Fantasy Live Action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (Universal)

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I feel like Universal showing it this early means they have confidence in it. So I can believe the good early reactions.

2027 for the sequel seems far too soon though and a little over confident.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Well, if it’s another shot-for-shot remake like this, they’ve already got the whole thing story boarded and designed.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[psylockolussus]

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World in June 2029!

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

New posters:

 

[CB Fan]

Saw a trailer yesterday in front of Thunderbolts and dang they just showing the whole movie lol. I know it’s not changed much from the animated film but still leave something for the people who haven’t seen it in a while or at all.

 

[Dave McFly]

I never saw any of the Dragon films so this is my first time seeing one looking forward to it

 

[Pennywise]

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

That latest trailer pretty much shows the whole movie. But still hoping this will be good.

 

[Filmfreak]

That latest trailer pretty much shows the whole movie. But still hoping this will be good.

We already know the whole movie, they haven't changed a single frame.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

We already know the whole movie, they haven't changed a single frame.

True. But some people will have never seen the original at the same time.

 

[DarkKnight88]

True. But some people will have never seen the original at the same time.

To be fair, we’re not talking about a 30 year old movie here. It’s only 15 years old with the last one coming out only 6 years ago. Readily available.

Animation also has a timeless quality to it (why Disney continuously reissues their films and it plays as brand new to the next generation).

I have to assume the only people excited for this but haven’t watched the original is either because they’re very young or prefer live-action movies over animated.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Lily Adler]

2 Chris Sanders films getting live-action remakes in the same year less than a month apart.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

To be fair, we’re not talking about a 30 year old movie here. It’s only 15 years old with the last one coming out only 6 years ago. Readily available.

Animation also has a timeless quality to it (why Disney continuously reissues their films and it plays as brand new to the next generation).

I have to assume the only people excited for this but haven’t watched the original is either because they’re very young or prefer live-action movies over animated.

No but there will be kids who watched the original who are now adults or close too. There will also be kids born since who haven't watched the original so the movie will be seen by a whole new generation.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I never saw any of the Dragon films so this is my first time seeing one looking forward to it

Deeply ironic.

 

[psylockolussus]

I'm more curious about its box office performance than the movie itself. Looking at the box office numbers of the previous films, they were okay but not huge compare to several animated films that came out in the 2010s. So this wasn't something I expected to get a live action remake. Its also interesting how the 2nd remake was announced before the first remake comes out. What will they do if this underperforms?

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Review | Film Reviews

How to Train Your Dragon (2025) film review by UK film critic Chris Olson. Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost directed by Dean DeBlois,.

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How to Train Your Dragon Review - IGN

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon can feel hemmed in by its faithfulness to the animated original, but it’s re-creating that film’s sense of heart and soul as well as its entire plot and most enduring images.

www.ign.com

Film Review: How To Train Your Dragon - Screensphere

Filmmakers revisiting their work isn’t anything new - Michael Haneke’s American Funny Games; Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much; even Heat is a do-over of Michael Mann’s own L.A Takedown. If it’s going to be done, after all, surely it’s best in the hands of those who know it best

screensphere.co.uk

'How to Train Your Dragon' Review - Dean DeBlois Offers a Live-Action Remake Superior to the Rest

How to Train Your Dragon is superior to other recent live-action remakes, but it still struggles with offering audiences something completely new.

discussingfilm.net

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Pennywise]

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Won’t Be Laggin’ At Summer Box Office With $175M-$185M Global Start For Live-Action Redo – Preview

How to Train Your Dragon looking at a $65M-$75M U.S. box office opening with another $110M overseas. Dakota Johnson's Materialists eyes a $7M+ start.

deadline.com

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Reading reviews. This movie being totally bankrupt in terms of a creativity in the same summer as a Disney remake, that actually showed some, in kind of insane.