Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Stars: Edward Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Jeremy Irons (Full Cast)
Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures

The Plot: In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

THE BUZZ: Comic-Con Update: From what we saw in San Diego, the world will soon be yawning the name of Edward Speleers ... No offense to the young man, but this is what a worldwide casting search yields? We just didn't see it when he was standing in front of us, or as Eragon quested on screen in the special footage previewed at the convention. And we swear Jeremy Irons would have learned a lesson or two about lame fantasies after Dungeons & Dragons.

As a 15-year-old boy, Christopher Paolini started working on a novel, fueled by his love of all things Tolkein. Eragon was published when Paolini was 17, and was a worldwide best-seller (Eldest, the second volume of his Inheritance Triology, was published in 2005, and as far as we know it has yet to be optioned). The novel was adapted by Lawrence Konner (Mighty Joe Young) and Peter Buchman (Jurassic Park III) and Stefen Fangmeier makes his directorial debut after serving as visual effects supervisor on such films as Saving Private Ryan, Twister, and Lemony Snicket.