of that we went to the flics to watch the film , we “walked out” after about 35 minutes . A reboot sounds good, but with so much detail and so many characters would probably end up being as long as The Lord of the Rings.

  • Remake the eragon movie it did not follow the book made it boring an uninteresting would be nice to have a reboot make it more like the book when make people want to watch it more especially eragon fans

  • I have read the book series of Eragon twice and I loved it both times. I also watched the movie several times and was a little disappointed at the amount of things left out and the change in characters that just didn’t bring the story any justice. Hollywood tends to do a lot of screw-ups when it comes to making what people read in the books see it as visually as written by the auther. So with that said someone needs to take another try without cutting the true story to pieces. Let the writer have the bigger say in the screenplay and production. I hate a butchered story.

  • Ed Speelers did a great job and also the The John Malkovich and Sir Jeremy Irons appearances are great as well.. Please have the reboot.

  • The movie was terrible but the books are great, I recommend them to anyone who wants to know how the story goes on

  • 5 stars
    So this is why? omg that is sad, I loved it. When can I find the books?

  • I thought the movie was great and was shocked there is no sequel! I have not read the book so wasn’t disappointed it wasn’t like the book. I loved Ed Speleers and Jeremy Irons too! Robert Carlyle makes a great evil sorcerer too! We didn’t get to see much of John Malkovich and I wish there would have been more. I hope someday there will be more movies!

  • I really hope to see a reboot, the books are incredible. The movie was good too but would like to see a reboot en the cycle to continue.

  • I never read the books, with that said loved the eragon movie many critics that read books over think the process. Obviously you can put a novel into 2.5 hours or even an 1.5 hours so stuff is left out. I feel sorry for all the people who loved the movie like i did that never read the books.

  • I loved Eragon and had wondered why there wasn’t a sequel. Please reboot Eragon along with Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. THANKS!

  • I have read the books and they were great. Yes it was a little different in the film but it was still fun and great to watch. I been aching to see the sequels to it. The ending of the first movie led perfectly into the second one and was disappointed that they didn’t follow up with it. It was amazing and I’d love to see a reboot.

  • Hey , i would love to see a whole lot more of earagon . If there will be a remake from the first movie i will sureley watch it, i ordered the books also , i absoluteley wanna know what happens next and how this will end. I am a great fan of long movies in this genre and hoping and looking forward to see when the next part or the remake will brought out.

  • I’m a big fan of eragon. The movie was good for what it was, but compared to the book yes was a flop. I would hugely love a reboot to the movie as well as the sequels made. I’m sure that there are plenty of us to urge this message to those that need to hear it.

  • Hi! I’ve read all the books of Inheritance and I loved the movie despite the major differences from the book, deviations of the plot line, major details left out; but I agree with others. A TV series or remake of the first movie to give the rest of the series a chance would be stupendous.

    The movie was a solid show, I wished it was longer as to really capture the same journey in the books; but unfortunately it seems to be the case with books becoming movies.. there is always too many opinions going into the making of it.

    I have hopes that we’ll see more of it, an adventure I never wanted to end.

  • Movie was great. Could be the as big of a box office seller as harry potter if made with a better directer a nd allowing the author be more hands on with the movie. Or even a series would be great so the story can be explained alot better! Each eragon book can be easily made for 2 movies so it can show waaay more detail of each book. Loved the books loved the movie!

  • You can already get the books. There wouldn’t have been a movie if the books hadn’t been published.

  • I never read the book but I love the movie!! Lol!! As a matter of fact my dvd is so scratched from watching it so much it actually freezes on me quite a bit!!

  • I watched the movie and really enjoyed it. I loved Saphiras voice so hot! I sadly have not read the books im more into movies. Hollywood though seems to screw up so much stuff these days. If i ever get my hands on Seth Rogan im going to beat the crap out of him for ruining Preacher. He made it such wussy tv series the comics are so much darker!

  • In my opinion the dragon looked pretty real to me the special effects of the dragon where also good I wish they did a second movie do to the fact that they literally left the door open for a second movie since the last scene was the king showing a Big dragon almost twice the size of Saphira

  • It is so sad when a book series is turned into a crappy movie. The Eragon series had the potential to rival Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. Instead, the movie was made by somebody who apparently did not read, or like, the book. The same thing happened with Percy Jackson, where an excellent series of books was turned into two mediocre movies, and then went no further. I would love to see Fablehaven and the Monstrumologist hit the big screen, but I am scared to see how badly Hollywood could mess those up. I’m sure it is tempting for an author to take a big check from Hollywood, but sometimes I wish they would maintain more control over the script and story.

  • Just being real when does anyone ever make a movie and keep it true to the books look at all the Harry Potter films and there is so much more in the books that the films didn’t even come close to. Yet they we’re a hit. I personally loved the Eragon movie it’s the reason I read the books and still watch it to this day and am not disappointed by it what so ever…..I don’t understand all the harsh criticism of the movie when like I mentioned earlier that rarely does any movie made about a book keep true to the damn book or books…… I am however very very disappointed that there most likely won’t be a 2nd Eragon movie!!!

  • It’s a true shame that they didn’t follow the full storyline from the book that made the Eragon into a movie.
    The worse part of all considering when the movie came out & how it was made the poor outcome of the movie made it a flop which could have made it a true blockbuster from the start.

    If they’re ever to do the Movie Series including a Reboot of Eragon why don’t the get such Great Directors like: Stephen Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Ron Howard & James Cameron to completely redo the Movie including the follow up Movies in the Series???

    I’d definitely like to see it Truly make a Redone Eragon movie including the follow up Series as per the Book.
    Because allot of Movies don’t completely follow the true meaning of the Storyline from the Book.

    But whoever does think about Redoing what would have been a Blockbuster Movie good luck to them as I’d definitely go see it or buy the box set.

  • I personally loved the movie. Yes the books were better and they almost always are, but I would love to see the rest of the dragon movies made.

  • I would like to see a reboot and sequels. Of course, i like fantasy movies anyway whether it follows a book or not.

  • Haven’t watched the movie but from what I hear it’s pretty bad. I personally don’t really like movies made from books that don’t follow their original book’s storyline. I think an Eragon movie reboot would be super awesome, although some said that a TV series might be better, which would be ok too. I would totally watch it!

  • Yes I would love to watch eragon 2 when I watched eragon it reminded me of of dream works how to train your dragon it had a lot similarities,eragon would be better with the same characters,17 year old Eragon is good character ,like Astrid and Hicup they start there movie as young and end with kids as chief

  • I would love a second movie I think the first one was great I love watching it and so do my kids I just wish they would make another 1 I have read all the books way too much that I hard to replace my originals

  • I watched the movie and read the books. For sure LOVE the books, but the movie… it reminds me very closely of what M Night Shyamalan tried to do with Avatar the Last Air bender, and we all saw how awfully he did with that (for reals, stop making movies M Night, just not your gift). The books were perfect, especially the first one and it’s like you took all the good action scenes, story development and just chucked it aside so that you could show more of a shiny blue dragon talking about nothing. Like really?

    I hope they do reboot this series as it was soooo creative, adventurous and really got your imagination flowing, just stick to the dang books people!

  • Even though the looks were not there a reboot of the TRUE PLOT of the Inheritance series would be a GREAT idea

  • I would love to see the series remade into movies!! I enjoyed watching it when I was younger, and still do. So does my family. I feel like it had a lot going against it, when it was originally made, but the storyline is solid. I think some criticize a little too harshly, considering the time the movie came out and it’s circumstances. I do think they would have to make a big commitment to remake it. But I feel like it’s worth the time put in, if they do it properly. I don’t feel that leaving the last movie the way they did was fair to those who worked on the project or the viewers, even those who didn’t particularly approve.

    I do wish someone could get a petition together to pass for those who would like to see a remake.

  • I 100% agree that he should do another move because it needs to continue!

    I also believe that he should make another because I believe that where he ended the first movie is not a good way to end, only because me and maybe others like me that have a hard time reading and really depend on the movie would like to know and see what happens next.

    So please M.r Poalini please make more of the Eragon movies please. I’m not the best at reading so I really want to know what happens

  • So please Mr. Poalini please make more of the Eragon movies please. I’m not the best at reading so I really want to know what happens.. I love that movie!

  • Hi haven’t read the books and have watched this film many times over and over and often wondered if there was a sequel to it now I know would love to see more on this or a reboot think this would make fantastic franchise please hollywood do something on it

  • If there’s no eragon 2 just do the reboot… eragon 1 was made in 2006 and i Put a comment on November 6th 2021 really hahaha I’ve watched that movie 20 times or so I really want a reboot or eragon 2 doesn’t matter I’ve been a fan of dragons since I was little and I’m 22 years old now I love to draw skulls and dragons especially dragons so make eragon 2 or a reboot thank you

  • I can’t wait till you make another movie of Eragon I read the book and things to movies will be epic let me know y’all make another movie The Eragon series or a TV show

  • Even though there was a bunch of mistakes doesn’t mean the movie series should be stopped many people enjoyed eragon and would like for there to be a completed movie series for it especially with an open ending as shown at the end of eragon

  • Whoever Canceled Dragon just know I hate you, you ruined a good movie I was hoping for eragon 2 but of course your to lazy to fix it…

  • Seriously, please make a reboot!

  • I would absolutely LOVE a Dragon reboot! However this time Christopher Paolini needs to be directly involved, the movies would have to be able to hold, reflect and visually emphasize the books! The original movie made me sooo mad because it didn’t even come CLOSE to reflecting the adventures and character interactions in the book! We need a big time director like Peter Jackson or James Cameron to redo the original and the continuance of the series. It would make sooo much money and I believe EVEN MORE people would read the series! This is my favorite book series ever and I’ve even reread them multiple times!

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