#America Ferrera and Jonah Hill

[fictionalnormalcy]

Someone please tell me I'm too addicted to HTTYD, because even though I tell it to myself it's not enough to get me to back down.

Tell me why all day today I was crafting HTTYD theories and the like. Literally spent hours on Youtube watching videos. Specifically Craig Ferguson's late night talk show.

It was even like falling into old habits too, because I addictively watched his interviews with Alfred Molina. Youtube channel @The Jayleno Fly btw

What I came to find to out today however, is that he interviewed practically the entire HTTYD cast.

He had Gerard Butler on 5 times, Jay Baruchel 2 times, America Ferrera 1, Jonah Hill 1, TJ Miller 1, David Tennant 1, Kit Harrington 1. If you'd also like to know, he had Alfred Molina 16 times.

Then I came to shift, now it's interview videos with the cast. Gerard and Craig for HTTYD 2, America and Jay for The Hidden World. Then I watched the trailers.

Now I am prepared for youtube to recommend me more interviews, let's go with Dean and Chris, see if I can find one with TJ or Jonah.

And hopefully, also be able to find where they actually mention the shows. Because the odd thing I had found is that they can't go into specific detail. Jay does say Riders of Berk on Craig's show. So far found a single video where there's a brief mention of RTTE, but it's still just 'a show'. The literal name wasn't mentioned. You only know it's Race to the Edge because it was at The Hidden World's release, and the interviewer says it got to six seasons.

I want more though.

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Title: How to Train Your Dragon

Rating: PG

Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Robin Atkin Downes, Philip McGrade, Kieron Elliott

Release year: 2010

Genres: adventure, fantasy

Blurb: As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realises that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast - which he names Toothless - much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

[adamwatchesmovies]

How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

If How to Train Your Dragon 2 isn’t as good as the first, it’s only because the original offered the kind of first-time visual spectacle that could never quite be duplicated. This is a more mature film whose evolving relationships enrich the vivid world that’s quickly becoming a favorite. It’s got plenty of adventure, plenty of laughs - and a surprising amount of romance too.

Set 5 years after Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and Toothless met, dragons have become as much a part of Berk as its human villagers. While exploring and charting unexplored islands, our hero encounters Drago Bludvist (Dimon Hounson), a warlord who is building an army of dragons.

If the first movie was about showing us how different Hiccup was from his father, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), this sequel is about how much he resembles his mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett), who we meet for the first time in this film. Then, the story takes him further by showing us how he is his own person. At this point in his life, Hiccup is no longer a boy. He’s an adult who hasn’t quite accepted all the responsibilities that come with being the son of the village chief. It’s clear that someday, he will lead Burke. He single-handedly changed human-dragon relationships completely through his willingness to listen and empathize. We can see those qualities, as well as Hiccup’s understanding of the fire-breathing reptiles in his mom. What ultimately makes him grow into his own is the villain, a man who actually has a lot in common with him.

Now that we’ve learned about this world and we’ve met the dragons, we're able to explore the characters. Some of the movie’s best scenes have nothing to do with Drago or the titular creatures. They’re romantic scenes where we see the chemistry between Hiccup and his fiancée, Astrid (America Ferrera), or between Stoick and Valka. The chemistry between the actors is so good you forget you’re looking at living drawings. You just see them as living, breathing people. That’s quite a feat.

By comparison, the film’s villain does not get a whole lot of development, but that’s sort of the point. Ever-hopeful, Hiccup believes Drago is simply misunderstood and that a hand extended in friendship will transform him. It worked with dragons, after all. Maybe he even thinks himself a little bit better than all the adults who warn him about the warlord, that they just don’t understand something that he does. After all, Hiccup and Drago have a lot in common. They’ve both been scarred by dragons but their time with them has ultimately made them stronger. The truth is they might’ve been friends once upon a time but somewhere along the way, the two became mirror opposites. Just as the giant dragon in the first movie couldn’t be reasoned with, Drago also can’t be reasoned with. That might sound like a clich��, but it isn’t, not in this movie. It’s a lesson Hiccup will have to learn before it’s too late.

Ultimately, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a very different kind of adventure. Rather than boiling down to a boss that needs to be beaten up/killed, it’s a battle of wills and beliefs. If that doesn’t necessarily sound visually dynamic, you’ve figured out the film’s only flaw. While there are plenty of gorgeous scenes, the soundtrack is just as good as the first, the jokes are hilarious and rewarding, the character designs inspired, the emotions rich and the action scenes are rousing, the finale is not the same kind of jaw-dropper we saw in 2010. Is it a big deal? Only if you demand the movies be on the exact same level. If this was a standalone adventure, it would easily earn itself a 5-star rating. Because it’s a sequel and those have different expectations thrust upon them, I’m going to give it a 4.5 - but only because we’re rounding down with extreme prejudice. (On Blu-ray, May 27, 2022)

[valentora862]

I’M SORRY BUT WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT THE ABSOLUTE GOLDMINE THAT IS HTTYD VOICE ACTORS LIKE?!??!

CATE BLANCHETT!!

GERARD BUTLER

AMERICA FERRERA

JONAH HILL

KIT HARRINGTON

HAVE I JUST BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK. IS THAT IT.

[camyfilms]

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2010

I wouldn't kill him, because he looked as frightened as I was. I looked at him... and I saw myself.

[reviewinghiccup]

RIDERS OF BERK | HTTYD SERIES | BREAKING DOWN HICCUP

Blog Post Series : Breaking Down Hiccup

Title : How to Pick Your Dragon

Ep/Season : Episode 7, Season 1 (Riders of Berk)

Premise :

In short, Stoic, needs a dragon. But he also needs a little convincing.

CANDID DISCUSSION

Parenting Parents

We’ve all been there haven’t we? A day when we needed to teach our parents something, occasionally in tandem to “upgrading” their lives? Yeah. This episode is nothing but relatable. I’m glad it exists because it is one of the few episode we see Hiccup connect w his father.

Stubbornness is inherited, and entrenched in Stoic’s constitution. Hiccup is equally stubborn, but the lesser of the two, which means - he’ll probably give in.

HTTYD is funny

What I find so funny about this episode, is that it is actually really funny. So much genuinely enjoyable dialogue. Executive produces and writers Linda and Mike Teverbaugh wrote for good old hits like The Drew Carey Show and Who’s the Boss? Their family orientated, heart felt messages and comedic gold runs through the veins of the work (as it use to w many good 90s sitcoms).

As a late 90s baby myself, the sense of humour this show carries is an homage to the funny I felt has kinda dwindled away in children adventure stories, like Jimmy Neutron, Fairy Odd Parents, Danny Phantom were.

Furthermore, Hiccup is a very funny person. The self-deprecating humour fits well w it’s nasal, slightly insecure, prone-to-shrugging personality which we know, the actor who voices him is somewhat known for. If you’ve ever watched an interview w Jay Baruchel, you will find that he is very Hiccup-like in person. Like, you know he’s a little awkward but he also seems fine w it, making it all the more endearing.

Baruchel plays the unsung hero / underdog card v well. You can never stop rooting for him. I notice that comedians work great as voice artists. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is another name worth mentioning. And in the movies, we have Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill (who worked w Mintz-Plasse in Superbad), Craig Ferguson and TJ Miller (who worked w Baruchel on Shes Out of my League, noting though that he is a pretty controversial person now). And not forgetting America Ferrera herself is the Queen of comedy (Superstore anyone?)

SOME HONOURABLE MENTIONS OF HUMOUR IN THIS EPISODE :

Reference:

Toothless’s first ride w Stoic -

Toothless after a whole day of chiefing w Stoic -

Toothless hiding because well, see above -

ON THE EPISODE:

I like that it is one of the few episodes we get to see the father-son dynamic play out without the “duties as chief” rhetoric rattling through.

I love how Stoic is one of the first adults to ride a dragon and because of that the others as we know, will soon follow suit. If he can change, so can anyone else in the village (maybe, well, except for Mildew).

Also, it’s nice to have the shot where Hiccup & Stoic spend some father son time together riding dragons into the horizon.

[ashleybenlove]

Also yes, she's apparently around 30 years old but none of the voice actors were teenagers either, that's not a new problem. It's a tale of old as probably moviemaking is.

The youngest of the six was Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and he was 20 at the time of the first movie's release (March 26, 2010). For reference, the birthdates of the actors of the gang and their ages at the time of release):

Jay Baruchel: April 9, 1982 (27)

America Ferrera: April 18, 1984 (25)

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: June 20, 1989 (20)

Jonah Hill: December 20, 1983 (26)

TJ Miller: June 4, 1981 (28)

Kristen Wiig: August 22, 1973 (36)

(Average age: 27)

Bonus:

Zack Pearlman (Snotlout in the shows), May 19, 1988

Andrée Vermeulen (Ruffnut, in DOB/RTTE), November 4, 1982

Also, Ruffnut's actress (Bronwyn James) is married to a woman. 🏳️‍🌈

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America Ferrera & Jonah Hill crackship gifs

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[mjlfilms]

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

[its-a-geeks-world]

Toothless Smug Face™️

But seriously, How to Train your Dragon is HIGHLY underrated. The way the animators fit so much personality into a creature incapable of human speech.

And that's just one of the many incredible things this film does.

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WATCHLIST 2022: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

[fictionalnormalcy]

I watched Over the Hedge last night, it’s been years since I’d seen this movie. Later on I started thinking, about how DreamWorks usually casts big name actors/actresses to voice their characters. When it was running through my head I was also considering how some of these movies then had shows created as well. I found it super impressive how these movies had actors and actresses that were well known. And it amazed me so much, I found it super impressive.

For their movies, they’ve had Anna Kendrick, Will Smith, Jack Black, Jerry Seinfield, David Schwimmer, Will Ferrell, Rihanna, Reese Witherspoon, it’s a long extensive list. Then I thought of one name, and I was like, well this is different. The name that left me boggled, that I said to myself, wait they aren’t as big a name.

It was Jay Baruchel.

Let me say first off, I am in no way trying to belittle him. Absolutely not, he’s one of my favorite actors. I merely want to outline how compared to the others that have voiced a character for DreamWorks Animation, he’s not as big a name. In fact it was after he voiced Hiccup Haddock for How to Train Your Dragon that he started to gain popularity. But of all the other VA’s for DreamWorks movies, they’re known for other roles. Not entirely because of that character they voiced.

As for Baruchel, I have to say that his role in DreamWorks was just utterly brilliant. To my knowledge, HTTYD was in the works since 2006, the movie released in 2010. There’s so much to the franchise, and Baruchel voiced his character for everything. All of the shorts, all eight seasons of DreamWorks Dragons, and let me tell you this, that’s one of the only voice roles he’s ever done. He voiced Hiccup for a decade, and the only other character he’s played was an inventor in the rebooted Magic School Bus. (Coincidentally also a brunette with green eyes)

But wow, it just boggles me. These other famous actors and actresses. I can guess what other roles were what brought them into the spotlight that they were then cast in DreamWorks movies. Of course I do know how it works where there are auditions and various of them, but most of the VA’s were already big names before being cast in a DreamWorks movie.

I even thought of the HTTYD cast. How compared to the rest of them, Baruchel wasn’t all the well known. America Ferrera (voiced Astrid), had already gained a name from Ugly Betty, Gerard Butler (voiced Stoick) starring in Phantom of the Opera, Kristen Wiig (voiced Ruffnut) having partook in Saturday Night Live.

Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that these big name actors aren’t mainly known for their role in a DreamWorks movie. Meanwhile Jay Baruchel is known well enough for his role in HTTYD. You look up Jonah Hill, you’re not going to see straight-out that he voiced Snotlout. Looking up Angelina Jolie you’re not going to immediately see that she voiced Tigress. But when you look up Jay Baruchel, in the literal first few sentences it says he’s known for voicing Hiccup Haddock in the HTTYD franchise.

They cast all these big names, for a great number of their movies, but there are a rare few where it’s names not so wide-spread.

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Out With Jonah Hill And America Ferrera In NYC(2013) pics....

[adamwatchesmovies]

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

It’s been over 10 years since the release of How to Train Your Dragon. Unfortunately, this means you can’t catch it the way it was meant to be seen - on the big screen and in 3D - but it still dazzles. This animated film has it all. A great story of friendship, stunning visuals, memorable character designs, an instantly memorable score, terrific voice acting and a great message. It doesn’t matter how old you are, it becomes an instant favorite.

Much to his father’s disappointment, teenaged Viking Hiccup (perfectly voiced by Jay Baruchel) is hardly the dragon killer his village needs him to be. When Hiccup knocks down a Night Fury - the most elusive and deadly of all dragon species - he finds that he cannot kill it, and instead befriends "Toothless".

We've seen stories about sons rebelling against their parents because they would rather dance ballet, sing, or do anything other than do what they're expected to do before. How to Train Your Dragon differentiates itself first and foremost with its visuals. No dragon we've ever seen looks like the ones in this film. Taking inspiration from the book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, the animators went to town on the creature designs, which range from the two-headed Hideous Zippleback - one head spews flammable gas, the other, sparks - to the bumblebee-like Gronckle. All of them are memorable, as are Hiccups classmates. You’re like the overenthusiastic Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), excitedly looking at these beasts and trying to figure out what makes them tick. I predict in about five to ten years, we’ll be seeing highly detailed and articulated action figures of the creatures in this film sold to adults who grew up with this franchise. That’s how iconic they are.

As you can deduce from the title, Hiccup and Toothless eventually form a close bond and our hero becomes the first dragon rider. The first scene in which they take flight together is pure movie magic. The emotions bubble up inside as if it’s you soaring through the air for the first time. Even on a flat screen, the way they zip alongside cliffs, through rocky formations and above the water is so exciting - particularly with the score by John Powell - it threatens to bring tears to your eyes. You recognize the emotional weight of this moment and the visuals are incredible.

The emotional power of Hiccup and Toothless' flight comes from the character work. Directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois have made the genius choice to give a lot of cat-lie attributes to Toothless. He’s effortlessly loveable but also a little wild - if you’ve ever owned a cat, you know what I mean. You’ve seen how Hiccup and his father are. It’s not that Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler) is a bad father, it’s that they just have nothing in common, whereas Hiccup and Toothless? they get along but they do so well. It breaks your heart knowing they’re from two worlds and that there’s no way this is going to work out. Training with Toothless means Hiccup becomes more knowledgeable about dragons than any other Viking. At his school, he’s acing every course, which breaks down the barrier between him and his father. It raises your spirits but creates a dark cloud on the horizon.

In the end, the screenplay by the directors (who co-wrote with Will Davies) finds a surprisingly elegant way to give the audience the happy ending they want and deliver a big action scene that brings together everything we’ve learned about dragons. It’s revealed that every dragon has been stealing food for the biggest dragon of all, a Godzilla-sized mega beast that will eat anything. The genius of this revelation is that it recontextualizes every dragon attack. If only this big bully were gone, then everyone could live harmoniously. In Independence Day: Resurgence, The Great Wall and similar films, this “Queen” that can be defeated to save the day feels artificial. Not here. In hindsight, it all makes sense.

It's one of the best cast animated pictures in recent memory. Christopher Mintz-Plasse as the big, but squeaky-voiced dragon nerd Fishlegs, America Ferrera as Astrid, Hiccup’s rival and possible romantic interest and the other Vikings are terrific. Even these secondary characters are memorable, making you eager to see more. Then we get to the ending, which is mature and somber. How to Train Your Dragon is much more than the sum of its big, action-packed sequences of aerial pyrotechnics, dizzying flying scenes and narrow getaways. It's packed with emotion, action, and fun. I can’t recommend How to Train Your Dragon enough. (On Blu-ray, April 15, 2022)

[grigori77]

Exactly one decade a go, Dreamworks introduced my favourite animated feature franchise of theirs to date (ousting previous favourite Kung Fu Panda, which itself beat out the mighty Shrek).  It had everything - colourful characters, fantastic creative beasties and a MASSIVE dollop of heart - and kicked off what has proven to be a simply PERFECT cinematic trilogy.  Here’s to ten years of the most adorable dragon ever to grace the silver screen, and his endearingly geeky rider ...

WARNING!  Potential spoilers ahead for the uninitiated ...

[motionpitchers20]

How to Train Your Dragon was released on March 26, 2010.

Cheers to ten years of the most adorable dragon, Toothless!

@motionpitchers20