Why 80% of HTTYD got TRASHED and Rewritten

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Why are the How To Train Your Dragon movies are so different from the books? Chris Sanders, writer and director of Lilo and Stitch, The Croods, and How to Train Your Dragon tell us about the process behind writing the first How To Train Your Dragon and the key changes they had to make to make the story suitable for the big screen. Sometimes, you have to let go of your initial ideas entirely…
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[@FilmScoreandMore]

I knew that the directors came in late and rebuilt the movie from scratch, but I've never heard Chris Sanders discuss some of those early details of the process. It's great that you managed to get an interview with him.

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Thank you, you can find the full interview on the channel and it's like a mini-masterclass in storytelling and how to navigate the animation industry.

[@FilmScoreandMore]

@@writeforanimation That’s good to know, thanks!

[@addiepage2214]

This is my favorite movie of all time, so I'm glad they scrapped the original plan and went with Chris's ideas.

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Thanks for sharing! It’s a wonderful film

[@QuanticDreamer]

Woah, I always wondered why they changed so much from the book. It's great to have the analysis!

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Amazing 🤩

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