How To Train Your Dragon Director Dean DeBlois on Sequels, the Incredible Daytime VFX Shots & IMAX
48After two years of waiting since the 2023 announcement of the movie being in development, the live-action How to Train Your Dragon is finally about to arrive. Hailing from director Dean DeBlois, who stays on board following the animated adventures, the film sees The Black Phone’s Mason Thames join as Hiccup, Nico Parker (The Last of Us) as Astrid, and Hollywood veteran Gerard Butler reprise his role as Stoick the Vast.
How to Train Your Dragon follows the story of Hiccup, a young Viking whose strengths lie not in dragon slaying like his fellow Vikings, but in thoughtfulness and creation. DeBlois, who calls himself "protective" over the on-screen adaptations, brings to life the heartwarming tale of a misfit boy and his relationship with Toothless, an elusive Night Fury dragon, as they try to bridge the worlds of dragon and man.
Following early reviews that saw Collider's Maggie Lovitt give the movie a huge 9/10, and critics on Rotten Tomatoes award the film a solid Tomatometer score, excitement surely couldn't be higher. In anticipation of the live-action release, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat with director DeBlois to discuss all things How to Train Your Dragon, including the movie's relationship with IMAX and the future of the franchise, and gives an update on the live-action Micronauts movie.
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