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For director Dean DeBlois, who returns to the helm after crafting the original films, translating the beloved story into live action meant not only revisiting what made the franchise popular but also reshaping it for a different style of storytelling. And as expected, adapting such a beloved and expansive world came with its own creative hurdles[...]

Directed by Dean DeBlois, who also made the original animated trilogy, the film sticks closely to the story fans already know—about a young Viking who befriends a dragon and changes the future of his village But now, with real actors and more lifelike visuals, the world of Berk feels more grounded and emotionally powerful. Mason Thames[...]

Dean DeBlois, the visionary who's partially responsible for the beloved How to Train Your Dragon franchise, is no stranger to balancing fantasy with believability As he prepares to unveil his live-action adaptation later this summer, DeBlois is now sharing exclusive insights with NBC about reimagining Toothless, the iconic Night Fury, for a photorealistic world And[...]

Dean DeBlois is directing the movie Matt Platt is producing, and it does seem like the strikes slowed things down on this one, but now they are full steam ahead You know that's the truth because less than a week later, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Nick Frost is joining the cast as Gobber the[...]

Is How To Train Your Dragon 2 the second part of a trilogy? Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph is at SDCC 2013 aka Comic Con and interviews How To Train Your Dragon 2 director and writer Dean DeBlois about older Hiccup, Toothless, and plenty of new characters – with the voices of Cate Blanchett,[...]