Eragon on DVD - available March 20th (sequel info)
On Wikipedia it said:
Eragon will be released on DVD in the United States on March 20th 2007. Special Features are listed below:
Disc One
* Widescreen Feature (2.35:1 aspect ratio)
* Audio commentary by director Stefen Fangmeier
Disc Two
Carvahall
* Inside The Inheritance Trilogy: The Magic Of Eragon featurette
o Prologue: The Storyteller’s Scroll (focusing on turning the novel into a screenplay)
o Chapter One: Realizing Alagaesia (focusing on storyboards, location, scouting and character design)
o Chapter Two: The Destined Roles (casting the actors)
o Chapter Three: From Carvahall To Farthen Dur (behind-the-scenes footage during film production)
o Chapter Four: Hatching The Dragon (from storyboards and concept art to the CGI process of creating the dragons)
o Chapter Five: Just The Beginning (post mortem look at the what’s next in the series)
* Random House Digital Novel featuring the first two chapters of Eldest, the second novel from the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
Daret
* The Inhabitants of Alagaësia character profiles – with director Stefen Fangmeier as your guide, journey through the process of bringing the characters from the world of Alagaësia to life
o The Dragon Riders
o Saphira
o Arya
o Durza
o The Urgals
o The Ra’zac
Gil’ead
* Seven extended / deleted scenes (with optional commentary by director Stefen Fangmeier)
Urubaen
* Eldest – Christopher Paolini Interview - exclusive interview with the author talking about the second novel and some hints about what will happen in the third and final story
Farthen-Dur
* The Secrets of Alagaësia – visual effects showcase for 19 separate film sequences with commentary by visual effects supervisors Michael McAlister and John Van Vliet
o Dragon Battle
o Fire in the Forest
o Baby Dragon
o Summoning the Ra’zac
o Unhappy Landing
o Durza Disappears
o Over the Edge
o Happy Flight
o Ra’zac Attack
o Durza’s Prisoner
o Gil’ead Approach
o Getaway at Gil’ead
o Brom’s Grave
o A Grand Entrance
o Durza’s Army
o Breath of Fire
o Battle in the Sky
o A Fallen Saphira
o The Land of Alagaesia
The Spine
* The Vision of Eragon
o Arya’s Ambush – Original Animatic Sequence (with optional commentary by director Stefen Fangmeier)
o Conceptual Artwork Gallery
Hadarac Desert
* Saphira’s Animation Guide (with commentary by director Stefen Fangmeier)
Teirm
* Pronunciation Guide
* Original Storyboards
o Saphira Hatches
o Raising The Ra’zac
o A Hard Journey
o Durza’s Scouts
o Brom’s Tale
o Battle in the Sky
* The Lost Storyboards – from four sequences not included in the final film
o Hearing Voices
o Smashing the Hut
o Name Your Dragon
o Catch The Bird
Beor Mountains
* Become The Dragon Rider – Creating the Video Game
* Trailers
It will be released on a single-layer Blu-Ray disc on the same day. It will also be released in Europe on April 16th, 2007.
SEQUEL INFO:
It has also stated on wiki:
"It has believed the special feature 'Chapter Five: Only the Beginning' on Disc Two of the Eragon DVD, hints at a sequel."
Also on the inheritance trilogy dedicated section on wikipedia it said:
http://inheritance.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
"The Eldest movie has yet to be confirmed, but it could be a possibility. It is assumed that if the Eragon movie does well at the box office that Christopher Paolini will give 20th Century Fox the rights for Eldest. More information will be posted on this page as it comes in. Edward Speleers has stated that he was training up for a second movie, and an unofficial report said something about the movie being filmed in Morocco, which is a good sign for many that Eldest, The Movie will be made."
Not to mention on wiki, eragon box office reception has been known to be quite good:
"Eragon has grossed approximately $73.7 million in the US and $166.8 million elsewhere, totalling $240.5 million worldwide, as of February 8, 2007"
So as for a sequel it seems like? good or bad thing... i'm not sure. but i am excited for the DVD, special features look to be good, i really want to see the cut out scenes.