"How to Train Your Dragon" director Dean DeBlois is ironically not a huge fan of live-action remakes of animated films.

What broke the stalemate was surprisingly not something new, but the very thing I had been avoiding for months: remakes.

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon has broken several impressive box office records and become the franchise's most ...

Disney brings back franchise co-creator Chris Sanders to write its live-action 'Lilo & Stitch 2,' following the billion-dollar success of the 2025 remake.

Oscar® nominee Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind the acclaimed franchise, turns his beloved animated film into a stunning live-action spectacle.

Mason Thames (right) as Hiccup with his Night Fury dragon, Toothless, in Universal Pictures’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon, written and directed by Dean DeBlois. Universal Pictures Home ...

I first met with [writer and director] Dean DeBlois in October 2022. Peter Cramer, President of Universal Pictures, had talked to him about making a live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon but ...

After playing in theaters worldwide for a month, director Dean DeBlois ' live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragonis nearing the $600 million mark worldwide and the $250 million mark ...

Moviefone speaks with director Dean DeBlois, Mason Thames and Nico Parker about the home entertainment release of 2025's 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

Written and directed by Dean DeBlois—who also co-wrote and co-directed the original animated movie—this 2025 movie is, basically, a shot-for-shot remake of 2010’s How To Train Your Dragon.

"How To Train Your Dragon" writer and director Dean DeBlois says he feels both relief and pressure embarking on its sequel following the live-action remake's box office success.