{"id":15446,"date":"2025-08-02T21:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/?p=15446"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T02:34:19","slug":"how-to-train-your-remake-what-makes-live-action-adaptations-take-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/02\/how-to-train-your-remake-what-makes-live-action-adaptations-take-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Train Your Remake: What Makes Live-Action Adaptations Take Flight?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_type=”circular” background_color_gradient_direction_radial=”top left” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(255,255,255,0.89) 30%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 80%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(255,255,255,0.89)” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_color_gradient_end_position=”80%” background_image=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/photo_2025-08-02_21-18-44.jpg” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”75%” background_image_height=”0%” width=”100%” min_height=”100px” custom_margin=”-12px||194px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-50px||194px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”8vw|1px|0|0px|false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.49)” transform_translate_linked=”off” min_height=”192px” custom_margin=”160px|auto|150px|auto|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”61px|48px|61px|48px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Ogg|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”44px” text_line_height=”1.2em” header_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_font_size=”80px” header_2_font_size=”28px” header_5_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”20px” header_5_letter_spacing=”0.5em” header_5_line_height=”1.8em” custom_margin=”-30px||-2px|0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|90px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” animation_style=”zoom” animation_intensity_zoom=”5%” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”27px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”” text_line_height_phone=”1.2em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”48px” header_font_size_phone=”28px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_5_font_size_tablet=”14px” header_5_font_size_phone=”12px” header_5_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ inline_fonts=”Montserrat” global_colors_info=”{}”]

How to Train Your Remake: What Makes Live-Action Adaptations Take Flight?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join Tristan Low as he explores what makes a successful live-action adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Dreamworks announced that Nico Parker, a biracial British actress, would play Astrid in the live-action <\/span>How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD)<\/span><\/i>, the internet erupted into a frenzy. Critics made <\/span>claims<\/span><\/a> like \u201cHer hair looks worse than I thought\u201d, and \u201cModern Hollywood has replaced her because they are swept up in 21st-century obsessions\u201d. Yet when audiences actually watched the film, at a point where some still disliked the casting decision, many found themselves surprised. “I really enjoyed it,” says Ms Andrea Gan, a 19-year-old university student. “She portrayed Astrid really well, and what matters more is how well the actor fits the character’s personality.” While casting can undoubtedly affect fan expectations of live-action remakes, is casting choice the only thing that defines a live-action remake?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reactions to the First look of Nico Parker as Astrid in the HTTYD. Photos taken from <\/span>Reddit<\/span><\/a>, edited by Tristan Low\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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To put it simply, while casting actors who look similar to the original characters is a safe way to go, as seen in the examples of <\/span>Emma Watson<\/span><\/a> as Belle in the <\/span>Beauty And The Beast<\/span><\/i> live-action adaptation, or <\/span>Mena Massoud<\/span><\/a> as \u201c<\/span>Aladdin<\/span><\/i>, it\u2019s not the be-all end-all in whether an adaptation flops or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The weight that an actor’s appearance or cultural background carries, however, can depend on the movie’s context. For <\/span>Aladdin<\/span><\/i>, the film is heavily rooted in middle eastern culture. With the city of Agrabah being based on a Middle Eastern city, fans would expect the actor who plays Aladdin to be someone of Middle Eastern descent. Ms Cannan Srivardhini, a 19-year-old polytechnic student, says that, \u201cIf you cast actors who have the cultural roots, the cultural background, I find that they can bring more to the character than just the casting direction, because it is part of their culture, and they would be able to bring the character to life, regardless of the medium, in a more nuanced way\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is also the primary reason the casting of Nico Parker, a biracial actress, as Astrid in the <\/span>HTTYD <\/span><\/i>live-action adaptation, received so much initial backlash. Many elements of the movie, like their outfits, weapons, and the Island of Berk, are all heavily based on Scandinavian culture. The Islanders even call themselves Vikings, believed to be mostly fair-skinned people with blonde hair, which was what the original film stuck to, including Astrid.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nico Parker who plays Astrid in the live-action adaptation, next to the original animated version, Ms Parker being distinctly different in their hair, and costume. Photo taken from <\/span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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According to Jedd Jong, a 32-year-old film critic, in the production of such adaptations, directors are often plagued with the same old problem, <\/span>\u201c(We) are trying to make something that is derivative or that is based on something that people already love,\u201d he explained,\u00a0 because you hope that their love for it will attract them to the new version, but their love for it might make them hate the new version.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the attempt to create a successful live-action remake, some directors choose to stick closely to the source material, while others choose to deviate ever-so-slightly so that the film brings a sense of freshness while maintaining what fans loved about the original, both of which have its fair share of challenges. Deciding the film\u2019s vision before going into casting is one of the most important things that makes or breaks a live-action adaptation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Vision Before the Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

I<\/span>n the case of <\/span>HTTYD,<\/span><\/i> Director Dean DeBlois <\/span>addressed<\/span><\/a> the backlash by emphasising the importance of capturing the character’s essence over physical resemblance. He stated that the casting team auditioned many actors and chose Parker because she best embodied Astrid’s spirit and personality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DeBlois also shared his vision for this adaptation. He states that the film \u201cis a fantasy, not a historical recounting\u201d. His vision for the Viking world in the movie is imagined as a diverse society influenced by various cultures encountered during Viking explorations, he says. \u201cVikings did travel far and wide. They were on the Silk Road. They’re in the Far East. They’re in North Africa. They interacted with all of these cultures and traded with all of these cultures.\u201d Furthermore, \u201cDragons are a part of so many cultures that, in my mind, if they were a menace to all these cultures, that could be sort of the basis of them coming together to wipe the dragons out\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Background Person of Colour viking characters in the HTTYD live-action, showing Deblois\u2019s vision for a diverse viking world. Photos from <\/span>@selinasjones<\/span><\/a> on Instagram (far left), <\/span>@iambrollyboy<\/span><\/a> on TikTok and <\/span>HTTYD fandom<\/span><\/a> (far right), edited by Tristan Low<\/span><\/p>\n


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The absence of a clear vision leads to what Mr Jong calls “hitting the marks”, a theatre term for mechanically following prescribed positions. “The movie feels like I have to match, I have to give the audience what is expected exactly. And sometimes you can see that, you can see the panic of the filmmaker trying to hit the mark.” An example he gives is the 2019 <\/span>Lion King<\/span><\/i>, which, to him, was a beat-for-beat copy of the original animated film with an extra 30-40 minutes tacked on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The vision also extends to representation and cultural authenticity. <\/span>Aladdin<\/span><\/i> succeeded partly because the production team invested in understanding Middle Eastern culture, hiring consultants and creating authentic-feeling environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conversely, the 2020 <\/span>Mulan<\/span><\/i> demonstrated that a lack of cultural understanding can lead to failures in the film\u2019s vision. Despite having Chinese actors, the film felt <\/span>inauthentic<\/span><\/a> to many Chinese viewers because the creative team lacked deep cultural understanding. “None of the writers are Chinese, none of them are Asian. The director is from New Zealand,” Mr Jong notes. \u201cTh<\/span>ey were using the phoenix as in like the Western mythology of a phoenix rising from the ashes, which is not what the phoenix in Chinese mythology means.\u201d <\/span>This resulted in a film that looked diverse on the surface but felt hollow when examining the details.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s Impossible to Please Everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While there will always be biased critics, the numbers speak for themselves. With a Rotten Tomatoes score of <\/span>76%<\/span><\/a>, the live-action adaptation of <\/span>HTTYD<\/span><\/i> has grossed around <\/span>$560 million worldwide<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> This success can be attributed to the director sticking to his vision of creating a diverse world of Vikings, and explaining it as part of the adaptation\u2019s worldbuilding, instead of forcing POC (Person of colour) actors into the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HTTYD live-action\u2019s box office forecast, compared to other live-action adaptations. Photo from <\/span>X<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n


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The adaptation also managed to further dive into relationships and interactions between characters in the story, making just enough <\/span>changes<\/span><\/a> so that the movie did not lose the feel of the original, while also not feeling like a 1-for-1 replica.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The director\u2019s vision for this movie taps into the familiarity the audiences have with the original animated film, and in so doing also hopes that many moviegoers will disregard the fact that some characters look different. Mr Jong says, \u201c<\/span>I think that she did a great job in the movie, but I also feel like their direction was just to be as literal as you can, like literally as close to Astrid. So I think that gives the actors themselves a bit less room to interpret, but that seems to be what people want. Generally, people like the <\/span>HTTYD<\/span><\/i> adaptation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nico Parker as Astrid in the movie. Photo from <\/span>CBR<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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Give It a Shot, Form Your Own Opinions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Roping it back to the main question, a successful live-action adaptation is not about whether the directors can cast actors that look exactly like their original counterparts; it\u2019s about maintaining the original essence of the movie, while adding depth and emotional resonance that connects with both longtime fans and new audiences alike. Then again, what decides a film’s success is the audience’s reception to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Judging a movie based completely on what others say about it, or on a character\u2019s look, is quite restrictive and can distract one from appreciating the story, performances, and creative direction that give the adaptation its unique identity and emotional impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mr Jong wisely states that \u201c<\/span>part of the tradition of telling stories throughout human history is that they change. So definitely, most people will be most attached to the version that they grew up with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBut the version that they grew up with may not then be the original. And I think that this is something where you see all stories are derivative of earlier stories. And that doesn’t mean that it’s bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As the name suggests, Live-action adaptations aren\u2019t meant to be carbon copies, but fresh takes that breathe new life into familiar stories. By giving these films a fair shot and watching them with an open mind, we might find new meaning in old tales, proving that the heart of storytelling lies in its ability to evolve and resonate across generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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