But Dean Deblois, who helmed the acclaimed animated fantasy trilogy How to Train Your Dragon, may be the first to take his remake across mediums. How to Train Your Dragon is almost an exact shot-for-shot remake of the original. It’s evident too in the barely-changed script, with the cast directed to deliver the lines almost exactly the same as they were in the animated original. Despite being one of the holdovers from the original film, Gerard Butler gives the film’s standout performance. When compared to the deluge of unimpressive live-action remakes, How to Train Your Dragon is certainly the least offensive one.