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Is It Possible To Make Good A Dragon Movie Anymore?? And, Can Universal Make One Out Of DRAGONOLOGY??


Merrick here...


I haven't read these books, so my knowledge of the source material is limited. This said, Universal has acquired the rights to the DRAGONOLOGY books by Dugald A. Steer (I smell a pseudonym - am I right?)

The faux nonfiction books by Dugald A. Steer are based on the conceit that dragons actually exist as revealed by the Victorian dragonologist Ernest Drake. An underlying theme is that dragons should be studied and revered in the same way as any rare species.

Hartman's fantasy adventure take revolves around a group of dragonologists who go on a globetrotting quest to keep a corrupt man from taking control of the world's dragons and using them to wipe out humanity.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter.

As far as I'm concerned, there hasn't been an even vaguely passable dragon movie since DRAGONSLAYER back in 1981 (elements of REIGN OF FIRE were okay, but I don't think the whole sustained). The highest profile of recent attempts to make a dragon film...D-WARS (DRAGON WARS)...was awkward, bewildering, and just plain dopey. So, I think it's fair to ask...as far as films go...is their any juice left in this conceit? And, why is it so damn hard to make a bad-ass dragon movie?

Leonard Hartman will write & Executive Produce the adaptation.



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by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:45:42 AM
first
by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:45:45 AM
and first
by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:45:57 AM
and first
by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:45:59 AM
What about Temeraire?
by amaysingstories
Jun 13th, 2008
09:49:15 AM
oh come on now...
by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:49:49 AM
the good one...
by bobaswart
Jun 13th, 2008
09:51:21 AM
first!!!
by listo65
Jun 13th, 2008
09:52:01 AM

by listo65
Jun 13th, 2008
09:52:46 AM
The Hobbit....
by Zombieflicker
Jun 13th, 2008
09:53:33 AM
There's been a few good Dragon movies
by TheNorthlander
Jun 13th, 2008
09:55:02 AM
amaysingstories
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 13th, 2008
09:55:52 AM
The dragon in Beowulf was awesome
by ingloriousjedi
Jun 13th, 2008
10:04:50 AM
The Dragon Knight series
by McDee
Jun 13th, 2008
10:09:16 AM
I am the last one!!!
by Larry Sellers
Jun 13th, 2008
10:11:22 AM
as a kid I loved Dragon Heart
by cekma
Jun 13th, 2008
10:21:41 AM
Dragon Heart
by Andyb77
Jun 13th, 2008
10:26:38 AM
Dragonslayer anyone....
by j2talk
Jun 13th, 2008
10:28:11 AM
FIRST!!!!
by kevinwillis.net
Jun 13th, 2008
10:29:13 AM
Reign of Fire wasn't bad
by I Dunno
Jun 13th, 2008
10:33:20 AM
...and a live action Dragonlance would kick holy ass
by I Dunno
Jun 13th, 2008
10:34:17 AM
If "The Incredible Hulk" proves anything...
by Anna Valerious
Jun 13th, 2008
10:36:42 AM
Why?
by ROBRAM89
Jun 13th, 2008
10:38:06 AM
The book has no Plot.
by postalpez
Jun 13th, 2008
10:39:03 AM
DRAGONSLAYER was the best dragon movie
by fiester
Jun 13th, 2008
10:39:33 AM
Dragonslayer
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
10:40:19 AM
If they do SMAUG right in THE HOBBIT...
by WhoDis
Jun 13th, 2008
10:45:56 AM
NOT LOTR VERSION #5
by ArcadianDS
Jun 13th, 2008
10:46:31 AM
Didn't Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey already star in th
by TVguy4566
Jun 13th, 2008
10:48:27 AM
Bring out TEMERAIRE! For God's sake!
by DanteS2005
Jun 13th, 2008
10:49:27 AM
CGI is the reason...
by Kid Z
Jun 13th, 2008
10:50:50 AM
I rather watch SEAGALOGY.
by Gilkuliehe
Jun 13th, 2008
10:51:49 AM
"will an average American audience...
by Kid Z
Jun 13th, 2008
10:57:35 AM
Merrick's stance is 100% correct.
by Nice Marmot
Jun 13th, 2008
10:58:23 AM
Is it possible to make a good movie anymore?
by kwisatzhaderach
Jun 13th, 2008
10:59:20 AM
The TEMERAIRE series...
by brokentusk
Jun 13th, 2008
11:04:22 AM
I dunno
by professor murder
Jun 13th, 2008
11:06:28 AM
regarding above post
by professor murder
Jun 13th, 2008
11:07:58 AM
Yeah, Reign of Fire -
by Cat_Corporation
Jun 13th, 2008
11:09:35 AM
Dragonology does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Jun 13th, 2008
11:13:59 AM
D-Wars was so Bad it was Great
by grungies
Jun 13th, 2008
11:15:18 AM
Harry - Anyone have the Pern books working?
by Ninja Nerd
Jun 13th, 2008
11:18:46 AM
how bout DRAGONOSCAPY
by g-ride9000
Jun 13th, 2008
11:21:16 AM
FABLE OF THE DRAGON TYRANT
by benito
Jun 13th, 2008
11:24:16 AM
Best dragon movie was...
by Heckles
Jun 13th, 2008
11:29:44 AM
Sounds like another kids movie to me.
by grampageezer
Jun 13th, 2008
11:34:18 AM
professor murder,
by I Dunno
Jun 13th, 2008
11:35:36 AM
Don't Know About The Books
by thefrood
Jun 13th, 2008
11:35:58 AM
Remake Sex in the City,
by Diagnostic
Jun 13th, 2008
11:37:48 AM
"It would be better than Lord of the Rings."
by Tinfang
Jun 13th, 2008
11:39:27 AM
Dragonslayer...........
by BacardiRocky
Jun 13th, 2008
11:40:00 AM
the Pern dragons
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 13th, 2008
11:43:02 AM
Medieval Spawn VS the Dragon!!!
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 13th, 2008
11:46:20 AM
ivor the engine
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
11:47:10 AM
Dont forget Petes Dragon
by Paraplegic_RaceHorse
Jun 13th, 2008
11:48:52 AM
Pete's Dragon
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 13th, 2008
12:01:01 PM
"It would be better than Lord of the Rings."
by I Dunno
Jun 13th, 2008
12:06:35 PM
Iron Dragon's Daughter
by JackNF
Jun 13th, 2008
12:10:03 PM
Umm....HARRY POTTER?
by twindaggerturkey
Jun 13th, 2008
12:28:29 PM
I quite like Reign of Fire
by slone13
Jun 13th, 2008
12:29:03 PM
Tiamat
by Metlar413
Jun 13th, 2008
12:30:26 PM
I liked Dragonslayer
by Animation
Jun 13th, 2008
12:32:31 PM
sloane33
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
12:38:21 PM
sorry
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
12:39:32 PM
bod33
by slone13
Jun 13th, 2008
12:40:32 PM
I thought Eragon was ok
by Moviekiller
Jun 13th, 2008
12:43:07 PM
MacNicol
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
12:45:56 PM
Yes, GIVE ME DRAGONLANCE!!!
by DarthCorleone
Jun 13th, 2008
12:48:00 PM
Whodis is right. If Smaug is well done then Hobbit wins
by Knobules
Jun 13th, 2008
12:50:33 PM
And I concur on Dragonslayer.
by DarthCorleone
Jun 13th, 2008
12:54:50 PM
And I agree Smaug will rock.
by DarthCorleone
Jun 13th, 2008
12:57:00 PM
Regarding Sex in the City
by amaysingstories
Jun 13th, 2008
01:06:19 PM
they made that dragon documantary
by cheifchirpa3000
Jun 13th, 2008
01:08:08 PM
oh and happy birthday tom cruise
by cheifchirpa3000
Jun 13th, 2008
01:09:44 PM
flight of the dragons is an awesome
by cheifchirpa3000
Jun 13th, 2008
01:10:43 PM
Me? I'm Waiting For Temeraire
by DKT
Jun 13th, 2008
01:11:59 PM
Oh, They were Talking About Dragonlance
by DKT
Jun 13th, 2008
01:14:01 PM
dragons world thats the documentary
by cheifchirpa3000
Jun 13th, 2008
01:14:40 PM
DKT
by bod33
Jun 13th, 2008
01:24:12 PM
Forgotten Realms > Dragonlance
by Shigeru
Jun 13th, 2008
01:34:13 PM
and yeah, um the dragon in Goblet of Fire
by Shigeru
Jun 13th, 2008
01:35:01 PM
DragonSlayer = Awesome
by brattyben
Jun 13th, 2008
02:02:59 PM
The 5th Temeraire Book...
by Kezilla
Jun 13th, 2008
02:10:08 PM
falcor
by vaterite
Jun 13th, 2008
02:10:57 PM
The Dragon sequence in Beowolf was pretty good...
by beefywhore
Jun 13th, 2008
02:13:25 PM
Temeraire
by scrivener
Jun 13th, 2008
02:32:19 PM
Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms
by jbreeze
Jun 13th, 2008
03:17:36 PM
The Dragon movie with Sean Connery as the voice
by hallmitchell
Jun 13th, 2008
03:20:03 PM
Homeland: The Movie
by Shigeru
Jun 13th, 2008
03:27:17 PM
Dragons
by Caerdwyn
Jun 13th, 2008
03:41:20 PM
I dunno
by professor murder
Jun 13th, 2008
04:00:54 PM
Must be nice to be so delusional.
by Tinfang
Jun 13th, 2008
04:15:01 PM
Real dragons should be intelligent and talk
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jun 13th, 2008
04:17:11 PM
???
by professor murder
Jun 13th, 2008
04:24:05 PM
Flight of Dragons?
by mudkip5000
Jun 13th, 2008
04:25:39 PM
H.R. Puffenstuff
by freq
Jun 13th, 2008
04:33:51 PM
GOBLET OF FIRE and BEOWFUL were good
by Drath
Jun 13th, 2008
04:41:52 PM
Dugald A. Steer = Greased Adult
by Iowa Snot Client
Jun 13th, 2008
05:33:19 PM
I think films about mythical creatures are
by skimn
Jun 13th, 2008
05:50:51 PM
It used to be the same thing with SciFi
by Macktheknife01
Jun 13th, 2008
07:03:37 PM
Dragonlance does not have a deeper story than LOTR
by jae683
Jun 13th, 2008
07:04:17 PM
Del Toro wants to make the DEFINITIVE screen dragon
by performingmonkey
Jun 13th, 2008
07:24:56 PM
Dragonriders of Pern would make an awesome movie.
by W3bzpinn3r
Jun 13th, 2008
08:09:58 PM
Smaug cometh ... everyone else to swarm in too?
by Dreamfasting
Jun 13th, 2008
08:35:33 PM
Reign of Fire should have been
by Hotscot
Jun 13th, 2008
09:34:23 PM
Puff the Magic Dragon = Hash
by Hotscot
Jun 13th, 2008
09:35:15 PM
Hotscot: nope. Look it up.
by Dreamfasting
Jun 13th, 2008
09:58:57 PM
None of those movies werer any good
by Volstaff
Jun 13th, 2008
10:31:15 PM
For the love of God don't...
by shmu65
Jun 13th, 2008
10:37:46 PM
Thanks Dreamfasting
by Hotscot
Jun 13th, 2008
10:51:30 PM
Elric
by Dingbatty
Jun 14th, 2008
12:54:02 AM
Earthsea
by Biggie Kaiju
Jun 14th, 2008
12:54:53 AM
Where's the movie?
by Bass Ackwards
Jun 14th, 2008
01:26:30 AM
Hotscot
by chipps
Jun 14th, 2008
01:59:24 AM
first
by chipps
Jun 14th, 2008
02:01:03 AM
"The highest profile of recent attempts, D-WAR..."
by Big Dumb Ape
Jun 14th, 2008
02:43:32 AM
LMAO! Dragonlance better written han LOTR???
by Big Dumb Ape
Jun 14th, 2008
03:35:59 AM
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962
by Maegnarval
Jun 14th, 2008
04:10:28 AM
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON!
by abigblueball
Jun 14th, 2008
06:37:45 AM
Temeraire FTW
by spix14
Jun 14th, 2008
06:50:01 AM
Exactly professor murder.
by Tinfang
Jun 14th, 2008
09:36:10 AM
A question for Tinfang
by lyleblake82000
Jun 14th, 2008
10:58:38 AM
If you want to see great dragons...
by seniorspeilbergio
Jun 14th, 2008
11:57:25 AM
I'm no troll, Tinfang
by I Dunno
Jun 14th, 2008
12:09:45 PM
Flight of Dragons is the best Dragon film
by xmanse
Jun 14th, 2008
12:40:48 PM
THE PROBLEM IS.....
by Blitz
Jun 14th, 2008
01:22:03 PM
Hey ....I Dunno
by Blitz
Jun 14th, 2008
01:24:06 PM
DRAGONLANCE MOVIE
by CutterZane
Jun 14th, 2008
02:01:12 PM
Another vote for Temeraire.
by Knuckleduster
Jun 14th, 2008
02:29:49 PM
animal planet doc ftw
by ValMcKee
Jun 14th, 2008
04:39:41 PM
Lollipop Dragon
by Bootskin
Jun 14th, 2008
11:00:07 PM
lyleblake82000,
by jae683
Jun 14th, 2008
11:51:09 PM
The 2 Dungeons & Dragons Live-Action Movies...
by Maegnarval
Jun 15th, 2008
02:09:12 AM
Eagles couldn't have tossed the ring in.
by Dingbatty
Jun 15th, 2008
06:40:12 AM
Melanie Rawn's books
by Dingbatty
Jun 15th, 2008
06:43:02 AM
Thanks Dingbatty.
by Tinfang
Jun 15th, 2008
12:27:14 PM
RE: I dunno.
by Tinfang
Jun 15th, 2008
01:22:11 PM
RE: lyleblake82000
by Tinfang
Jun 15th, 2008
01:29:37 PM
Dragoncharm would be fantastic
by edisonflak
Jun 16th, 2008
04:28:25 AM
There was a mockumentury
by Dazzler69
Jun 16th, 2008
07:02:46 AM
The Hobbit Toon
by Dazzler69
Jun 16th, 2008
07:03:33 AM
Hows about making DRAGONBRAIN?
by panstre
Jun 16th, 2008
01:51:17 PM
Give me TEMERAIRE over this shit
by Mullah Omar
Jun 17th, 2008
07:03:36 PM

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