10 Movie Franchises That Were Robbed Of An Ending

In the same way that Divergent was essentially born out of the mainstream audience's brief obsession with young adult novels, Eragon was a product of the fantasy movie craze of the early 2000s. Just three years removed from Return of the King came a movie in the same vein, albeit far inferior.

Eragon, based on the incredibly popular children's book series, was cursed by the same trend that brought about its release. There was a massive call for fantasy movies of this ilk, but with the likes of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter to compete against, there was never really much hope for this franchise.

Of course, it didn't help that the movie was as poor as it was. Even without being mired in an over-saturated genre, Eragon gave critics and audiences little to hang on to. Even with a fairly decent cast, there was little to redeem it.

Like The Chronicles of Narnia, the full Inheritance Cycle source material (the book series Eragon is part of) was never destined to make it to the big screen. Only the first book was adapted, at which point the studio saw fit to pull the plug, and it's hard to argue with that decision.