With Disney’s live-action remakes having been a key linchpin in the studio’s output of theatrical offerings for more than a decade, Universal Pictures is now getting in on that kind of cinematic action with "How to Train Your Dragon." This remake of the same-named 2010 animated movie, which was adapted from the 2003 novel written by Cressida Cowell, is still a few months away from hitting the 2025 movies schedule, but attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas were treated to a special screening of it today. The first reactions have come in, and it sounds like this new take on "How to Train Your Dragon" ranks as one of the better live-action remakes of a popular animated movie.
Starting off, CinemaBlend’s own Jessica Rawden praised "How to Train Your Dragon" for checking off the categories that make a remake like this worthwhile, as well as advocating for people to see it in a theater:
