The fan-favorite young adult novel Eragon is coming back as a live-action series under Disney Plus and the reboot news has left many fans startled. What’s more, author Christopher Paolini is attached to the project as well, and offered a few cryptic words of gratitude towards the fandom or better put Alagaësians.
For many, the Eragon reboot announcement would be a trip down memory lane since the first adaptation was a movie in 2006 which failed to appeal to both critics and fans of the book alike. The feature starred a young Ed Speleers as Eragon Garrett and Jeremy Irons as Brom, a once Dragon Rider teaching Eragon how to ride Saphira, the dragon voiced by Rachel Weisz.
For the uninitiated, the Eragon universe has fantasy elements that you’d find in the Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. In a world of Dragons, elves and humans, similar to GOT’s House Targaryen – not every individual is capable of riding one. Much like Thor’s Mjolnir choosing if the wielder is worthy of using the hammer, a Dragon egg in Eragon hatches only if and when the baby inside decides the human or elf in contact is worthy of becoming its partner by mind and heart. The Eragon movie was made with a $100 million production budget and netted about $75M domestically.
Since the movie’s failure to live up to expectations, Many have long arduously campaigned for a reboot and with the mouse house in the early stages of developing an Eragon series with Paolini’s involvement – the fan reactions below say it all.
we won 🥲 pic.twitter.com/5mVTXBKxDx
— 𒉭 struggler (@dumbpippin) July 25, 2022
So, all I can say at the moment is … thank you. Thank you to everyone who has read the books, supported the tweetstorms, and participated in this fandom. None of this would have happened without you Alagaësians. https://t.co/wxJpo8ZKal
— Christopher Paolini (@paolini) July 26, 2022
Eragon fans when they read the Variety article. #EragonRemake #Eragon pic.twitter.com/RXFzvS486W
— Crow #StandWithUkraine (@Scarecrow276) July 26, 2022
PERCY JACKSON SERIES ATLA LIVE ACTION SERIES ERAGON LIVE ACTION SERIES Y'ALL MY CHILDHOOD IS COMING BACK IN ITS ENTIRETY
— beercy || hayles & hoseok month (@taehyungcore) July 25, 2022
I am once again pushing the Katie McGrath as Arya agenda #Eragon pic.twitter.com/MSjUaDHHFY
— Kimmy (@kazskruge) July 25, 2022
I saw the eragon movie in theatres when it came out and I think it was the first time in my life I was consciously aware of a movie being dogshit https://t.co/P2g2m2xdvO
— sean (@mcthrillhouse) July 26, 2022
Eragon fans ATLA fans
🤝‘There was no live adaptation. Never been done before. Ever. Period.’ https://t.co/Xf9vMaaW6I
— 🍃 n a r é 🍃 (@IsThisNare) July 26, 2022
no but i have been begging for years to get a faithful Eragon adaptation with Christopher Paolini involved and now we might actually and finally be getting it. pic.twitter.com/HBZwRofgzf
— ⎊Captim⎊ (@irvnstark) July 26, 2022
DISNEY. IF YOU RUIN PERCY JACKSON AAAND ERAGON, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU UNTIL THE DAY I DIE https://t.co/tiTyCzNdzI
— cliffe (@BunearyFan) July 26, 2022
between this and eragon, i feel like there is an early 2000s young adult adaptation apology tour happening. https://t.co/nEx2iFe85r
— nisa khan 👩💻 (@mnisakhan) July 25, 2022
The eragon news has absolutely made me feral
— gaia 🐉✨Aurawra #4 🔜🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹 (@meroaw) July 26, 2022
Give me another hot Murtagh, live-action 'Eragon' series. I beg of ye.
— Maggie Lovitt (@maggieofthetown) July 25, 2022
First Percy Jackson and now Eragon?
Failed 2000s adaptations getting another shot, hope it's good https://t.co/FlZiJslB4k
— Neo a.k.a Negro Kuwabara (@NeoGameSpark) July 25, 2022
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
CONGRATS @paolini!
This is one of the best news ever.
Can't believe it's a thing now.
Loved the books so much back in the days. #Eragon https://t.co/HTr83x4LYy— Lucas#BetterCallSaul📞 ⚖ (@lucaslu_ckli) July 25, 2022
NEW ERAGON SERIES AT DISNEY PLUS pic.twitter.com/K2dD0nXxII
— . (@DOCT0RD00M) July 25, 2022
I WILL BE VERY CRITICAL OF CASTING CHOICES. ERAGON AND ARYA BETTER BE HOT https://t.co/YqtNHgqlqV
— jwoww (@virgo_uchis) July 26, 2022
Disney+ trying to find more franchises outside of Marvel/Star Wars.
PERCY JACKSON and ERAGON seem like a start at trying something new. I wonder what else they have coming that is non-Star Wars/non-Marvel but with franchise potential. https://t.co/pbr60hsvew
— Triple Z (@TripleZ_87) July 25, 2022
I CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE A POSTER MADE OF THE NEW DISNEY+ SERIES TO HANG NEXT TO THIS MONSTROSITY pic.twitter.com/LMILVWg9pc
— #EragonRemake (@RemakeEragon) July 26, 2022
So glad to see eragon get adapted for the first time! https://t.co/4I4tDyC4VM
— dako (@BsOrcq) July 26, 2022
It should be noted while Paolini was initially reported by Variety as a co-showrunner and set to co-write the series, the report has since been updated to state the project is in “such early stages that no such decision has been made officially.”
Eragon series does not have a release date attached yet.
