Astrid smiling and Hiccup staring ahead in How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
After 2025's How to Train Your Dragon announced its live-action cast, some viewers openly criticized the casting of Nico Parker as Astrid because of her race, which by now, is a tired argument in Hollywood. How to Train Your Dragon originated as a 2010 animated feature by DreamWorks, which follows a teenage viking named Hiccup who discovers that the dragons his people fight may not be as evil as they look.
Related How To Train Your Dragon Director Responds To Astrid Live-Action Casting Backlash: "We're Crafting A Fantasy, Not Historical Fact" How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois defends the casting of Nico Parker in the live-action version of the original animated movie. ✕ Remove Ads To reiterate DeBlois's main argument, How to Train Your Dragon is supposed to be a dragon fantasy movie. Because of this, the race of the characters is irrelevant. On top of that, DeBlois has pointed out that in the live-action iteration, the dragonriders come from all walks of life, so Parker's race makes sense. For audiences, the most important aspect of casting should be whether that actor can successfully portray the character.
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