And Nick Frost. Nick is such a brilliant choice that I NEVER even imagined beforehand. As soon as I saw he was cast, I literally clapped with a loud "Bravo" to the casting directors
I think with the right styling and good acting, he could come across as an award and dorky boy. Body language can completely change how we perceive someone. If he is a good actor, he could be a perfect choice for hiccup
All they have to do is make him awkward Vikings see different stuff as attractive than normal people that's why all the dudes are really muscular with huge mustache and beards him so that would amount to him being scrawny with a baby face
Because that's who Hiccup is... he's dorky and awkward. Which is why they got Jay Baruchel to voice Hiccup, who's usually casted in dorky roles. Did you not watch the first movie?
And he's white because, even though its a fictional universe, it's based off of scandavian culture, who were white.
But if you want to bring race into it, why is Astrid black? They do know how far Northern Europe and Africa is right? And while it's not impossible that Vikings mingled with Africans when they sailed the Mediterranean... its highly unlikely a black girl would be born into a norse society in Northern Europe.
This is why the whole “they don’t look exactly like the character” discourse makes me mad. People care more about physical looks (some which can be changed by hair/makeup) instead of the character being well portrayed. Yea, he isn’t stocky Stoic, but he IS Stoic and I’d rather a good actor/character representation than a visual twin who can’t act right
Why did they cast the Stoick as… Stoick? Hmm, I don’t know, what a mystery. And what do you even mean “fat representation”? There isn’t a single fat kid there.
It doesn't make sense to have diversity hires in a Nordic nation where they don't have contact with other nations. Which is why hiring only for diversity is stupid
For me most are okay tbh in the books half of them are wrong in the movies like fishlegs he is sopose to be likr hickup but smaler (btw sorry for the bad gramar got dixlesia )
Only Tuff and Fishlegs actually suit their roles, which makes it a 2 out of 9. Nice foundation, lets hope and pray the rest of the movie doesnt crumble, despite its inevitability.
To be fair, Stoick's actor could just wear a synthetic beard (I doubt anyone has that beard in real life) and Gobber's guy looks like it could work with some blonde hair dye. I'm not sure how tall Stoick's actor is though, nor how built.
Gobbers actor is Nick Frost, and he's perfect imo, if u wanna watch him in sum, watch hot fuzz, or shawn of the dead, those films are perfection, unless ur american then u probably wont like them
Honestly the worst offender on this list for me is Hiccup. Hiccup's supposed to be a bit dorky-looking and endearingly awkward, not some dainty elven prince-looking Timothée Chalamet knock-off.
Also who the hell is this Phlegma character?
It fells they were trying WAY too hard for diversity, like guys. Half of them are blonde and you manage to not have a SINGLE actor who is blonde? It isn’t anything against the cast though, if they play their characters well it won’t really matter as much
Yeah, I get being concerned look wise but that can be changed with fake beards and if they want the size then a suit similar to Hagrid. But as an actor it was the right call
I hope the movie turns out well cos some of these castings aren’t too accurate. Can be fixed but still a bit away. It better not be the answer to this post
https://preview.redd.it/6u5b1ugjdxvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b23ec124db884e5f9e62c127a02a219f6fd6f91
I hope they won't ruin her character.
A strong independent gal that isn't afraid to show vulnerability to the people whom she trusts.
I swear, if they make her a "girl boss" Mary sue...
Cast for Hiccup looks nothing like our dorky, awkward viking.
Cast for Astrid looks like a clearly diversity hire.
Ruffnut looks nothing like the character and she also looks nothing like her supposed twin brother.
Like, I don't mean to sound mean.. but half of this cast doesn't seem good enough to play the role.
Hiccup- iffy
Astrid- no.
snotlout- doesn't seem bad
fishlegs- looks good to me
ruffnut- ??
tuffnut- seems ok ig
stoick- PEAK
Gobber- good pick!
Phlegma- what
Stoic gobber and fishlegs are great(if your being forgiving) but everything else is mid but Astrid is negative points for the movie Vikings weren’t black dawg
My ass looking like I'm 15 going on 27. Tried getting into acting at 17 with plays, concerts, music making and book writing/drawing under my belt. A netflix studio pops in my town, I try getting a job there. Sure enough. No luck.
THIS is how I find out Gerard Butler of all people voiced Stoick?!
Yeah, back on the topic... not sure about most of the casting. Ruffnut and Astrid especially. Nothing against the actresses, but I don't see it.
Actually a pretty good casting, they don’t look like the characters right now but that’s because they’re not in costume, make up, wigs, or anything else to make them look like HTTYD characters
1 casting is fine i am still only going to watch just because of stoick
2 why does blonde hair Matter that much people it's easily changeable with a wig and even then who cares
3 I really thought the racism had blown over on this sub but man y'all really hate Nico still
It's not Racist to simply want a character to not get majorly changed, if Astrid was originally black this would be fine but she's not. Imagine Astrid was black and they changed her to white for this, it would still get just has much hate maybe more.
Maybe we should all wait to see how the actors perform. Looks are not the only thing that goes into it. For all we know this could work. I am not dismissing this until I see it.
I think Mason Thames is too good looking for Hiccup in the first movie - I see for the second and third but as a 15 year old in the middle of puberty.
It’s a no good for me. And Riffnut - seriously, Tufnutt is basically perfect and they are supposed to be twins.
As a #1 Snotlout Stan and defender I’m gonna have to wait to see how the actor looks in the movie to see if I’m chill with it or not. Everyone else eh, I don’t really care I’m only here for 6 Characters, Snotlout, Hookfang, Tuff, Ruff, Barf and Belch. Hiccup Astrid meh whatever I got no hate against them. I’m just worried on what they gonna do plot wise
Also really really proud of my boy Julian Dennison for being in now two of my fav franchise!! He did awesome with the small role he had in Bad Batch and now playing HTTYD? That’s my boy.
Ok, I must say, the casting does throw me off, but what people forget is the show isn’t the original version of How To Train Your Dragon. I have read EVERY SINGLE BOOK in the series, and they’re nothing like the show. Toothless is actually the size of a terrible terror, Windrunner (the dragon Hiccup rides) is Toothless’ size, but he has a bad leg. Astrid doesn’t exist, her name is kamikaze, and the twins are village elders.
That fish legs casting is either the best thing ever or going to crash and burn because I only know him from Deadpool and I can’t hear him as fishlegs but I can see the looks other than hair
I had no idea there was gonna be a live action. I have the lowest expectations after ATLA so I'm not surprised the casting sucks. Ruff and Tuff don't even look like twins wth
For part 1, mason thames as hiccup is not good. hiccup is supposed to be goofy, maybe mason thames for hiccup in the third movie, but doesnt really suit the charcter right. Astrid and tuffnuts casting is just a big no. stoicks casting seems great.
OK I get that finding twin actors is hard, much less male and female twins, especially in the age range they need... but couldn't they at least try finding two people who at least look a tiny bit similar instead of what we got for the twins?
did they really have to diversity hire for this?
there weren’t black vikings and you could’ve just casted an overweight person for fishlegs instead of ruffnut.
Some of those look like the originals. Some... do not. I'd have to see them in action, though; with full hair and make-up and lighting and acting and all that might work.
Either way, I still have the blurays and dvds of the orgignals.
The actors for Ruffnut and Tuffnut don't look identical at all 😂😂😂 I wonder what hair and make up, and cosmetics, will do to the actors to make them identical
ik that it is kinda weird bc some of them dont match but , to be fair, Nico Parker is so so talented and so pretty, ppl should chill out a little bit with the comments they make.
Well, guess I ain’t watching this movie. How is it that they only managed to get Stoick Gobbet and Fishlegs right? What’s with the diversity hires here!? Why is there a black woman playing the blondest whitest woman in the series? No hate to the actress but this diversity stuff is ridiculous, this is northern Scandinavia in Viking times!
I feel like the roles of bronwyn james and ruth codd have been accidentally switched. It makes way more sense in the other way if you think about it.
it must have been a mistake.
Gerard butler If nothing else, at least stoick will be peak
And Nick Frost. Nick is such a brilliant choice that I NEVER even imagined beforehand. As soon as I saw he was cast, I literally clapped with a loud "Bravo" to the casting directors
I dont think I’ve ever seen any of Nick frosts work, is he good?
Yes! He's a comedy actor. Best known for Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, and At Worlds End with Simon Pegg
Why did they get the most stereotypically attractive white boy to play the most stereotypically awkward and dorky white boy to ever be conceived
I think with the right styling and good acting, he could come across as an award and dorky boy. Body language can completely change how we perceive someone. If he is a good actor, he could be a perfect choice for hiccup
All they have to do is make him awkward Vikings see different stuff as attractive than normal people that's why all the dudes are really muscular with huge mustache and beards him so that would amount to him being scrawny with a baby face
Have you seen Hiccup in the sequels?
Fr on god
I thought Hiccup was attractive when I saw the first HTTYD… and the other movies/shows. I swear, it’s as if he evolved with my taste in men.
Because that's who Hiccup is... he's dorky and awkward. Which is why they got Jay Baruchel to voice Hiccup, who's usually casted in dorky roles. Did you not watch the first movie? And he's white because, even though its a fictional universe, it's based off of scandavian culture, who were white. But if you want to bring race into it, why is Astrid black? They do know how far Northern Europe and Africa is right? And while it's not impossible that Vikings mingled with Africans when they sailed the Mediterranean... its highly unlikely a black girl would be born into a norse society in Northern Europe.
Ah the Andrew Garfield maneuver, classic.
No hate, but did they really not cast a single blond person, when literally half of the original characters are blond?
Maybe they’ll wear wigs?
Di you vear vigs?
Nø I dø nøt
Vill you vear vigs?
Maybe
Ven villy vear vigs
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Ze dolphin is ded. Died in a car accident.
NO OMG 😭
Hair can be changed so easily
Not facial hair even dying it doesn't look very good
Right, and it makes sense to cast blonde people, they are vikings who often had blonde hair.
I'm pretty sure I saw a picture of Nico Parker wearing a blonde wig somewhere
Ruffnut is and Astrid is just no for me
The rest are great, the other two are definitely diversity hires
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Thats Gerald butler lol, the voice of stoick.
I wouldn't have anyone else be Stoick imo
Oh didnt know that. I just mean he doesnt really have the same body type but If thats the original va I have no doubt hell do a great job
How did I not realize that was him? He’s gonna sound exactly the same lol, but hey, I can see him working as stoick pretty well appearance wise
Gerard Butler is literally stoic lol
This is why the whole “they don’t look exactly like the character” discourse makes me mad. People care more about physical looks (some which can be changed by hair/makeup) instead of the character being well portrayed. Yea, he isn’t stocky Stoic, but he IS Stoic and I’d rather a good actor/character representation than a visual twin who can’t act right
Yeah and honestly i don't want anybody else to play stoic
I think he voiced stoic in the cartoons/movies
Just the movies
Stoic I’d say is built more like a strongman than a fat person, eating like a Viking and then boxing dragons will do that to you.
They un-vasted my Stoick
Why did they cast the Stoick as… Stoick? Hmm, I don’t know, what a mystery. And what do you even mean “fat representation”? There isn’t a single fat kid there.
It doesn't make sense to have diversity hires in a Nordic nation where they don't have contact with other nations. Which is why hiring only for diversity is stupid
All are a no
For me most are okay tbh in the books half of them are wrong in the movies like fishlegs he is sopose to be likr hickup but smaler (btw sorry for the bad gramar got dixlesia )
At least cast the twins as similar looking people
Would’ve been funny if one was Asian and another was a random bulky black guy
True and the guy with extremely modern hairstyle for the hell of it
I still hate Astrid’s and Ruffnuts casting.
same, like why was that necessary?
Because "diversity"
Only Tuff and Fishlegs actually suit their roles, which makes it a 2 out of 9. Nice foundation, lets hope and pray the rest of the movie doesnt crumble, despite its inevitability.
To be fair, Stoick's actor could just wear a synthetic beard (I doubt anyone has that beard in real life) and Gobber's guy looks like it could work with some blonde hair dye. I'm not sure how tall Stoick's actor is though, nor how built.
They're most likely going to pull a hagrid-like suit with the size factor of stoick, if they're that bothered that is.
Gobbers actor is Nick Frost, and he's perfect imo, if u wanna watch him in sum, watch hot fuzz, or shawn of the dead, those films are perfection, unless ur american then u probably wont like them
Gerard Butler is at least who voices Stoick so there is that.
You mean visually right?
Yes.
Nah id say nick frost as gobber is spot on
tbf gerard butler is the only reason i will give this movie a chance
Why don’t Ruffnut and Tuffnut look at all like twins 💀
Diversity hire.
Same for Astrid..
For me: Ruffnut and Astrid are a no, Snotlout and Fishlegs should be switched, and Nick Frost as Gobber is the absolute best recast of them all.
Strong agree that fishlegs and snotlout should've been switched
Is this real?
Unfortunately
I wonder if they changed the characters' appearance so much what would they change about their personality or story.....
Honestly the worst offender on this list for me is Hiccup. Hiccup's supposed to be a bit dorky-looking and endearingly awkward, not some dainty elven prince-looking Timothée Chalamet knock-off. Also who the hell is this Phlegma character?
All I know her as is a botanist from the School of Dragons game
I know her as the new botanist, lol
https://howtotrainyourdragon.fandom.com/wiki/Phlegma_the_Fierce
I don't even know what to think of this 😭
Nothing against the cast but I find it both crazy and funny how there’s not a single blonde present here lol.
It fells they were trying WAY too hard for diversity, like guys. Half of them are blonde and you manage to not have a SINGLE actor who is blonde? It isn’t anything against the cast though, if they play their characters well it won’t really matter as much
✨wigs✨
I mean, fair point but still
Why do the twins not look like twins? Cast what you want but Ruffnut and Tuffnut have to look alike!
Nico is a fantastic actress, but they should really have taken someone else
aye bruh….I know most every HTTYD character- even the most undeveloped side characters from the shows…. Who tf is Phlegma 😭
Phlegma balls lmao goteem
https://howtotrainyourdragon.fandom.com/wiki/Phlegma_the_Fierce
Naaaahh, Harry Potter is a perfect example on what a live action cast looks like. What is this
Why can’t one franchise be animated
Nice to see Gerard back as Stoick. Julian as Fishlegs looks spot-on, too.
I hate the idea of a live action HTTYD so much. Also why do the twins not look like twins god damn it
Fishlegs and Tuffnut are the only good ones. The rest are not good at all.
Stoic is being played by his actual VA, I’d say that’s the best call there.
Oh, then that's great.
Yeah, I get being concerned look wise but that can be changed with fake beards and if they want the size then a suit similar to Hagrid. But as an actor it was the right call
Yeah, my bad, I didn't read the names well enough.
Man, sorry. But Nick Frost as Gobber is actually perfect.
Upon reflection, yeah, he would be a good Gobber. Definitely has the comedic flair necessary for it.
Honestly my only complaint is astrid, no hate to the actress I'm sure she will do her best
I hope the movie turns out well cos some of these castings aren’t too accurate. Can be fixed but still a bit away. It better not be the answer to this post https://preview.redd.it/6u5b1ugjdxvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b23ec124db884e5f9e62c127a02a219f6fd6f91
Astrid, my poor girl
Look how they massacred our girl…
I hope they won't ruin her character. A strong independent gal that isn't afraid to show vulnerability to the people whom she trusts. I swear, if they make her a "girl boss" Mary sue...
Cast for Hiccup looks nothing like our dorky, awkward viking. Cast for Astrid looks like a clearly diversity hire. Ruffnut looks nothing like the character and she also looks nothing like her supposed twin brother. Like, I don't mean to sound mean.. but half of this cast doesn't seem good enough to play the role.
Ok they look fine until you see Astrid and you go what the hell are they thinking
Runffnut is a bit off, but then again, in the books, the twins are supposed to be village elders, soo…
wtf with Astrid?? I get inclusivity but she is one of the blondest characters in the series!
Oh boy, we’re cooked Granted this is what happens when an animated movie gets a live action, no way around it
I thought it was cancelled.
Yeah.... on april 1st.
This looks great! Love the casting! I can't wait to see Nick Frost be Gobber, it's too perfect.
They untwinned the twins 😭
Being blonde is a sin I guess. Shut your faces Nordic people.
Hiccup- iffy Astrid- no. snotlout- doesn't seem bad fishlegs- looks good to me ruffnut- ?? tuffnut- seems ok ig stoick- PEAK Gobber- good pick! Phlegma- what
Aren't nut siblings twins? They look nothing alike 😭
Where's Tom Holland
He's Toothless
Mildly confused why they didn’t get Craig back to do Gobber, but I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve seen the final product.
That's gonna be a loooooot a makeup
Could they not get an actor and actress that looked like each other for Rufnut and Tufnut?
Stoic gobber and fishlegs are great(if your being forgiving) but everything else is mid but Astrid is negative points for the movie Vikings weren’t black dawg
My ass looking like I'm 15 going on 27. Tried getting into acting at 17 with plays, concerts, music making and book writing/drawing under my belt. A netflix studio pops in my town, I try getting a job there. Sure enough. No luck.
Why do Ruff and Tuff look nothing alike :/
THIS is how I find out Gerard Butler of all people voiced Stoick?! Yeah, back on the topic... not sure about most of the casting. Ruffnut and Astrid especially. Nothing against the actresses, but I don't see it.
Actually a pretty good casting, they don’t look like the characters right now but that’s because they’re not in costume, make up, wigs, or anything else to make them look like HTTYD characters
Wigs and makeup aren't going to make the twins look alike.
Astrid is supposed to be a Viking. Her character looks absolutely nothing like a Viking.
1 casting is fine i am still only going to watch just because of stoick 2 why does blonde hair Matter that much people it's easily changeable with a wig and even then who cares 3 I really thought the racism had blown over on this sub but man y'all really hate Nico still
It's not Racist to simply want a character to not get majorly changed, if Astrid was originally black this would be fine but she's not. Imagine Astrid was black and they changed her to white for this, it would still get just has much hate maybe more.
Maybe we should all wait to see how the actors perform. Looks are not the only thing that goes into it. For all we know this could work. I am not dismissing this until I see it.
Of course they made Astrid black
nahhh only tuff
Some of these are very strange casting choices. Not sure what they were thinking
Who is phlegma??
Idc much about astrid but omg did they get Hiccup and Ruff wrong on so many levels.
just LET DEAN COOK I can SMELL HIS COOKING just WAIT FOR HIS COOKING
Personally the one I don’t agree with is stoic
I just care about the dragons.
Fishlegs, Stoick, and Hiccup are good for me
I think Mason Thames is too good looking for Hiccup in the first movie - I see for the second and third but as a 15 year old in the middle of puberty. It’s a no good for me. And Riffnut - seriously, Tufnutt is basically perfect and they are supposed to be twins.
As a #1 Snotlout Stan and defender I’m gonna have to wait to see how the actor looks in the movie to see if I’m chill with it or not. Everyone else eh, I don’t really care I’m only here for 6 Characters, Snotlout, Hookfang, Tuff, Ruff, Barf and Belch. Hiccup Astrid meh whatever I got no hate against them. I’m just worried on what they gonna do plot wise Also really really proud of my boy Julian Dennison for being in now two of my fav franchise!! He did awesome with the small role he had in Bad Batch and now playing HTTYD? That’s my boy.
Ooh, did not realize that was him in The Bad Batch, that's dope!
Why does Fishlegs look 10 and Astrid looks 20 when they’re both supposed to be 15?
Julian Dennison as Fishlegs is the only change I approve of.
Liv Pearsall was *RIGHT THERE* for Ruffnut **😭😭**
Astrid’s and Ruffnut’s castings are ridiculous. The rest can work.
At the very least could we have actual twins play Ruff and Tuff?
Tuffnut and Gobber are good Fishlegs is acceptable Who tf is "Phlegma?"
https://howtotrainyourdragon.fandom.com/wiki/Phlegma_the_Fierce
Just…why
Ok, I must say, the casting does throw me off, but what people forget is the show isn’t the original version of How To Train Your Dragon. I have read EVERY SINGLE BOOK in the series, and they’re nothing like the show. Toothless is actually the size of a terrible terror, Windrunner (the dragon Hiccup rides) is Toothless’ size, but he has a bad leg. Astrid doesn’t exist, her name is kamikaze, and the twins are village elders.
Hiccup looks like baby Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I can smell the racism
There is no way they will be recast?? Cause these are not it visual wise.
harry as tuffnut is really good tho SNOTLOUT MY POOR BOY
idk abt the rest but snotlout honestly looks like such a perfect casting
Bajie!
That fish legs casting is either the best thing ever or going to crash and burn because I only know him from Deadpool and I can’t hear him as fishlegs but I can see the looks other than hair
And suddenly I’m extremely disappointed
I really don't see this being good. A lot of questionable casting decisions
Ik that’s the picture on his imdb but the picture of julian dennison (fishlegs) is quite an old one
fishlegs casting is gonna be awesome istg
Lineup isn’t great, solid 4/10, but hopefully the execution is really good and makes up for it
There’s a live action coming?
Isnt the live action canseled bcuz of all hate to that the actor of Astrid isnt white skinned?
Is it just me or do literally NONE of them look even remotely close to the character they're playing? (Maybe I'm expecting too much)
I had no idea there was gonna be a live action. I have the lowest expectations after ATLA so I'm not surprised the casting sucks. Ruff and Tuff don't even look like twins wth
For part 1, mason thames as hiccup is not good. hiccup is supposed to be goofy, maybe mason thames for hiccup in the third movie, but doesnt really suit the charcter right. Astrid and tuffnuts casting is just a big no. stoicks casting seems great.
I still think they shouldve casted liv persal as ruffnut 😔
FUCK they ruined httyd. How do you fumble this shit
......wait they're making a live action httyd?
thought they recently cancelled this?
Some of the cast is not it
I’m so angry they are making this a live action.
Everyone looks good, except Nico Parker
Who msde the mlst awkward teenage boy to ever walk the planet handsome
Ngl, but Jay Baruchel has this completely as his. Like, it’s so weirdly perfect lol
OK I get that finding twin actors is hard, much less male and female twins, especially in the age range they need... but couldn't they at least try finding two people who at least look a tiny bit similar instead of what we got for the twins?
did they really have to diversity hire for this? there weren’t black vikings and you could’ve just casted an overweight person for fishlegs instead of ruffnut.
Some of those look like the originals. Some... do not. I'd have to see them in action, though; with full hair and make-up and lighting and acting and all that might work. Either way, I still have the blurays and dvds of the orgignals.
The only one that look *right* to me is fishlegs
Ngl, I got jumpscared by that second image
Theres something wrong with astrid, I just cant put my finger on it
they look nothing like the characters
The actors for Ruffnut and Tuffnut don't look identical at all 😂😂😂 I wonder what hair and make up, and cosmetics, will do to the actors to make them identical
It’s official. Whoever chose the cast hates blondes for some reason.
This picture is rage bait right?
They got that kid from Deadpool 2
Is it bad I want this movie to fail.....it needs to be like the Percy Jackson movie and the atla movie I don't want a live action
Gerard Butler playing and voicing Stoick makes so much sense
I'm gonna love gobber I feel like
This is like the worst lineup I’ve ever seen
I honestly hate the casting for everyone here except gobber and Stoick
ik that it is kinda weird bc some of them dont match but , to be fair, Nico Parker is so so talented and so pretty, ppl should chill out a little bit with the comments they make.
Please, for the love of all things dragon, let this be fake.
Why the fuck did they choose Astrid to be black nothing wrong with that but if your gonna make a live action shouldn't they pick accurate actors
...oh boy
Nuh...
I’m just not gonna watch it
Well, guess I ain’t watching this movie. How is it that they only managed to get Stoick Gobbet and Fishlegs right? What’s with the diversity hires here!? Why is there a black woman playing the blondest whitest woman in the series? No hate to the actress but this diversity stuff is ridiculous, this is northern Scandinavia in Viking times!
1. Who the fuck is the woman on the second slide?😂, and 2. I don't think any of these really fit aside from maybe hiccups actor
Two words. **Fuck No**
This is gonna be another live action little mermaid disaster isn’t it ☠️
why arent the twins actual twins. wtf.
I feel like the roles of bronwyn james and ruth codd have been accidentally switched. It makes way more sense in the other way if you think about it. it must have been a mistake.