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How To Train Your Dragon | Official Teaser Trailer
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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Totally unnecessary
Funny enough they are hiding the actress they cast for Astrid
Funny enough they are hiding the actress they cast for Astrid
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willothedog
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That Dragon is clearly fake. Why bother with a live action remake if you cannot be bothered to get a real Dragon?
Hrk69
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Funny enough they are hiding the actress they cast for Astrid
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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Husky
THE Prey 2 fanatic
Oh god, I remember her. I've seen four of her roles. I imagine they'd want to hide her, she can't act for shit. She's just a nepo baby.
I'm really not impressed by what they're showing of Hiccup (and they probably should've cast someone a couple years younger—maybe it's way too early to judge), but Toothless looks really impressive, and I was pretty dazzled by how accurately they reproduced his movement from the animated film.
Is this just gonna be a shot-for-shot remake of the animated film with worse visuals and acting?
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Well, we'll see if the nepo baby can act. With a blonde dye job she might be alright.
SlimySnake
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Hrk69
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It certainly looked like that from the trailer
Just showed it to my son who is a HTTYD MEGA-FAN of all the films and tv series, other than the modern version. He even made me take him to a summer movie airing of the first one since he wasn't born when it premiered and he wanted to see it in a proper theater.
"100%, 100%, we are going!"
Goddamn the cast is roooough though. We got Butler, he is always great. But Fishlegs is that really big New Zealand guy from Deadpool 2, they got a girl the size of THREE Ruffnuts, how are these folks gonna get on dragons? Nick Frost though, he's fun.
Digital-Aftertaste
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I honestly feel disgusted at this... Feels like borderline money laundering.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
There is no way this will capture the same magic as the original, but if it's a shot for shot remake, it will probably still be enjoyable.
Lambogenie
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Thought this was a joke.
What. Is. The. Point? You are better off remaking the CG movies with new tech, which i actually would prefer since the jump from 1 to 2 is massive.
Shot for Shot so it can't be bad but man, not going cinema for it.
What. Is. The. Point? You are better off remaking the CG movies with new tech, which i actually would prefer since the jump from 1 to 2 is massive.
Shot for Shot so it can't be bad but man, not going cinema for it.
Well, Nico doesn't look much like Astrid or her book analogue, but she's pale enough that with the hair braided up she doesn't really stand out. If her chemistry with the Hiccup actor was the best, I think she may work in the film. Damn I see her mom STRONG in her though 
But damn, they got some BIIIIIIIIIIG ass actors for the sidekicks, JFC how are these mammoths gonna ride dragons?
Anyway, I just wish they had dropped the viking aspect if they were gonna "globally cast". Come up with a more nebulous medieval theme or whatever. I don't personally care a whole lot but we all know there ain't gonna be any non-pacific islander looking folks in Moana 2 (or the live action version, could be wrong though) because they are the 'right' kind of non-diverse so I kinda feel like drawing my line in the sand just to be ornery.
But damn, they got some BIIIIIIIIIIG ass actors for the sidekicks, JFC how are these mammoths gonna ride dragons?
Anyway, I just wish they had dropped the viking aspect if they were gonna "globally cast". Come up with a more nebulous medieval theme or whatever. I don't personally care a whole lot but we all know there ain't gonna be any non-pacific islander looking folks in Moana 2 (or the live action version, could be wrong though) because they are the 'right' kind of non-diverse so I kinda feel like drawing my line in the sand just to be ornery.
Spirit Icana
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I'm very much interested. Looking forward to it.
Director said it's not a shot by shot remake, but they did try to recapture some key moments from the original film. Astrid looks fine to me. No more blond hair, but she doesn't look wildly out of place with the setting from a visual design standpoint. She fits in just fine. Live action Little Mermaid this is not. If her performance and chemistry works out well with the rest of the cast, most particularly with Hiccup and Toothless whom are the heart of the film, then she will win over a fanbase for herself.
Hopefully the music and the deepened story all come together for a strong flick. Would love to see this with the family if the film is strong.
Director said it's not a shot by shot remake, but they did try to recapture some key moments from the original film. Astrid looks fine to me. No more blond hair, but she doesn't look wildly out of place with the setting from a visual design standpoint. She fits in just fine. Live action Little Mermaid this is not. If her performance and chemistry works out well with the rest of the cast, most particularly with Hiccup and Toothless whom are the heart of the film, then she will win over a fanbase for herself.
Hopefully the music and the deepened story all come together for a strong flick. Would love to see this with the family if the film is strong.
The funny thing is, the movies are nothing like the books. The books have the characters and they are vikings, but Toothless is a super small dragon with an attitude. I read the books to my son when he was little after we watched the shows and I thought to myself, "Why did they change this? It's pretty funny!" The story lines are also different because Toothless is small enough to sit on Hiccup's shoulder. I like both the books.and the movies for as different as they are. I would say give the live action a chance.
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