How to Train Your Dragon, an animated made by Dreamworks Animation in 2010, is being remade again as a hybrid live-action/animated film by Universal Pictures, the parent company of Dreamworks.
Universal says that the “live-action reimagining” will use “cutting-edge visual effects” to bring to life the story of Hiccup and Toothless “with jaw-dropping realism.”
Dean DeBlois, one of the directors of the original animated version, is also directing the hybrid remake. In the past day, Universal has released both a teaser trailer and behind-the-scenes looks, both of which can be seen below:
The live-action version stars Mason Thames as Hiccup and Nico Parker as Astrid, with Gerard Butler as Chief Stoick the Vast (Butler also provided the voice of the character in the animated feature).
The cast also includes Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, and Murray McArthur.
A comparison between the new trailer and the original …