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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Built a Better Toothless by Leaning Into His Panther DNA
Director Dean DeBlois recreates "The Forbidden Friendship" and "Test Drive" sequences with a new and improved Toothless.
How Toothless evolved for the new ‘How to Train Your Dragon’: ‘We wanted him to feel like a big pet’
On the set of the live-action movie, Toothless and the other dragons existed as large puppets with simple functions, operated ...
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How to Train Your Dragon Review: Reimagining a Modern Classic
Dean DeBlois’ 2025 live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon is a thrilling, emotionally resonant triumph—an example of ...
The 5 Biggest Differences Between “How to Train Your Dragon”’s Animated and Live-Action Movies (Including an Emotional Scene!)
Hiccup and Toothless made their debut on the big screen in the animated version (which was inspired by author Cressida Cowell ...
Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Lifts Off With Fourth-Biggest Opening Day of 2025, ‘Materialists’ Serving Third Place Debut
Universal's live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' had the fourth-biggest opening day of 2025, while A24's ...
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'How to Train Your Dragon' director on Hiccup, fostering empathy: ‘A hero for outsiders’
From Lilo Stitch to How to Train Your Dragon, Dean DeBlois has always viewed storytelling as more than just spectacle and with his new live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, the ...
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Did You Spot How to Train Your Dragon Director Dean DeBlois' Cameo In the Movie? [Exclusive]
But arguably the most fun catch we made is the inclusion of director DeBlois in the actual Isle of Berk. Actor Mason Thames (Hiccup) and Nico Parker (Astrid) confirmed the cameo to NBC Insider when we ...
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What Happened To Hiccup's Mother In How To Train Your Dragon?
Dean DeBlois’ live-action remake of the beloved 2010s classic How to Train Your Dragon makes a number of important changes ...