The hickmans conceived dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to tsr for a job interview dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by. Dragonlance summary the battle is won but the war still. The film was directed by will meugniot and distributed by paramount pictures. Among his other duties, he is the patron deity of the order of the rose, a prestigious order of knighthood. Dragons of autumn twilight, the film is an epic tale of might, magic, and. Saturday morning cartoon, which is not surprising considering that the movie was directed by will meugniot. In animation meugniot is a winner of the international monitor award of best director, childrens programming for his wo rk on jim bentons. The film was directed by will meugniot and distributed by paramount. Kiefer sutherland headlines dragonlance movie slashdot. Dragonlance, dragons of autumn twilight 2008 animated full. Will meugniot is simply an animation genius, and hes helping us create a very innovative and complex film. Dragons of autumn twilight elmore one of my all time favorite fantasy series. Dragons of autumn twilight is the first animated featurelength film spun from the venerable dungeons and dragons roleplaying game.
Its not the great film adaptation that the book really deserves but its not a complete waste of time. With michael rosenbaum, kiefer sutherland, lucy lawless, fred tatasciore. This makes up the bulk of the midstory in the book but in the film the encounter literally lasts about five minutes if that. Based on the new york times bestselling novel dragonlance.
Will meugniot is an american writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. Knights, dragons, draconians, kender, gully dwarves, and a shitload of books that a huge amount of nerds have read. Wizards of the coast also turned over all responsibility for maintaining the dragonlance setting in the 3rd edition to margaret weiss home company, sovereign press. All in all id say this film is worth checking out if youre a dragonlance fan. Dragons of autumn twilight directed by will meugniot.
Paladine is a fictional major deity from the dragonlance fantasy series of novels and roleplaying games, originally published by tsr, inc. Towers of high sorcery by margaret weis, chris pierson and jamie chambers, 2004 larry elmore raistlin majere and dalamar argent dalamar the dark dragonlance. Multiple formats, ac3, color, dolby, ntsc, widescreen. This series is the first set of dragonlance novels, and is followed by the dragonlance legends series. Ive read the book this is based on so im familiar with what is suppose to happen but something about the story that i was never a fan of was just how tropey it is. Dragonlance chronicles margaret weis, tracy hickman. Dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by tracy hickman and margaret weis under the direction of tsr, inc.
Largely considered by most to be the distilled essence of fail, its also unfortunately the only adaptation well likely have in a while. Ive read the book several times over and this is a trueish reflection of it. The film an animated version of dragons of autumn twlight has been produced for a worldwide commercial release director the film was directed by will meugniot, whose credits include stargate. The 90minute feature hews as closely to the 400pluspage source material as possible. Looking monster in dragonlance that makes it worth watching.
Featuring the voices of keifer sutherland, lucy lawless, michael rosenbaum, michelle. The novel dragons of autumn twilight is the first book in the dragonlance chronicles trilogy. Dragons of autumn twilight 2008 will meugniot on allmovie in this animated film based on the popular series. Dragonlance, chronicles, dragons of autumn twilight by larry elmore higher res. The dragonlance animated feature, starring lucy lawless as goldmoon see dragonlance cartoon from paramount, is slated for theatrical release in august 2007. Dragonlance chronicles by joel ojeda lopez fantasy kunst, fantasy rpg, dungeons and dragons characters. It is based on the first novel written for the campaign setting, dragons of autumn.
My two favorite characters in one painting mages in lab w familiars larry elmore fantasy and scifi at their best. Dragonlance dragons of the autumn twilight by paramount. Directed by meugniot the animated xmen tv series and penned by strayton cleopatra 2525, xena. Cindi rice, coexecutive producer of the upcoming animated fantasy movie dragons of autumn twilight, told sci fi wire that the film will remain true to the book by margaret weis and tracy hickman, the first in their dragonlance chronicles series. The animation was reportedly outsourced to studios in. The story is based on dragons of autumn twilight, the first dragonlance chronicles book by margaret weis and tracy hickman. Dragons of spring dawning dragonlance chronicles book 3. Dragonlance is mostly known for its books than anything. Dragons of autumn twilight was released on 15 january 2008. It is based on the first novel written for the campaign setting, dragons of autumn twilight, cowritten by margaret weis and tracy hickman, both of whom gave assistance for the films screenplay adaptation by george.
The voice acting was solid, led by keifer sutherland and also starring lucy lawless, the acting of sutherland as raistlin was spot on. Being a dragonlance fan for so long, i was thrilled when i heard about a movie finally being made. Can a small band of heroes, including the wizard raistlin kiefer sutherland, the priestess. Lucy lawless dragonlance goldmoon fan site dragons of. After five years apart, searching the world of krynn for proof of the existence of the true gods, a group of adventurers reach their goal in the form of a barbarian woman carrying a miraculous blue crystal staff. Dragons of autumn twilight, an animated movie based on the first dragonlance book of the same name, was released directtovideo. It is based on the first novel in the setting, dragons of autumn twilight by. Dragonlance chronicles by margaret weis, tracy hickman, et al. Watch dragonlance dragons of autumn twilight movie. Soon they are thrust into war as an army of dragons overtakes their homeland. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The dragonlance chronicles is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by margaret weis and tracy hickman, which take place in the dragonlance setting. Larry elmore cover illustration for the book dragonlance.
I am a fan of the story and the book that this movie is based off of. Unfortunately, all it could manage for a feature length film is this low. Preproduction on the animated dragonlance film is continuing apace, and the voice casting for the companions has been completed. The dragonlance novels are perhaps the best known series of books spawned by the fantasy role playing game dungeons and dragons. Paladine dragonlance dungeons and dragons wiki fandom. Will meugniot is known for his work on the secret files of the spydogs 1998, the real ghostbusters 1986 and. In this animated film based on the popular series of fantasy books, six friends a dwarf, a warrior, a halfelf, a mage, a knight and a kinder have come together.
The chronicles trilogy is the perfect place for readers to start their dragonlance journey the story of the companions and the battle to save krynn from takhisis, the queen of darkness. Kiefer sutherland, and michael rosenbaum are two of my favorite actors, and having them both doing voices for this movie made it even better. Dragonlance lexicon a wiki in need of love, like this page. Its mostly the result of reading too much tolkien in the 70s and an unhealthy obsession with dragons. Will meugniots diverse career as an artist, writer, designer, executive, producer and director has spanned many areas of the entertainment world, including comic books, animation, childrens book illustration and live action film storyboards. Director will meugniot ultimate avengers ii has considerable experience with animation, but his experimental mixture of twodimensional footage and cgi is extremely inconsistent.
Dragons of autumn twilight is a 2008 animated film, the first to. A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of tobe heroes as an army of dragons invades the land. He is known for his work on animated shows in the 1990s and 2000s. The dragonlance novels are perhaps the best known series of books spawned by. Apparently based on a series of books, dragonlance is very popular. The heroes of the lance battle dragons, ruthless invaders, and the minions of dark gods to keep their beloved homeland from falling under the pall of evil. The story is based on dragons of autumn twilight, the first dragonlance chronicles book by margaret weis and tracy hickman the dragonlance movie is being directed by longtime animatorcomic writer will meugniot, whos directed. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Im extremely proud of the creative team i brought together, rice said in an interview. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
After 300 hundred years of peace, the world of krynn has descended into darkness as the evil goddess takhisis and her army of dragons threaten to dominate the lands. Reviewing my shameless pile of movies, books and stuff. The dragonlance novels are perhaps the best known series of books spawned by the. The dragonlance chronicles have also been adapted as an animated movie entitled dragons of autumn twilight, starring michelle trachtenberg, kiefer sutherland, michael rosenbaum, and lucy lawless, and directed by will meugniot. It was the first dragonlance novel, and first in the chronicles trilogy, which, along with the dragonlance legends trilogy, are generally regarded as the core novels of the dragonlance world. Will meugniot is known for his work on the secret files of the spydogs 1998, the real ghostbusters 1986 and captain planet and the planeteers 1990. Based on the first in a series of countless fantasy books by bestselling authors margaret weis and tracy hickman dragonlance. Film blog focusing mainly but not fully to lesser known films, genre films, bmovies, direct to video flicks and finnish films. Dragonlance movie stay close to book animation world network. Dragonlance, dragons of autumn twilight 2008 animated. The chronicles are the first trilogy in the series of dragonlance novels and anthologies that now number close to 150 books, several of which were on the new york times bestseller list. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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