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Canada's Dean DeBlois swore-off live-action remakes, until 'How to Train Your Dragon'
- Dean DeBlois, director of the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon, is promoting a live-action remake of the story.
- Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer proposed the live-action remake to DeBlois about three years ago despite DeBlois's prior resistance to such remakes.
- The film utilizes a combination of hands-on and digital effects to depict the island of Berk and its dragons in a photorealistic style that preserves their original charm, featuring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, and Gerard Butler.
- DeBlois aimed to create a new version that meaningfully enhances the original animation while safeguarding the integrity of its world and characters.
- DeBlois's involvement brings continuity and allows him to address story gaps, and he is preparing a live-action sequel remake currently in script development.
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Canada's Dean DeBlois swore-off live-action remakes, until 'How to Train Your Dragon'
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