A hit fantasy that didnt get sequels because it sucked breathes fire on streaming

The way Hollywood works – especially as it relates to a movie designed to be the first in a multi-film franchise – is that sequels will be given the okay should the opening installment turn a tidy profit. However, in some cases the first chapter is so unrelentingly awful that there’s no other choice but to abandon ship, which makes 2006’s Eragon such a fascinating case. Released at a time where big budget fantasy and YA literary adaptations were all the rage, the $100 million epic based on Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle ticked both boxes, which gave it a…