Deadline reports that the Universal Orlando Resort is adding a DreamWorks-themed land to its park lineup next year. This is part of ongoing efforts to update the former KidZone area of Universal; it follows the new Minion Land, a section of Universal’s Florida theme park based on the Despicable Me...
Read MoreThe live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake has cast its Hiccup and Astrid. Mason Thames (The Black Phone) will portray the lead Viking youngster, and Nico Parker (Dumbo, The Last of Us) will play dragon expert Astrid. The movie is being directed by Dean DeBlois, who co-directed the original. A ...
Read MoreA remake of the Dreamworks animated movie How to Train Your Dragon is coming. It will be in live-action, and co-director Dean DeBlois is returning to direct, write, and produce the adaptation. The film will open on March 14th, 2025. So it continues. I’ve been worried about a remake of Disney’s ...
Read MoreThis weekend saw the release of the third and ostensibly final entry in the How to Train Your Dragon film series, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. I loved the first movie and liked the second one, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting this film along with the series’ other fans around the...
Read MoreUsually I have reservations when a sequel, spin-off, or basically any continuation of a movie I liked is announced; however, I could not have been more ready for more after I saw DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The first movie introduced a breathtaking world full of interesting characters, a...
Read MoreIn film discourse, you hear a lot about creativity and the overuse of certain tropes and plot points. However, it’s always interested me that a lot of the most famous and beloved movies contain these tropes and archetypes, and are even celebrated for them. As for me, some of my favorite movies...
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