There’s been a lot of debate about how many popular animated films have been brought into live action in recent years. Some of these are beloved by fans; others have had a less-than-stellar response. Director Dean DeBlois recently told CinemaBlend he was “certainly worried” about the reaction after people saw How To Train Your Dragon live action for the first time, but he spoke to me about the moment he knew the movie was working in front of a crowd.

How To Train Your Dragon ’s live action edition doesn’t officially hit the 2025 release schedule until June 13th, but some lucky fans were able to screen the movie during its first showing in front of a live audience at CinemaCon earlier this year. The good news? Director Dean DeBlois called the early premiere “a test,” one he

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