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Plot summary
Orphaned farm boy Eragon destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper, this is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Running, hiding and battling across the lands with his mentor Brom and the gracious dragon Saphira, together, with the beautiful Princess Arya, this Band of Brothers learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies. Who shall succeed toward the end? Shall good overcome evil? Or will all be lost to the dark forces forever? Fly with the adventure.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Eragon (2006)
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- Late in production the crew added feathers to the bat-like wings of the CGI dragon Saphira, inspired by the Angel's wings in X-Men: The Last Stand; ILM lead viewpaint artist Jean Bolte called them "skethers", half-feathers and half-scales, drawn from the pangolin.
- Alex Pettyfer was among those considered for the role, but since production took place in central Europe and Pettyfer is afraid of flying, he declined it.
- Christopher Paolini, author of the original novel, wanted a cameo as a warrior who is beheaded in the battle of Farthen Dur, but he was unable to appear because of his European book tour.
- Eragon was meant to be the first of a franchise, with Fangmeier shooting Eldest and Brisingr back-to-back, but following the poor critical reception and box-office performance the planned sequels were not produced.
- Around 2021, fans tweeted #EragonRemake to get Disney, the rights holders after their acquisition of 21st Century Fox, to revamp the series for Disney+; the hashtag trended within hours and Paolini joined the movement himself.
- Avril Lavigne recorded the film's theme song "Keep Holding On", released as a single in 2006, which peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was later included on her 2007 album The Best Damn Thing.
