Watch The Trailer For Animated Adventure Dragon Rider

Sky Cinema have released the Official UK Trailer for their Sky Original animated fantasy adventure Dragon Rider.

The story of Firedrake, a young silver dragon on his magical adventure of courage, self-confidence, hopefulness, and the forging of unusual friendships as Dragon Rider.

Dragon Rider comes from the original story of Cornelia Funke’s worldwide bestselling children’s novel of the same title, brought to screen from the filmmakers behind The NeverEnding Story and the Fantastic Four film franchise.

The Queen’s Gambit star Thomas Brodie-Sangster voices Firedrake with Freddy Highmore (The Good Doctor) as the voice of Ben whom the young dragon bonds with. The film is also the directorial debut for Tomer Eshead and fans of How To Train Your Dragon might just like what this film has to offer.

Dragon Rider, a Sky Original, tells the story of Firedrake (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who wants to show the older generation he is a real dragon, not the naïve fledgling they see him as. When he discovers that humans are about to destroy the forest where the dragons reside, he sets off on a daring crusade with his best friend Sorrel (Felicity Jones) in search for a mythical safe haven hidden in the Himalayas where dragons can live in peace.

On their quest, they encounter Ben (Freddie Highmore), an orphan, who they mistake for a dragon rider destined to help them on their voyage. The unlikely trio must learn to work together, despite their differences, as dragon-eating villain Nettlebrand (Patrick Stewart) is hot on their tails to fulfil his own quest: to track and destroy every dragon.

In his directorial debut, Tomer Eshed brings to life Jonny Smith’s (Sherlock Gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet) screenplay, which was adapted from the internationally best-selling children’s novel by Cornelia Funke.

The film also has the  voices of  Felicity Jones, and Patrick Stewart.

Dragon Rider, a Sky Original will be released on Sky Cinema from 12th February  2021 and will be available on the streaming service NOW TV via the Sky Cinema Pass.