The live-actionHow to Train Your Dragonis bound to have several shifts in narration and tone.

However, its essence is expected to be similar to the original animated films.

To his surprise, he learns that the rider is his presumed dead mother, Valka.

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Valka justifies her absence by revealing that, like him, she learned the truth about the dragons.

In the live-action movies, it might come off as an unnecessary adaptation of the original movies' lore.

This makes it hard not to believe that the live-action film would be better off reimagining Valkas story.

Mason Thames as live-action Hiccup with the animated version of Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon

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Here’s who’s playing who.

If it wasn’t for her, Hiccup would have struggled to regain the strength to confront Drago.

Their bond reveals new insights about dragons and transforms Viking society’s understanding of these creatures.

Valka in front of fire in How To Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon, set on the Viking island of Berk, follows Hiccup, a young Viking who challenges tradition by befriending a Night Fury dragon named Toothless. Their bond reveals new insights about dragons and transforms Viking society’s understanding of these creatures.

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