Remake is nice, but doesn’t soar

movie review HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Running time: 125 minutes. Rated PG (sequences of intense action, and peril). In theaters June 13. Over the course of two hours, the macho Vikings of the village of Berk go from despising and demonizing dragons to loving them like adorable puppies. I can’t say I experienced the […]

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ review: Is the live-action adaptation redeemed?

Ever wanted to soar through the skies on the back of a friendly dragon? The new “How to Train Your Dragon” may be the ticket, from a decidedly safer, though possibly still vertigo-inducing, distance. This live-action adaption of the underdog adventure story sends the audience cascading through the clouds with the teenage Viking boy Hiccup […]

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Pre-Production Costs Soar Beyond $50 Million

Universal Pictures is following Disney’s lead by making a live action ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ … [+] movie Money Sport Media Universal Pictures has revealed that it spent more than $50 million on its upcoming live action How to Train Your Dragon movie before filming even began. Universal is betting big on the children’s […]

How to Train Your Dragon Remake Adds Series Alum Gerard Butler

Image: Lionsgate Dreamworks’ live-action remake of How to Train Your Train Dragon has added an old new face to its cast. Gerard Butler, who voiced the viking chief Stoick the Brave across the animated films, will reprise his role as the remake’s flesh-and-blood version. Will You Click Windows’ New Copilot Button? Per Deadline, getting Butler […]