“How to Train Your Dragon” writer-director and Annecy favorite Dean DeBlois took part in a Q&a style virtual masterclass on Thursday evening as part of the Annecy Intl.
Animation Film Festival’s online edition.A main talking point came just around the one hour mark, when Peter Debruge, Variety’s chief film critic and moderator for the conversation, sinisterly proposed to “stir up some controversy,” prefacing a question sent in by one of the viewers of the stream.“What are your thoughts on the rising trend of ‘live-action’ remakes of animated films?” the question read, with Debruge adding, “Because I know there is a project in the works for a ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake, so this is directly going to relate to things that you had a hand in.”Anyone who has heard DeBlois speak publicly before knows that the director is not timid when it comes to sharing his honest opinions,
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