Fantasy Movies - SlashFilm

Hiccup and Toothless in the animated and live-action versions of How to Train Your Dragon

Why The How To Train Your Dragon Remake Haters Are Completely Missing The Point

By Nick Staniforth 2 months ago

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake has been criticized as pointless, but audiences are proving there's a demand for it.

Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon touching a Game of Thrones dragon

How To Train Your Dragon's Scariest Scene Learned A Big Lesson From Game Of Thrones

By Nick Staniforth 2 months ago

Not all the dragons in How to Train Your Dragon are friendly; the fiercesome Red Death is evocative of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

Gobber the Belch looking alarmed in How to Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon: Why The New Gobber Actor Looks So Familiar

By Rusteen Honardoost 2 months ago

The veteran Viking blacksmith Gobber the Belch is portrayed by a pretty revered comedic actor in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake.

Snotlout looking forward angrily in How To Train Your Dragon 2025

One How To Train Your Dragon Character Gets More To Do In The Live-Action Remake

By Nick Staniforth 2 months ago

2025's How to Train Your Dragon is largely a beat-for-beat recreation of the animated original, but one character does get a bit more to do in the new version.

Eret, Bludvist and Valka from How to Train Your Dragon stood together

Every How To Train Your Dragon 2 Voice Actor Who Should Return For The Live-Action Sequel

By Nick Staniforth 2 months ago

Since DreamWorks is making a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2, here are the voice actors from that movie who should return in live-action.

Alastair Sim's Ebenezer Scrooge is terrified in 1951's A Christmas Carol

The First Adaptation Of A Classic Charles Dickens Christmas Story Is Impossible To Watch Today

By Debopriyaa Dutta 2 months ago

Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story has inspired dozens of filmed adaptations, but the first one is impossible to watch today.

Toothless sharing a bonding moment with Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon

The How To Train Your Dragon Remake Completely Fails For One Key Reason

By Quinn Bilodeau 2 months ago

DreamWorks' live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon is a total miss, despite having the same director as the animated original. Here's why it fails.

Fishlegs standing in a puff of smoke in How to Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon: Why The New Fishlegs Actor Looks So Familiar

By Quinn Bilodeau 2 months ago

Hiccup isn't the only young Viking in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake. Here's where you've seen the actor playing his pal Fishlegs before.

Snotlout, Tuffnut, Astrid, Ruffnut, Fishlegs, and Gobber get ready for dragon training in How to Train Your Dragon

The How To Train Your Dragon Remake Has A Mini Shaun Of The Dead Reunion You May Have Missed

By Bill Bria 2 months ago

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake reunites a pair of Shaun of the Dead veterans so subtly you might not even notice the first time you watch it.

Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Danielle Radcliffe as Harry Potter, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger

12 Cut Harry Potter Movie Subplots That Should Be In The HBO Series

By Jeff Ames 2 months ago

The "Harry Potter" film franchise missed out on a lot of plot points and story elements from the books. Here are 12 subplots that should be in the HBO series.

Hiccup and Astrid hide from a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon: Why The New Astrid Actor Looks So Familiar

By Bill Bria 2 months ago

Astrid in How to Train Your Dragon is Nico Parker's biggest role yet, but here's where else you can see her work in film and television.

Ram Charan and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. on a motorcycle in RRR, Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, Margot Robbie in Barbie, and Michael B. Jordan in Sinners

The 15 Best Movies Of The 2020s (So Far), Ranked

By Rob Hunter 2 months ago

From a horde of beavers to high-flying jets, from Barbie to bombs, and plenty more in between, these are the best movies of the 2020s (so far)

Mason Thames as Hiccup riding atop the dragon Toothless in How To Train Your Dragon

How To Train Your Dragon: The Biggest Differences Between The Live-Action Remake And The Original

By Jeremy Mathai 2 months ago

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon doesn't stray far from the original animated film in the macro, but there are some significant smaller differences.

Images of Alexander Skarsgard in Succession, True Blood, and the Northman edited together

10 Best Alexander Skarsgård Movies And TV Shows, Ranked

By Russell Murray 2 months ago

Along with his brother Bill and his father Stellan, Alexander Skarsgård is a superb actor delivering excellent performances in his best movies and TV shows.

Hiccup sitting in the dragon arena in How to Train Your Dragon

The How To Train Your Dragon Remake Sets The Stage For A Major Sequel Storyline

By Quinn Bilodeau 2 months ago

Get ready for more live-action How To Train Your Dragons movies, because they're coming our way whether we want them or not.

Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway speaking to the press in Argylle

Bryce Dallas Howard Admits She Saw Her Biggest Box Office Flops Coming

By Jeremy Mathai 2 months ago

Bryce Dallas Howard has starred in some pretty big box office flops, but she's never been surprised when those films failed to find an audience.

Brian Wilson being interviewed for the documentary Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

Brian Wilson's Three Favorite Movies Couldn't Be More Different

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Brian Wilson was a musical genius and composing prodigy, but if you look at his three supposed favorite films, his taste in movies was ... questionable.

Shrek is angry at Princess Fiona in Shrek

Why Russia Is Trying To Ban The Shrek Franchise

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Russian lawmakers have targeted Shrek for potential censorship after he was deemed to be having a destructive impact on Russian children.

Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn's Family Tree Explained

By Jaron Pak 2 months ago

As one of the most recognizable figures from The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn has a remarkable family tree with many familiar names from Tolkien's writings.

Courteney Cox as Julie Winston in Masters of the Universe

Before Friends, Courteney Cox Starred In A Goofy Fantasy Flop

By Danielle Ryan 2 months ago

Courteney Cox is one of the most recognizable actors in the world but before Friends mad her a household name, she starred in an odd live-action adaptation.

Cover artwork for The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder

The Lunar Chronicles Movie Trilogy: Everything We Know So Far

By Rafael Motamayor 2 months ago

The Lunar Chronicles is being turned into an animated movie trilogy, which is exciting news for fans of the original books and animation alike.

Close up of Saruman presiding over the Council of the White

Why Did Saruman Turn Evil In The Lord Of The Rings?

By Jaron Pak 2 months ago

When exactly did Saruman turn to the dark side in The Lord of the Rings mythology, and why? Here's what our Tolkien expert uncovered.

A collage of WALL-E in WALL-E, Clementine (Kate Winslet) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Batman (Christian Bale) in The Dark Knight, and Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) in Oldboy (2003) surrounding Chihiro in Spirited Away

The 15 Best Movies Of The 2000s, Ranked

By Samuel Stone 2 months ago

If you're looking for the best movies of the 2000s, a good place to start is this eclectic list, featuring zombies, robots, superheroes, murder, and more.

Hiccup (Mason Thames) touches Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

How To Train Your Dragon Review: Better Than Any Disney Revamp But Still Unnecessary

By Ethan Anderton 2 months ago

How to Train Your Dragon has been given a remake, and while it stands above Disney's attempts at revamping animated movies, it still feels unnecessary.