Let's Talk About The New Hiccup And Astrid 

My opinion: this is not the type of franchise that can be done in live action to begin with!

There are so many Scandinavian actors. They deserve more exposure.

Imagine if they had a scandinavian cast. Then we'd know they care. Can we all collectively agree to not watch it? I really don't want Dreamworks to fallow Disney's footsteps in writing trashier versions of the originals that almost ruin them. They're perfect. Leave them alone

I mean HTYD is heavy based on norse and viking culture, so YEAH characters looks matters for a CULTURAL Reason

Honestly one of my biggest pet peeves is when they don't even try to make the actor look like the character,I'm talking hair color,hairstyle, contacts etc... I think if they make the girl blonde and give her a braid and give the guy the right hairstyle I'd be willing to give them a pass.

Tbh the race change makes me a little concerned, I know it's fiction but there still vikings after all. But if she can pull a good portrail of Astrid than it's fine, I am afraid they are taking the Disney rout with "diversity for the sake of it", I am willing to overlook the age gap if the chemestey between them will be there. I am still skeptical about this film, but I think it can pull it off

I keep forgetting Dreamworks is adapting HTTYD. In any case, I'd love an uno-reverse; I want Disney to get the rights to Narnia and AT LEAST adapt TLTWATW as an animated musical.

but... she has blonde hair and blue eyes because she is a viking! so doesn't her appearance matter to the story?! i remember when i watched this movie as a kid, and i was excited that it was about vikings and in scandinavia like me. so i think it is kind of sad that they don't take this into account. i think the little mermaid was a little different, because she is just a mermaid, so it wasn't that odd for her to be another race. but here, a big part of the movie is about viking culture and is set in a viking town. they are vikings and vikings looked a certain way. in this way, i dont understand why her appearance wouldn't be a big part of the story.

This is the first time I'm hearing about this, and I already have my concerns. Personally I believe we don't need a live action Httyd remake at all. Edit/ not angry about the casting but I can't say that I can see Hiccup and Astrid in them. No hate to the actor and actress though, just idk they don't feel like those characters? [It's not because of her race that I'm meaning I promise 🙏]

*sigh* and to think Dreamworks was back to being good again after Puss in Boots….

As a Norwegian, I found it very insulting that they couldn’t get Scandinavian actors, considering the fact that the vikings themselves were Scandinavian!

I’m not a fan of either of the castings (or the idea of a live-action remake), and the Astrid race swap isn’t something I want to get in to after having already discussed it with Tinkerbell, Ariel, Aragorn, and Annabeth. But the film will truly fail if they don’t cast Gerard Butler as Stoic, since he’s a larger name, the original VA, And fits the appearance well. He’d be the perfect choice.

Just make them look like they’re in Scandinavia in the 1000s. If they gave a reason I’ll give them a pass, or if they dye her hair blonde and give Hiccup and Astrid the right hairstyles that’ll be good. But on another note, how will they make it in live action? The dragons are going to look emotionless. And in the beginning, they’re supposed to be scary and then cute. How will they make the switch in realistic CG?

I've never been a fan of live action remakes, nor a fan of race-swapping pre-established characters, but this one really bothers me in particular considering this film is about vikings, and httyd specifically is based around Scandinavian vikings/culture, so the race swapping isn't necessary and is even disrespectful.

If they make this grimy and realistic i swear to god I will riot.

1st I don’t want dreamworks to follow Disney footsteps 2nd Httyd are perfect as they are, not need of a live action 3rd in the little mermaid the race thing doesn’t mattered because it wasn’t clear were was set, and it wasn’t a issue in the story, but in this case I think it’s wrong, since Httyd is clearly inspired by the Viking culture and setting,but I would like to know what the northern people think

If race wasnt a big issue they wouldnt change it all the time viking are SCANDINAVIAN so therefore they should look SCANDINAVIAN if you want to cast from a bigger race range dont make remakes of movies centered around VIKINGS

I am honestly so sick of live action remakes, I wish studios would give animation the love and respect it deserves, it's one of the most beautiful and expressive mediums you can use to tell a story and yet so many people seem to flock to live action like it's the golden standard. On top of all of that, I really wish they left this franchise alone, it's not enough they made a joke out of the characters in the 3rd film 4 years ago or so, now they wanna stain the original with what will probably be a heartless piece of trash meant to be nothing more than a cash grab.

This is creepy to have a teen have a romantic relationship with a 18-19 year old. This is very inappropriate and people should be speaking up a lot more about this.. also if all these races swaps are taking place and it’s all cool then let’s go away and make princess and the frog white in live action. I’m sure everyone will be “okay” with them changing the original African American princesses race? It’s the double standards that don’t make sense to me. Since they wanna change races of original white characters but we can’t ever change original black characters race. It’s very contradictory. It’s either we don’t like race swaps or we do. We can’t have it both ways.

I think the appearance of the character matters here, cause it's animated. Not having the actor look like the already existing animated character is a little disrespectful to the character designer's work, in my opinion.

Also, the race-swapping is stupid If the race of Astrid, an established character, isn't a big deal then by changing her race,it IS a big deal. You're not respecting continuity and it doesn't count as representation Want a black viking? Then make a brand new character. Period.

I believe Gustaf Skarsgard would be perfect as Stoick. He is a good age for the character (currently 42), Is actually Scandinavian (he was born in Sweden) and he has experience playing a Viking character in the past. (Floki in the History Channel series Vikings). He is also the son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and 3 of his brothers are also actors so the industry is their blood. On top of that he has the size for Stoick, he is 6'4. Stoick is described as 6"9 but i think he could pull it off very well.

Dreamworks was Doing Well with their Animated Movies,making Remakes with a Franchise that was Ended and is 13 Years Old,I Don’t Believe it’s a Good Idea and the Casting I don’t Know if it’s Good or Not.

I think it bothers me that they are remaking the movies instead of make a movie that follows closer to the books. There is no Astrid in the books.

One of my biggest issues is that the hidden world was released in 2019 which was 3-4 years ago. I just do not think the are going to capture the same magic as the original movie, and when people compare this to the first movie then it is going to give the franchise a bad reputation

i wonder how they do toothless he is one of the reason i love the animated movies and what next from dreamworks trollhunters spirit shrek ? in live action i dont think toothless will be so adorable in live action as he is in the animated movie

Okay, the thing about not casting people who look like the characters; its supposed to be a live action of the movies. Its supposed to be the characters "in real life". Even with how screwed up the storyline is in the PJ movies, at least they cast them more to visually fit the characters. Their casting for Percy is the only reason I kept watching the movies because it felt like I was actually looking at a real life Percy. Also when they do this, they directly put the actors in the firing line. These actors have to do twice as well to be considered a "good version" of the character. And, while it may mot matter to you, the visuals of a character are half of their recognizability. When designing a character, all the details are added for a reason. Astrid's hair being in a braid shows that she's active. The skulls on her belt and her shoulder guard show she's a warrior. Her being blonde and blue eyed is a tieback to the stereotypical visual of "Viking". Her appearance was made that way for a reason. It may not be expressed in the main story, but I promise you it 100% has an effect on her story and how the audience perceives her actions. And again, appearance is half of the recognizability. We'll use Percy Jackson here. Black windswept hair, sea green eyes. His appearance alludes to his heritage before its mentioned. If they saw a black haired kid with green eyes and a copper sword/pen, readers would unconsciously make a connection to Percy. Any character you think of has a 'face' like this, certain visual characteristics that make them recognizable. And for the general audience who usually can't be bothered to remember specifics, hair and eye color is massively important, especially in a live action. Its the features they're going to use to identify the character.

DreamWorks you're better than this! Stop it. You're stored to be better than Disney.

FINALLY! I’ve been wanting this. I have a buddy who looks and sounds JUST like hiccup.

I'm actually somewhat optimistic about this, because I think this movie can translate decently well in live action. I mean, we have seen vikings and dragons PLENTY of times in live action, so...this could actually work!

While usually I don't mind race swapping. Like I thought Ariel was fine, this movie is so rooted in scandenavian culture. Like maybe there were poc in that area at the time with the freedom to do what astrid does, idk, but if not it's like casting mulan as a black woman. Maybe not as bad, but it feels wrong to erase that history, but I could be wrong of course. Edit: Doing a little looking and with the mention from a reply, there were in fact POC vikings, so I retract my statement.

Hollywood is getting closer and closer to the meme of Ryan Gosling playing T'challa.

"Physical appearance it doest really matter unless it informs the character...a non issue." ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I honestly think this is gonna be terrible, but if by some miracle it ends up being the best live action adaptation of all time, I will laugh my ass off.

Look, i honestly hope that i'm dead wrong about everything that i'm about to say, but i have a strong feeling that this is going to be one of THOSE Live-Action Remakes of an animated film, where if you've seen the original, then you've seen the remake. Where sure, it's techically the same movie you knew & loved, only a "worse" version of it. Once again, i hope wrong here, but these are the vibes i'm getting from this.

None needs this film and this will only attract the race culture war to a beloved franchise. I hate this with passion. Was it that wrong to just see a cast looking like the actual characters??

Here is the thing: On one hand, I absolutely expect a great movie. Like, after having seen Detective Pikachu (yes different studio, I know), I'm absolutely sure you can incorporate fictional creatures in a movie and still make them more or less look like they did in animated shows. On the other tho, I'm not sure how well I'll adjust to the characters looking different. Like, just from looking at Hiccups and Astrids actors, I know there will be no focus at all on accuracy to the animated movies. And I'm already kinda scared if they cast conveniently attractive people for Fishlegs, Snotlaut and Ruffnut and Tuffnut, like they already did with Hiccup. Not to mention that they didn't even bother casting scandinavians or at the very least northern europeans. Also, I just feel like it doesn't really translate well into live action? Like, I think we all remember the scene where Hiccup fed Toothless for the first time and then Toothless spit out half of that fish and basically told him to eat it. HOW is an actor supposed to even remotely compare to animated Hiccups reaction in that moment? Same with that scene when they flew for the first time without the cheat note and the rope on that tree stump. That moment when Hiccup felt this absolute joy at being able to do it, just for Toothless to spew fire and Hiccups face changing to absolutely done in a millisecond? I just know those scenes won't be nearly as iconic if they aren't animated

I was wondering where that film was from and then I remembered in my band class who played the song drummania

Anyone else thinking that Aidan Gallagher would’ve been better for Hiccup? Appearance, sort of voice, behaviour in general

How do you even do a live-action remake of a franchise that deals with dragons? Most of the Disney remakes primarily feature human beings. I'm really curious to see how they're going to render the dragons and how they're going to replicate all the scenes involving dragons. Any animated show featuring animals should stay animated, because it's very difficult to find ways to portray those creatures in real life.

-deep inhale- What?

Why? Just why? I never understood the need of people to make live actions movie. What's the problem with a book or an animated movie/show?

I swear if they cast someone like The Rock as Stoic I am going to scream to high heaven

I'm a little skeptical because I'm a big fan of this franchise and I'm not sure how they'd be able to improve on it. However, I also think the casting is great. The actress for Astrid did great in The Last of Us and is it just me or does she actually look quite similar to Astrid? Like, ignoring the race thing, I think her face-shape is close enough somehow and Astrid's appearance has never really been a big thing in the franchise. I'd say her outfit and braid are more iconic and just putting her in something similar would immediately make her recognizable as Astrid. The actor for Hiccup looks similar enough as well. I'm more worried about the dragons, especially Toothless because his appearance really has become very iconic. Since the fans are a little older now and it's life action, I kind of hope they'll use this as an opportunity to show the grittier things and improve on the viking/dragon conflict. The original is already so good at this, but I hope they use this movie as a way to improve on it even more.

Give Jay and America cameos in the film

Remember when people were celebrating (for whatever reason) that a black actress was cast to play a live-action version of ARIEL all while saying her race doesn't matter? Very hypocritical of them as it goes against her race seemingly not mattering. Well *clearly her race matters to them* to be celebrating it in the first place. Physical appearance will *NEVER* not be important for a character. It's why people put time and effort into it, and it's how people immediately recognize who they're watching. You can often tell a lot about a character just by looking at them. And the more iconic the better. That frizzy dark-haired, olive-skinned girl will *never* be Astrid, because we don't see Astrid, we see a cosplayer, we see the actor and not the character. Nobody who looked at _Velma_ saw the Scooby Gang, just some rando kids having a costume party, and their outlandish, unlikable personalities further alienated them from the audience.

The viking culture was never represented correctly by Hollywood, and HTTYD has dragons, so I don't care about historical accuracy for this franchise. But I can see how the main characters not looking like before could be jarring for fans. The first movie is very different from the book, but was well received. Maybe if the remake was more close to the book, or why not : just made up a third version of the story, with new designs for the dragons, it could have his own identity ? I want to be hopeful because it's Dreamworks, I want to see them showing to Disney how to do a good remake, even with color blind casting, but I doubt that they will put much effort into it. 😮‍💨

I just had a thought about the age gap. They had to find someone who is taller than whoever is playing hiccup. I feel like that is an important aspect and if they do sequels, he will hopefully grow

I would rather see them make a whole new different story with these characters instead of them just copy-paste all three animated movies in live action

If Scarlett Johansson cant play transgender man (because she isn't transgender man) then only someone of Scandinavian ancestry can play Astrid Oh, I forgot it only works like that when it suits the MESSAGE

2:18 its dream works they're gonna go all out

Studied a lot of history, never saw anything but white Vikings.

Wach the black phone to see mason thames who is playing hicup

although Astrid's live action actress does not resemble her and thats fine having grown up with the HTTYD the difference might take me out of the experience if only just a little

Should've made a 4th Animated Movie instead of a live action.

I was thinking about Tom Holland as Hiccup and Halie Steinfeld as Astrid 🤔

Let’s be real… accuracy of aesthetics is a priority.

I don't care if Astrid is race swapped, just don't be political about it. Not to mention that Dreamworks Studios has done pretty well in recent events.

Dreamworks.... you're supposed to destroy them not join them

How to Train your Dragon SHOULD NOT have a live action remake. Just leave HTTYD be ffs...

Regardless of the race change the girl playing Astrid is fine

I didn't know Vikings were made up of a diverse individuals from all corners of the world !

Kinda out of topic but still: I think that they should based THiS new adaptation on Book series rather than just refilm the animated movie (cause that’s just boring honestly and the animation has so little common with books so). The books are BRILLIANT and they feature a lot of important and mature topics(which you would definitely not expect from child books) like human/dragon slavery, constant conflicts between tribes (the worldbuilding there is freaking amazing like author didnt have to go that hard and create such sophisticated maps), growing up , peace, prophecy of Viking King and reunion of tribes (history is crazy there too, like Why did Cressida Cowell went so far…books are seriously underrated + the humor is simple sometimes childish but still manages to be funny), war between mankind and dragons (most of the dragon species there are highly intelligent creatures like humans)…There is everything you want from fantasy books really. The characters are younger though (12-14), but I think if they would made them a bit older, it wouldnt matter that much. The main female lead is Kamikadzi (she is not love interest, more like partner in crime and bestie, Hiccup meets her in third book where somehow Roman dragon slavers appear but yet in the end Hiccup said that he is sure that there are many chill and good Romans but they are home in their land not conquering Viking lands and slaving dragons) and she is more crazy and quirky than Astrid but it’s interesting name and she also comes from another tribe of thieves (Bog-Burglar Islands) which creates more tension between her and Hiccup. Hiccup personality on the other side is very simular to Hiccups in animation. However, he is not physically strong (and he is bullied too), but he becomes skilled in swordfighting (he’s quick, has tactictal thinking) There are many, like many tribes and everyone of them have significant features and culture which is…Well just amazing. The plot and the vibe in the book series is getting darker and darker and in the last free books there is literally war going on, Hiccup was disinherit from his own tribe (thats very complicated to explain so…) and he ends up in slavery prison. Yeah, and if thats not enough there is whole Mission going on collecting things that belonged to the last King of Viking land (Hiccups forefather) and annoying, smirky villian Alvin survining falling into vulcano, being eaten by dragon and stuff like that (he loses every part of the body you can live without like nose (voldemort vibes lol), leg, arm, teeths, hair…creepy I know.) He is trying to trick everyone against Hiccup but actually his plans were kinda smart (bonus points: he is actually trying to KILL Hiccup eventhogh he failes). Alvin’s mother is a really scary witch and she is just so insane (in One Book Hiccup is locked with here in the celll inside the freaking tree and they are playing mind games like…) He is not the only antagonist(many conflict with another tribes, in one Book Hiccup accidently shoot an arrow into the ass of the chief of one crazy tribe so yeah…) but the real villian in the end. So yes, ladies and gentleman, this is book series for kids, but the themes and ideas are insane and so inspiring. IMAGINE what they could done with all this (and this all is just a small snippet from what is going on there). (Sorry if I made any grammar mistakes, English is not my first languange, but I was trying:))

i hope the cast david tennant as stoic.

Are they gonna get a real dragon ?

I think they are 15 or 16 in the first movie second I know hiccup is 20 in the second one

Asher Angel And Freya Allan Is Perfect For Hiccup & Astrid

I'm not so much concerned abt the age difference. It's not bad. In greatest showman, Zendaya and the other guy had a significant age difference. But it still did good. I'm just concerned abt the main characters and the looks and animations of the dragons. Out of the franchise, hiccup and Astrid r the two most favored out of human characters. They specifically will b getting the most attention along with the dragons. They r basically required ( by the HTTYD fandom) to look and feel the part. If they can do GOT level animations for this movie. I'll b astonished if they can pull of this stunt.

I have Completely on the idea of live action remakes of animated films after the disgrace that was the little mermaid 2023

Great idea to do what Disney is doing; ruining animated movies with a boring remake, instead of giving us Eldorado 2. No need to be creative and fun! Be lazy! It can get you a lot of money... more if the movie would be good cause people will tell their friends and families to see it. If it's awful, everyone will convince you to not pay a cinema ticket to watch it. I guess Dreamwork forgot that tiny important detail. Not very smart 😅 If i would work at this compagny, i would make a Rise of the gaurdians show. The new villain would be based on the Headless horseman, would capture kids who don't listen to their parents and hide them in a spooky forest full of dead trees. Jack and Tooth the fairy are a couple, will save kids with Jamie Benet; who's a teenager. His sister Sophie would go with Bunny. There would be action, friendship and drama. The story will be more dark than the movie but will have a few jokes. A good balance of humor and serious moments.

All I ask is that Gerard Butler come back to play Stoick.

Ngl. I’m not too hung up about them. Some say they should be Scandinavian when really if they look close enough it’s good. And if we’re gonna be like that why have a Canadian as the MC? I thought Astrid’s actress was white at first and thought she was a good pick because she had the small round face but needed hair dye. Then I searched them up I’m not gonna change my mind just because I know what race she is. Hiccup looks perfect tho

Sorry but Astrid should be blonde. Idc about the race but give her blonde hair and blue eyes

The How to Train your dragon films are nothing ljke the books so I hope the films do an accurate adaptation of the books rather than just rehashing the animated films. But knowing Hollywood they'll do the easier option

Well for one thing I heard they are going to make this using the original animated movie script so this is just bound to be a shitshow because no way can these 2 or anyone else for that matter pull off what the original voice cast did...

Still, at least they aren't making a forced sequel that will ruin the canon of the original trilogy like Toy Story 4 did.

I’ve seen a lot of people get very annoyed that they’re not using actors from the area that the characters are based in. They are a fictionalised version of vikings

Hello pandering. I didn’t miss you

I'm sceptical to say the least. Maybe because I've never been a fan of mixing animated animals and actors. The dragons we see on TV like Game of Thrones are giant, dangerous lizards while Toothless is supposed to look cute. I don't know if they're able to make him look realistic and cute to appeal to the young audience. As for the casting ... The actress looks shouldn't change the character which it doesn't. That's why changes like Ariel, Tinkerbell and Annabeth Chase are okay. But it's also supposed to fit in the world. I can imagine that there were a few mixed raced vikings since the vikings traveld a lot. Maybe they met some Africans and had babys. Who knows? I'm not a historian. BUT the general viewer expects a Scandinavian to be whiter than white. Shows like Vikings cemented that expectation. It's not about accurency (We can't get that either way because we weren't there back then), it's about authenticity. Therefore the actress could stick out. Especially if they cast only white actors for the other roles.

@smartypants I might be wrong but last I had heard Ang and Karta are not going to be love interests in the live action but Karta and Zuko.

Wow the actors for the live Avatar don't looked AT ALL like the characters. The hair color for the sister and the brother is alright, that's it! Whoever is in charge of the casting never watched the show or he/ she would choose actors who look like the characters. If the main ones are ruined, i don't wanna imagine Hiro or the Fire lord.

The whole Astrid thing is about representation. Two percent of the world's population has Astrid's natural light blonde hair and blue eyes. This is 'problem for Hollywood. That mean's 98% of viewers who watch the live action 'How To Train Your Dragon', won't be able to see themselves as Astrid. This is problematic for studio DEI executives. They must adhere to the 'Bechtel Test', otherwise the movie will not qualify for trophies during award season. So, looking Scandinavian in Scandinavia a thousand years ago creates problems for Hollywood Studios. Because of this, Astrid and Tinkerbell must be erased and replaced, so that 98% of the population doesn't get triggered by the other 2% on screen.

idk i hope they give her blue contact lenses and a blond wig :/ but i really really hope they won't add any woke feminine stuff to the movie like Astrid being shown more than Hiccup or any weird stuff that's been happening with movies recently

Pretty much no DreamWorks animation can be love action PROVE ME WRONG

I think they’re both too pretty for their characters. There. I said it. Especially Nico Parker, she genuinely looks like a princess or a doll and imo that’s the FARTHEST you could get from first movie astrid. (No I’m not calling hiccup and astrid ugly.. but let’s bfr they’re both in their “ugly duckling” phase)

Cast liam neeson as stoic. Thank you for your time.

Will not be watching the remake. Coming from someone of color, let me say the fact that they were placing Astrid with an individual of colored descent is insulting. It's not fair to the Viking culture as well.

0:45 here goes to him not jinxing it lmao But i swear i am getting tired of seeing disney remakes and now i guess now it httyd as well they are very sad dialogue doesn't feel natural very cringe lol and costumes,situations i guess like romance are not very well done Idk what to think of httyd being re-made into a live-action

If they truly cared, they’d cast actors that resemble the characters as closely as possible, and yes that includes skin tone and race. If they casted a white actor to play Drago, I’d be equally as mad as I am now about the Astrid casting. The actress is also significantly too old for the role.

I want to be Skeptical about this I really do I have been very surprised in the past did I ever think Heath Ledger was going to be the best Joker ever hell no but he proved me wrong, I love the 3 movies I have even seen the short spinoff movies and some of the Series on Netflix, and then I find out there for some stupid reason deciding to make a Live Action movie I mean WTF there is no need to why do they even feel the need to make every animated movie a Live Action movie. I doubt this movie will surprise me and I highly doubt it will do well but I could be wrong, let us's talk about what we know the choice for Hiccup seems OK I really have nothing to say about it I don't know who the guy is not gonna lie about that, the problem I have is with the choice for Astrid probably the 2nd main character in the franchise if not Hiccup's dad. This is not the first time they have had this actress race swap someone it happened in The Last Of Us, have I watched it NO, do I plan to probably not, I have nothing against the actress I just hate Race Swapping it's just BS and should stop, the Vikings had no Black People and although the choice for Astrid is mixed race it still isn't white which is pretty much what Scandinavians were. Surely there is a Scandinavian actress out there and if not Scandanavian then a White actress, could this actress pull it off who knows, but it seems like there not even using their brains it's just utter BS in my opinion and all this race swapping needs to stop because all it's doing is angering the fans of the Franchise.

The actor they got to play Hiccup is way too attractive for the first movie, which is really saying alot considering how he looks in the other 2 movies. Everything I have to say about Astrid's casting has already been said by everyone else.

We all know this gonna turn out decent at best and "first ATLA live action" level at worst. But let's address the elefant in the room. Why is Astrid, A NORDIC gal, which are part of the most whitest skinned and blonde people in the world, so-- Hispanic looking? How will they style her accurately? Will they change the character's whole look or directly bleach and dye her whole head? Don't get me wrong, she'll probably be a great Astrid but it still sits wrong with me. I can get behind Ariel, because she is a mythological creature and the setting of the movie seems central european, same with Tinkerbell (let's not speak of the acting), but a Scandinavian person? It's true the first Scandinavian ppl were more dark skinned and dark eyed than the current ones, but the ones living on and after the "viking age" were half descendants of russian migrants, essentially making their skin colour really light as far as I remember. (Correct me if I'm wrong or getting something mixed up btw). Assuming this executive decision was made for inclusivity's sake, Is it truly representation or diversity if we turn every character brown-skinned? Even when historically, it's iffy at best? They could have made her a new character as in an "alternate universe" who so happens to have the same role as Astrid, but race-swap? Seriously? Can we please not race-swap anyone, no matter who, without an accurate reason?

So Astrid’s race doesn’t bother me in the slightest. It does surprise me though since my brain thought the casting would be very white since I thought the series took place in some fictionalized Scandinavia. Then I remembered the key word: fictionalized. They can do whatever they want with the cast since it doesn’t need to reflect real life and it doesn’t impair the ability to suspend disbelief.

I love Moana but i hope they don't make a Live action one

This shit better be good or im gonna be pissed.

the age is not the problem but Astrid dose not look like she comes from the north and that bother me very much I am tired of white character turning darker

I would definitely love to have dreamworks or paramount contact me to play adult Hiccup in future films or tv shows for my acting career as I do resemble him more in live action with my natural green eyes, long hair, and a scar underneath my chin exactly like Hiccup, and my ancestors were of Celtic descent close to the Vikings👊🏻💪🏻

Well all good things comes to a end well trolls 3 could end DreamWorks good movie streak if teenage kraken is a hit well maybe after trolls 3 the good movie streak end. Is the httyd remake well is it going to be hit or miss with a bad movie streak well most of DreamWorks movies are miss and the list of miss movie like shark takes, bee movie monster Vs alien, sherk3 boss baby croods 1 and 2, turbo, the cat in the hat and Trolls, Trolls 2 and Trolls 3 even though Trolls 3 is not available you know this is going to be bad when trolls are bad when the 90s stop making trolls dolls for a reason. You know that one problem that live action remakes suffer from is giving CGI animals a face to express emotions i wonder how DreamWorks is going to give emotional expression to giant flying fire breathing reptiles without giving a plane reptile face

Will Hollywood quit ruinnin films we like, if ur goin 2 make live action film of something the less Hollywood can is match the characters 2 hw they looked in their original film. Stopin changin all the characters ethnicity.

*So are they just forgetting that Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon exist? They’re basically the live action versions of HTTYD.*