14-07-2025
See an exclusive (and cute) deleted scene from 'How to Train Your Dragon'
The live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' brought back many memorable sequences from the 2010 animated classic. One cute moment, however, didn't make the cut.
The new 'Dragon' has brought fresh life to the franchise about Viking teenager Hiccup (Mason Thames) befriending a Night Fury named Toothless, even though the youngster's people consider these beasts an existential threat. The movie is available to buy or rent from video-on-demand platforms July 15, and has the exclusive debut of a deleted scene that old fans will recognize.
In the first 'Dragon,' there's a sequence set after Hiccup and Toothless fly through the skies together for the first time and take a break on the beach afterward. They're approached by a group of Terrible Terrors, little dragons who want some of Toothless' fish, but he warns them off. Hiccup, however, gives some of his fish to one, and the small beastie snuggles up to the kid like a puppy.
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Writer and director Dean DeBlois re-created the scene for the new film, filming it partly at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and building a portion of it on a stage at Belfast's Titanic Studios. But in the end, DeBlois decided it didn't need to be in the movie.
'It actually dragged down the pace a little bit and Hiccup was already learning that everything they know about dragons was wrong,' the filmmaker says.
In addition to deleted scenes, bonus features for the new 'Dragon' include a behind-the-scenes look at how they made the thrilling 'Test Drive' sequence, the technology used to bring dragons to life, a gag reel, and DeBlois' commentary.
