Mar 8
2010

Hiccup Learns How to Train His Dragon

posted by Aaron, 10.48 AM

A new clip has emerged from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG feature How to Train Your Dragon. In the 1-minute sequence, we see the star of the film Hiccup, who is voiced by Jay Baruchel, attempting to tame his dragon. The film hits theaters later this month on March 26th.

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Feb 26
2010

How To Train Your Dragon One Month Away

posted by Aaron, 9.32 AM

Loads of new footage in the latest How to Train Your Dragon trailer. Some nice one liners from Jonah Hill’s character, Snotlout, and some pretty badass looking battle sequences. HTTYD arrives in theaters on March 26th.

Feb 18
2010

How To Train Your Dragon Olympic Ads on NBC

posted by Aaron, 10.08 AM

If you’ve been glued to your TV watching the 2010 Winter Olympics, American viewers may have spotted the NBC promos featuring the cast of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG feature How to Train Your Dragon. Here’s two of my favorite:

Medal Ceremony

Speed Skating

Feb 17
2010

Nadder, Zippleback and Gronckle Lessons From How to Train Your Dragon

posted by Aaron, 11.20 AM

A new video for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG feature How to Train Your Dragon has arrived. In the 4th lesson, you can hear the vocal styling of Kristen Wiig (SNL) and T.J. Miller as Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston, the blonde brother/sister duo who appear to be pretty competitive with eachother. We actually saw a hint of this at the October Intel Developer Forum. It’s a six-part instructional featurette on the topic of Dragon Training:

Lesson 1: Deadly Nadder
Lesson 2: Gronckle
Lesson 3: Monstrous Nightmare
Lesson 4: Hideous Zippleback
Lesson 5: Night Fury
Lesson 6: Terrible Terror

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Feb 11
2010

A New How To Train Your Dragon TV Spot

posted by Aaron, 11.36 AM

I was surprised DreamWorks Animation didn’t broadcast a How to Train Your Dragon spot during the Super Bowl, but I’m sure dropping $2.5 million isn’t a thrilling prospect. But here’s a new :30 ad that just started airing. Not too much new here, but the action stuff looks solid.

Feb 8
2010

How To Train Your Dragon Interview: Kathy Altieri

posted by Aaron, 12.24 PM

In the run-up to the March 26th release of How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation has released a number of behind-the-scenes interviews. Here’s an interesting one with Production Designer Kathy Altieri, who has worked on The Lion King, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.

Jan 19
2010

How To Animate Your Dragon by Simon Otto

posted by Aaron, 12.48 PM

In this clip below, Simon Otto, the head of character animation on the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon feature, discusses how he approached his work on the film. The CG feature from DreamWorks Animation is in theaters on March 26, 2010.