Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire
| Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire | |
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| Directed by | Patrik Syversen |
| Produced by | Raffaella De Laurentiis |
| Written by | Matthew Feitshans |
| Screenplay by | Matthew Feitshans |
| Starring |
Patrick Stewart Tom Rhys Harries Jessamine-Bliss Bell André Eriksen Richard Cordery Martin Hutson |
| Music by | Mark McKenzie |
| Cinematography | Andreas Johannessen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country |
United States Romania |
| Language | English |
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire is a 2017 American-Romanian fantasy adventure film directed by Patrik Syversen. It is the second direct-to-video prequel of the 1996 film Dragonheart film, and it takes place about seventy years after the events of Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse. Like its predecessor, it takes place many years before the first film. It was released on Netflix and DVD/Blu-Ray on June 13, 2017[1].
Cast
- Patrick Stewart as Drago (voice) [2]
- Tom Rhys Harries as Edric
- Jessamine-Bliss Bell as Mehgan
- Tamzin Merchant as Queen Rhonu
- Turlough Convery as Walter
- André Eriksen as Thorgrim
- Richard Cordery as Earl Robert
- Martin Hutson as Osmund
- Delroy Brown as Councilor Marrakar
- Lewis Mackinnon as Player
- Marte Germaine Christensen as Sable
- Ørjan Gamst as Krokr
- Daniel Berge Halvorsen as Hakon
- Stig Frode Henriksen as Leiknarr
Development
A sequel was first hinted at by writer Matthew Feitshans soon after the video release of the series' third film in 2015. Matthew Feitshans later confirmed his involvement in a fourth film on his Twitter account, along with new director Patrik Syversen who will take over filming after Colin Teague declined to return. The budget is reportedly almost twice the size of the third film's following its surprise success.
Music and sound
The score was composed by Mark McKenzie, who previously composed the score for Dragonheart: A New Beginning and Dragonheart 3.
Filming
Filming began in Romania on April 12th, 2016 at Corvin Castle in Hunedoara, Romania, and wrapped on May 6th with the rest of filming completed in late 2016.
References
- ↑ "Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire". IMDB. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ↑ "Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire". Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-06-17.