How to Train Your Dragon Live-Action: Behind the Scenes With Mason Thames and Nico Parker

[@itsjustbrandy4290]

Thank you for bringing this to life and for making Toothless look EXACTLY the same!!!

[@deannamarie8389]

Lol, Toothless was my primary concern!

[@DairyQueen-n1m]

except astrid imo, but maybeeee... it might work

[@capededitor]

​@@DairyQueen-n1mDon't tell me your apart of those haters.

[@DairyQueen-n1m]

@@capededitor I'm not trying to spread hate tho but to be honest, Astrid is supposed to be blonde and pale right? we all got used to it, they did a very good cast for hiccup but astrid idk yet. Somehow I do have a glimpse of hope that she might plays her character very well.

[@namiz05]

⁠​⁠@@DairyQueen-n1mthe twins are ginger and fishlegs has black hair. seems like people only want to focus on astrid and harass a teenager for choices made by the wardrobe and costume design team. also nico parker is very pale so im confused lol

[@NeilStevenD]

It doesn't even matter if it is necessary but just hearing the soundtrack relived many memories deep in my heart. Wish for all the success guys

[@cctsang]

yes, the soundtrack!

[@grimsonforce7504]

Youre the problem. Why the world can't progress.

[@JAMESBOND-d7j]

CLEARLY DEAN DEBLOIS IS AN AMAZING DIRECTOR. I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE MOVIE YET AND THIS JUST GAVE ME GOOSE BUMPS. SPECTACULAR

[@red1izweird381]

No one has seen the movie yet lol

[@JAMESBOND-d7j]

​@red1izweird381 THE DIRECTOR

[@red1izweird381]

@@JAMESBOND-d7j it's not done yet. The crew have obviously seen the filmed parts but they are still working on CGI and fx

[@JAMESBOND-d7j]

@@red1izweird381INTERESTING DIRECTOR POINT OF VIEW 🪟 🤔

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

This might be the first ever good live-action remake of a movie

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

And it might also just be a cash grab the profit off our nostalgia you but you know

[@officia111y]

@@lavenderflowersfall280every movie is a cash grab 🙄 to profit off our nostalgia? good, i like that they brought back my favorite movie when i was younger. yall are actually negative about fucking everything. just enjoy the movie or dont

[@RailMeDickhead]

You're such a liar lol

[@red1izweird381]

Aladin was great

[@magnetostwink389]

Nico Parker is going to be a phenomenal Astrid couldn’t have picked a better actress LETS GOOOOOOI

[@capybara.3dits]

DUDE. I don’t think anyone understands how much I would’ve loved this a year ago. I was obsessed with httyd THANK YOU

[@Abc94486]

I mean no hate but emmmmm I was hoping a blondie Astrid 🤷‍♀️

[@Night-RunnerEditz]

It’s just hair bro

[@spazlion]

@@Night-RunnerEditz she is Nordic Viking kinda doesn’t make sense

[@Nightmare1203-zh1yn]

@@spazlionit’s fake. It’s fantasy. Nothing makes sense 😂

[@xsaw1846]

@@Nightmare1203-zh1ynI mean blonde would look 100% better

[@phoenix8125]

she pale af all this girl needs its blonde hair i dont understand why they went with braids

[@Clips4uandme]

I’m so excited for this I can’t wait to watch this in theater with my cousins cuz we’ve been living How to Train Your Dragon since we really little. I just wish they casted Astrid better but hopefully she’ll do great

[@ashirarobinson8572]

omgod i'm screaming and crying at the same time like i was just thinking abt this thwe otherday wouldn't it be cool if this movie was live action and to see its in the production in the making is real crazy

[@anshsingh2044]

I'm so happy for this movie, I loveeeee the animation movies so this is such a nice treat

[@rogue1248]

honestly i love how Stoic's VA in the animated films literally reprised his role in this movie.

[@Ana_Playzzzzz]

I can’t wait to watch this movie. I am a fan of this since I was little

[@debilopez]

Payton List would have portrayed Astrid very well

[@traydaniel0403]

If she wasn’t in her mid 20s

[@traydaniel0403]

Or Raegan Revord from Young Sheldon

[@debilopez]

​@@traydaniel0403Payton looks younger.

[@danirobbyansyah1472]

I'd rather take McKenna Grace

[@XykoVuciphier]

The fact you'd choose someone far outside the age range for the character just so you can get a white actress over a darker-skinned actress tells us everything we know about how you guys think. Might as well resurrect Joan Rivers and maker her play Astrid since you guys only want ONE kind of person to play the role and nothing else matters to you.

[@RebeccaJ720]

Is this even necessary though?

[@Cutitout-f5x]

No movie is necessary

[@Arick_jr]

​@@Cutitout-f5xNah, some are, just not remakes tho....

[@GFY94]

Not this one lol😅

[@mohamedAgacem]

No, they're just Desperate for money (not that They need it) and They can't come UP with anything original anymore so they're just banking on nostalgia, They will remake everything under the sun and change some characters' race while they're at it

[@Damian-j8h7e]

Then don’t watch it.

[@LesleyLizbeth]

Oooo. You sir are great!! Can’t wait!

[@teresagranger4897]

I am super hyped for how to train your dragon live action I love how to train your Dragon

[@TEMINIX]

Please expand on the second film and allow that masterpiece to be as epic as it deserves.

[@ArtofFlirting]

Can’t wait to see the live-action version of this live-action trailer!

[@rogerb3654]

I don't care if almost a "beat for beat"..."shot for shot" live action....I'll take it. The music alone is worth it. 🐲🐉⚔🛡

[@symfonik-pl]

Astrid - why?

[@PistonHonda87]

You know why.

[@symfonik-pl]

@@PistonHonda87 :(

[@castielcroes2325]

All they have to do is give her a blonde wig bruh, only ONE thing.. yet there are too dumb to do so

[@justbenelson]

Yep, they go out of their way to make all the other characters look like the originals, including Toothless, but they cast a "person of color" for DEI purposes.

[@Creationorg]

No, the owner who spoke in most of the video, said that damn body The same Spirit is astrid. He stated in multiple interviews that he does not care for skin color for astrid, or hair color. He's focusing on what they are as a core character. Which makes sense.​@@justbenelson

[@conanedogawa2998]

The actor playing Hiccup is handsome

[@Thandiwesdaughter]

My childhood movie coming to life ❤

[@Ephesians6ArmorOfGod]

I am sorry to say this, But now DreamWorks is copying Disney, by remaking Animated films to Live-Action! This does look like it will be a really good movie, but I am sad no one wants to make NEW & ORIGINAL FILMS for this current generation, it’s like we are going backwards, a few things may change, but it will still be close to the original source material! But I wish it much SUCCESS😊, I hope DreamWorks and other studios will make NEW franchises for this generation! So 30 years from now, they will share with their kids, like we are doing today, with ours!

[@helenogbonna3361]

Heard they’ve been in the works for a bit😊

[@Creationorg]

I think it's different because you don't understand the scale. This how to train your dragon series, has had multiple different versions of movies, and sub-series. The reason why this is so substantial because it brings dragons to light in a proper scale no actual show or movie has done that in a way where it's a friendship with dragons. Also none of them have ever been successful like how to train your dragon

[@supersteve1585]

You maybe wrong in this instance as the biggest differentiate from Disney here is that they got original director, composer, even the same actor for stoick, etc here. They really are trying to stay with the original material as possible unlike lets say Disney's Mulan. Even the environment is very close to the animated movie. We should give the final say once the final product comes out😁

[@XykoVuciphier]

You're not sorry to say this. You don't apologize for things you willing did knowing they'd suck. DreamWorks isn't copying Disney by making movies; it's a film studio. Just say you don't what a black person and make it clear the only qualification you want are white people regardless of acting talent. Save us the massive wall of text and get to the point.

[@therealarien]

Must be done filming. Working on the VFX until June I'm guessing. I'm just glad the this story will be enjoyed by a wider audience as it appears it's made with care.

[@red1izweird381]

Yeah the filming is done

[@rosedeana4428]

nico parker look so beautiful 😊

[@camb4593]

If y’all gonna hate on the actors before the movies even out then just don’t go see it🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ddb5736]

Shot-by-shot remake is what others like Disney should have done with their live action movies instead of going off the tangent creating a non-sense new plot. I hope this movie is a success so we can see part 2 and 3 also again.

[@katelyngibson04]

I’m so excited for this 🎉😊

[@helenogbonna3361]

Next Merida her n Ella are my faves

[@helenogbonna3361]

Oh Ella is cinderella

[@katelyngibson04]

@@helenogbonna3361 nice 😊

[@LizSanchez]

Can’t wait to see!!!!!❤

[@emiliobello2538]

McKenna Grace would have been better not just because of appearance but because of how she loves Mason and is often with him

[@yami_dude]

fr it will make the movie so much better

[@emiliobello2538]

@ and not just because of her resemblance but because how she and Mason are often together

[@w15h0na5tar]

I'm angry... The original is so perfect, it doesn't need to be touched. Although, having Dean Deblois direct is pretty cool, and having Gerard Butler is pretty sweet. How often does a voice actor get to be the same character in live action? I guess we'll see how it goes next year.

[@KingdomOfLegends]

This was such a surprise to see that they have made a movie, so excited to see it

[@JKGruber]

Chills literally chills

[@uniquelybird]

I am so ready to laugh and cry and enjoy this movie with my family❤❤❤❤ I feel like kids again I'm so excited 😆❤

[@kactusJuice]

Yk it's going to be good when you get teary just out of happiness your childhood is coming back

[@fnugzz8273]

my biggest problem with the casting here? Sure a lot of people are saying its a problem, that Astrid isn't blond, and yea thats kinda a big miss, but I can live with that as long as she has the personality an chemistry. but the big problem here is the twins... Like I'm sorry and im not shaming anyone but what the heck? Like come on man, they are identical in the animated movie which is a BIG part of who they are, the fact that they are basically one character, but here? the twins look NOTHING alike, which means they are going to destroy the those characters...

[@dakotahall7052]

This made my dreams come true

[@saraamantedotwice]

I'm so so so excited 🎉😮

[@chrisgrant9916]

Dear Disney, you might wanna pay attention to this. This is how it’s done.

[@JD_arts-b1n]

Cant wait too watch

[@Owen-ub3fv]

Can't wait to see the same story again Not. Enjoy getting scammed.

[@coriolis4761]

Loving how irate people are over the Astrid change. Don't remeber tears being shed over the fact that the tv show and every film since then (including this funnily enough) has had 'non-nordic sounding' VAs.....Thought Berk was in viking territory, shouldn't they "sound viking" 🤔 Accuracy can't be thhat important then can it...

[@dionerawanusman1969]

Woohoo how to your Dragons live action awesome

[@RocknRoll-p7q]

I felt the instant connection 😊

[@mcu2478]

Isn’t Astrid blonde ??? She was one of my favorite characters in the animation. Why do they always make a female character black/mixed in classic films it’s getting silly. We’re living in a world where Spider-Man’s “MJ” is black ! They mess up so so many classics this way !

[@Itsspookykabuki]

How is making a character black messing up the movie?

[@mcu2478]

@ not original

[@fortniteclipz2902]

@@Itsspookykabukimight as well make Superman a fat short black guy because who cares about making the characters looking like the original

[@SPatel-hf9nt]

@@fortniteclipz2902bro Astrid ain’t as big as Superman lol, it don’t really matter what matters about film is if the story can be told right. If that’s done and she acts well you won’t really end up caring it doesn’t look like animated Astrid. Because they are trying to make people know this is different it’s not a remake it’s story will be changed up (director said so)

[@annr3105]

The actress is at least 75% white and essentially is white. And the actress playing MJ is zendaya who is mixed race and looks ambiguous. Be serious. Did you whine when mixed race people constantly play black roles like Halle berry for storm?

[@liu_ayyubi]

Cant wait to see this movie.....wait...astrid......ohhhh. Modern Audience.....got it.😅

[@nhm4013]

I’m soooo pumped!!!!!

[@andrewlee2736]

After getting the series,I look forward to seeing this movie.

[@AnotherKid23]

It looks really awesome because it looks like it'll actually follow the original story exactly...but why do we have to change Astrid? She's a pretty girl, but please give her a blonde wig or something. Her hair looks nothing like the real Astrid. I'm tired of diversity where there doesn't need to have diversity.

[@samuelh5567]

F*** Diversity!!! It's ruining everything!!!

[@nora27777]

THANK YOU! I have nothing against the actress at all, I think she will do an amazing job, but Astrid is so iconic for her blonde hair and blue eyes. She stands out from the others both through her personality and physicality. I wish they would have considered bringing her animated character to life just exactly how she already is. Why change her?

[@ItsColinPlayz]

@@nora27777That’s what I’m saying! I can’t stand cinema today bringing in diversity in places we really don’t need them in, like the live action The Little Mermaid. My first casting choice was McKenna Grace, she’s been passed up too many times. She would’ve made a great Annabeth in Percy Jackson, and she would’ve been a great Astrid.

[@hikarisaya2682]

I really agree with you, i have nothing against the cast of Astrid but i really dissapointed when i see Astrid doesn't look exactly like i hope. I also agree what is diversity if we don't need actually need it because you only ruin a masterpiece that doesn't deserve this

[@NewageEggnog]

The "real" astrid? shes a fictional character. Many vikings had braids just like her and many had dark hair and the actress is only a quarter black. This isn't shoving diversity everywhere, this is just casting an actress to play a role.

[@boybawang1981]

NahZees from around the world are gonna be upset when they see Astrid & Fishlegs!!

[@abigailvarandas5020]

Thank you so much... that's all...

[@hannahhester8376]

This is what I wanted!

[@KweenArielle]

Astrid actually looks like astrid except for the hair

[@allaroundfangirl]

CANT WAITT

[@Tio_Nogueira]

Thanks for the birthday present! My birthday is June 14th! 😭😭

[@sepidehsmr2389]

Love this so much but Astrid should be blonde😢❤

[@chinee9978]

She is blonde. Yall do know blonde hair comes in many shades, right? Nico Parker is actually a natural blonde, she's just more of a dirty blonde than I guess the golden blonde.

[@VincentStevenStudio]

Imagine Hollywood would have green lit this back then as an original idea. But it would be too risky. It had to be a successful animation first.

[@sherlyerina13]

1:33 so cute

[@309387421]

Mason is so finnnne!

[@Seriously_Bro.]

NOT MY ASTRID

[@Cutitout-f5x]

Get over it 😂😂😂😂

[@hhffgkkgfkff6836]

@@Cutitout-f5xNo i want scandinavien representation, why does black people always get to be reprisented but never people up in the north

[@Tr33splease]

😂😂😂😂 not my dragoon!! 😂

[@Eroegen98]

Because she was offered a role and said yes And because she has a little bit of black in her but is mostly white. Fuck y’all political mfs

[@Clips4uandme]

@@Eroegen98it has nothing to do with politics. I have love How to Train Your Dragon since I’ve was little I’ve probably watched every movie and show 3 or 4 times and for me she’s just not a good Astrid looks wise. I mean she’s supposed to be a blonde white girl. And that doesn’t mean she won’t do well but Astrid could’ve definitely gotten casted better.

[@shrutinarale2978]

Can't wait ❤

[@XPLR_1FAN]

Httyd is my childhood and im so happy to see my dreams come to life right here in this movie

[@KenuDRoger]

I'm not being racist but i just saw an african viking on the trailer!😮

[@baisabel5193]

Elle est autant Africaine que européen, voir même plus européen que Africain

[@NewageEggnog]

shes literally a quarter black.

[@NewageEggnog]

shes a quarter black and was born in great britain and you are calling her african.

[@lizsvendrowski7289]

This is going to be my whole personality for atleast a year 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@maki9396]

A thousand times yes

[@DelaineyFlores]

I’m crying, Astrid should have a blonde hair, she’s beautiful and perfect but she IS BLONDE

[@w4114w]

Why can’t they just stick with the original characters 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hikarisaya2682]

Yeah i know right it's really disappointing

[@XykoVuciphier]

Why do they have to stick with it? You want a copy/paste movie but with real people? Just watch the original. Why would I pay more money to watch the same movie again?

[@anthonygabriel2216]

​@@XykoVuciphierbecause its made in a different time where CGI is much better, your argument is just dumb.....

[@w4114w]

@@XykoVuciphier @ do you know what the words live- action remake means? that basically what they doing when they do the live action. They remake the original animation version in to live action with real people. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@XykoVuciphier]

@@anthonygabriel2216 who cares? cgi is literally just computer generated, like the original movie. If you want to pay more money for the same thing, go rent the original movie and watch it again.

[@Banana00012]

Everytging was perfect except for astrid 🤦‍♀️

[@bowser3017]

Everything is bad because another soulless live action remake

[@Shawn-h4m]

Eggsmackly

[@blake_au]

Don't forget Ruffnut😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@shenran9164]

I can see it now. All the backlash about astrid not being a blonde girl. Just like th backlash for little mermaid

[@Electivedrop]

They should've anticipated this reaction.

[@TheHcjfctc]

Mermaids are mythical creatures. I had no problem with a Black Ariel though I wish they made her hair brighter. Astrid is a Viking, so that’s a different story for me.

[@somtochukwuobidegwu5426]

If Astrid is now non Scandinavia why not make black panther white then. It a far game.

[@Aquainzs]

She is the only Scandinavian in the cast btw hope this helps!

[@robynaguilar5285]

​@@AquainzsShe's not Scandinavian. Her father was born in London. As was her mother.

[@rogue5242]

FINALY

[@mikefarr4714]

I was on set with that famous guy. I was 8 he come up to me. There’s thousands of people there, but he came up to me and what I said I am a gamer I like games that was my one chance… now I saw that trailer that inspires me to be a actor again it’s not gonna be easy!. But all you do it’s just read scripts and listen to the director and maybe go off script once for a while you wanna know what movie I was on, I think the movie is called doomsday or Greenland

[@HuskersMidEdits]

Astrid looks awesome!! Saw her in the last of us as Sarah! Her and her blondies ;) Nico’s gonna do great

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

I know why you made this movie. For money and Gerard Butler cuz you're in love with him

[@sabrynawill4913]

Idk why they didnt make Astrid look like the original character. She doesnt even have the same hair style...

[@cloudnine8728]

Whyyyyyuuuuuuyyyyyywhyyy whyyyyyyyyyuyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

[@Owen-ub3fv]

I highly doubt Nico Parker's audition for Astrid won her the part.

[@Cutitout-f5x]

If you dont like it move on. This looks awesome.

[@RedGreystone]

I think they done good for the actors they picked, cuz some of the actors would be really hard to find like Astrid how many women do you know that are long-haired blonde, have blue eyes and have the skin color she has there is not a lot of them you know what it's either going to be good or it's going to be bad.

[@Lucifer-ql7cc]

So they know how to bring live action cartoon anime exactly the same, not add or redesign weird thing in the original story. Thank goodness.

[@leearaujo3255]

I can't wait for this, it looks amazing! It's gonna be a huge success 🙌❤️‍🔥

[@anateixeira7972]

Its not being racist, but, they are Vikings, there’s no black Vikings, for mim it’s fine , but there’s no one blonde, blue eyes?

[@Shawn-h4m]

Damn she doesn't resemble Astrid at all

[@baisabel5193]

Compliquenpour un humain de ressembler anun anime

[@kaiulanidilworth1619]

Ok how did Astrid go from a fair skinned blonde to a dark skin black haired girl. She may not be very dark but darker than the original character not critizing just making a statement.

[@Damian-j8h7e]

You are obviously bothered by it or you wouldn’t have commented about it. And she is not dark skin.

[@swept808]

@@Damian-j8h7e who wouldn't be, all we want are actors who actually look like there character and that is not what we got

[@pavlabrisudova4251]

And with terrible braids

[@Damian-j8h7e]

@ You are only mad because she is not full white.

[@juanjoseosorio7863]

@@Damian-j8h7ebro literalmente si, porque el personaje original es blanco de ojos claros, no molestaría si originalmente fuera de piel oscura, además mira que creo que también cambiaron a brutilda por un personaje con sobrepeso 😢

[@chinee9978]

I'm gonna need certain folks to bffr! Nico Parker is literally 75% white w/ a father who is ACTUALLY Nordic! Also, she's a natural blonde! Yall do know that blonde comes in different shades, right?! Look up "dirty blonde hair" and then come back and look at Nico's natural hair color. Yall need all the help and therapy...

[@robynaguilar5285]

Her father is British, born in London. Not nordic.

[@angelicateach2080]

I don’t know why people are getting mad. Astrid was a Brunette in the original book (I mean the character she was based on) , and the actress who plays her doesn't even look black. I think she looks very pretty, and I love her eye color. Has anyone even seen a scene of her as Astrid to judge if she fits the role. It's early for me to tell if I think she fits the role.

[@annr3105]

She doesn’t look black because she’s not black. She is at least 75% white

[@kordei-7839]

She doesn’t look black because she’s only about 20% black

[@serenitygilles7064]

She is cute but she isn't Nordic looking and probably got job due to parents

[@Electivedrop]

She was blond in the books. Ive read them all.

[@hhffgkkgfkff6836]

It sucks that Astrid is mixed

[@MyNameIsBellaGeorge]

She’s not. She’s mixed race. Stop fucking bringing this up and deal with it already.

[@Eroegen98]

She is not black

[@MyNameIsBellaGeorge]

@ exactly. She’s mixed race.

[@gandalfthegay.]

In what world does she look black?????

[@flyingdoggo316]

I think you meant her hair is black?

[@spaceinvader723]

Only real problem i have with this is who they casted for rough nut, doesn't look like her at all in my opinion. But hopefully got the same personality

[@livialevanter4076]

Dye her hair blonde because Astrid is blonde.

[@anateixeira7972]

This was like the remake of little mermaid, a black Ariel? A Black woman with red hair?

[@TheHcjfctc]

Black people can naturally have red hair.

[@wes9809]

@@TheHcjfctc Not like N. Europeans. 2 tribes and it's not the 'red' we all know that's being referred to.

[@chriswilson9661]

I love that they casted her for diversity and then whitewashed her.

[@Reality-mo4gg]

Omfg, literally ruined Astrid. Why is it so hard to refrain from blackwashing in every single movie?

[@argelovec6216]

Why is Astrid not blonde 😢

[@bilalnawaz4418]

I still didn’t like how they changed the skin tone of Astrid. I know it may sound racist but come on, that is not Astrid!!!

[@kangarooaligator]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa

[@angelique25m11]

Take note Disney.

[@pavlabrisudova4251]

Horrible, pointless and not needed cash grab, nothing else

[@Obama_bleuzinho]

Crying is free, friend, you can cry as you please, no one will stop you

[@desmondgomes3543]

wothless nonsense diaf

[@rclines001]

Why does everything have to be woke and diverse these days? I was warming up to the idea and then I saw Astrid. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure she is great, but come on, wtf?

[@akhabibhabib6432]

I want Astrid blonde hair not black

[@kevin414]

Not needed. Make a new animated story then.