‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Filmmaker Dean DeBlois Details the Live-Action Remake’s Half Hour of New Material

In 2002, the Canadian filmmaker teamed up with Chris Sanders to write and direct a movie together, which was later released as it is. This collaboration led them to the creation of “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010, a project they managed to complete in a mere 15 months. This animated adventure film was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, earning two Academy Award nominations. DeBlois then continued the story of “How to Train Your Dragon,” transforming it into a trilogy that he finished in 2019, maintaining its initial success.

Why It’s Kismet for Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks to Play Siblings: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘The Better Sister’ Cast, Showrunners

The ongoing series is an adaptation from Alafair Burke’s novel with the same title. Co-creators Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado were inspired to work on this source material due to its intriguing depiction of sibling rivalry and broader societal issues. As Milch puts it, “I found the concept of siblings receiving disparate versions of their parents particularly compelling. It seemed like a story that resonates widely, beyond just the murder mystery.