disney intends to rehabilitate, since the release of its streaming platform Disney+, many franchises loved by children and young adults. After the rehabilitation of Percy Jackson with the series Percy Jackson and The Olympians (who has already revealed some of his unknown cast – Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri), disney intends to tackle the saga Eragon. Mistreated by the fans after the very bad film released in 2006 by Stefan Fangmeier and carried by the too young and uncharismatic Ed Spelersthe franchise could be entitled to a long-awaited second chance, something that fans have been asking for several years.
This is variety which announces that disney launches the serial adaptation of the saga and that Christopher Paolini, the author of the books, will be the co-screenwriter. According to the magazine’s internal sources, Bert Salkeproducer of Percy Jackson and The Olympians, will also be for this series. In any case, the announcement that will probably be the most important remains the future officialization of the actor in the role of the young dragon rider Eragon so much Ed Spelers had not been able to carry the heavy weight of the film on his shoulders. The broadcast is awaited by disney for the end of 2023 which would mean that production could start quickly.
