Ben Thornton (portraying Young Quinn) with camera crew and special effects crew on set

(Left to right):  Creedy (Gerard Butler), Quinn (Christian Bale)

Quinn (Christian Bale, left) joins forces with hotheaded American mercenary Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey, right) and his pilot, Alex Jensen (Izabella Scorupco, center), to kill a dragon that has reduced much of the earth to ash.

Pictured:  A dragon with a 300-foot wide wingspan and its offspring fly high over the ruins of London, having burnt Big Ben and Parliament to ash.

Director Rob Bowman on the set of "Reign of Fire"

Izabella Scorupco in Reign of Fire (2002)

Director Rob Bowman ("The X-Files" movie) envisions a scene with Christian Bale.

Matthew McConaughey (second from left) chats with the crew during a break in filming. Directed by Rob Bowman.

The Special Effects crew operates the Dragon's Breath, which provided the real-life fire on the set.

Matthew McConaughey in Reign of Fire (2002)

Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, and Izabella Scorupco in Reign of Fire (2002)

Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey, pictured) reacts to the dragon's latest attack

Quinn (Christian Bale, pictured) makes a terrifying discovery that threatens their future: a dragon egg.

Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey, right), an American mercenary, with his pilot, Alex Jensen (Izabella Scorupco, left) arrives in Britain with the firepower to bring down the beasts.

Quinn (Christian Bale, right) and his right-hand man, Creedy (Gerard Butler, left) stand guard over a castle that houses some of the last survivors on earth

Left: Christian Bale, Right: Matthew McConaughey. 

Left to right: Izabella Scorupco, Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale. 

(Left to right) Quinn (Christian Bale), Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey)

(Left to right):  Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey) (third from left), Alex Jensen (Izabella Scorupco), Creedy (Gerard Butler), Ajay (Alexander Siddig), Quinn (Christian Bale), Gideon (Terence Maynard).

Pictured (Left to right):  Quinn (Christian Bale), Alex Jensen (Izabella Scorupco), Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey).

Alex Jensen (Izabella Scorupco), Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey), Quinn (Christian Bale).

Matthew McConaughey (left) on set between takes

Ajay (Alexander Siddig), Quinn (Christian Bale)

Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale in Reign of Fire (2002)