Live-action remakes have been all the rage, but things get far more complicated with fantastical beasts like dragons.
Live-actionHow to Train Your Dragontrailers like that from theSuper Bowlprove they did surprisingly well.
Of course,this all would have gone wrong if Toothless didn’t come out looking perfect.
DreamWorks could have completely changed the dragon’s design, perhaps making Toothless into a moreGame of Thrones-like creature.
However, thelive-actionHow to Train Your Dragontook a much more difficult route.
He is essentially identical in every way, from his proportions to his expressions.
Custom image by Yeider Chacon
This came down mainly to adding layers of texture.
