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She-dragon: ILM gives a digital winged reptile an emotional performance, and Weta takes her to battle in Eragon.(Creature Creation)(Movie review)

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The film Eragon has two stars: a teenaged boy named Eragon and a blue dragon named Saphira. The boy is performed by actor Edward Speleers; the dragon by visual effects studios Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Weta Digital.

Directed by Stefen Fangmeier, the 20th Century Fox film is based on the book Eragon, written by then 15-year-old Christopher Paolini. The fantasy, the first book in a trilogy, includes elements reminiscent of both Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. It centers on the coming-of-age of a sentient dragon and a boy who would become a Dragon Rider. At the end, together they defend their homeland against an evil king (John Malkovich) with help ...

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