Dragon Rider (film)

Dragon Rider (German: Drachenreiter) is a 2020 German animated fantasy film based on the novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke. The film was to be released in theatres on August 6, 2020.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film release was finally postponed to October 1, 2020.[3]

Dragon Rider
German film poster
GermanDrachenreiter
Directed byTomer Eshed
Produced by
Written byJohnny Smith
Based onDragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
Starring
Music byStefan Maria Schneider
CinematographyOlaf Aue
Production
company
Distributed bySaban Films (USA)
Constantin Film
Release date
  • 1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) (Germany)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Box office$4.94 million[1]

Premise

Firedrake is a young silver dragon, who has had enough of constantly having to hide in a wooded valley. He wants to show the older generations of dragons that he is a real dragon. When humans are about to destroy his family's very last refuge, Firedrake secretly sets off on an adventurous journey with forest brownie, Sorrel. He wants to find the "Rim of Heaven", the dragons' mysterious haven. On their quest Firedrake and Sorrel encounter Ben, an orphan and stray, who claims to be a dragon rider. While Ben and Firedrake make friends quickly, Sorrel becomes increasingly distrustful and tries her best to get rid of the orphan at every opportunity. But the unlikely trio have to learn to pull together, because they are being hunted by Nettlebrand, an evil, dragon-eating monster which was created by an alchemist with the aim of tracking down and destroying every dragon on Earth.

Cast

Production

It was announced in June 2017 that production had begun on an animated adaptation of Cornelia Funke's novel.[4]

In May 2018, the castings of Felicity Jones, Patrick Stewart, Freddie Highmore, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nonso Anozie, Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar were announced.[5]

Reception

Commercial

Dragon Rider has earned $4,940,000 at the global box office.[1]

Critical

Dragon Rider currently holds a 5.8 / 10 rating on IMDb.

References
  1. "Dragon Rider Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "DRACHENREITER - Ab 6. August 2020 im Kino (FOTO)". OTS. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "DRACHENREITER (2020)". kino-zeit.de. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. John Hopewell. "Constantin Initiates Production on Timeless-Sold 'Dragon Rider'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  5. Stewart Clarke. "'Rogue One' Star Felicity Jones Joins 'Dragon Rider' Animated Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
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