How To Train Your Dragon's Live-Action Astrid Casting Backlash ...
18 hours ago · The main issue seems to be the casting of Nico Parker as Astrid. In the original How to Train Your Dragon, Astrid appeared as a White woman, yet Parker is Black. Many have argued that Parker's race does not make sense because Vikings were historically White. Some have gone so far as to claim that Parker's casting is cultural appropriation.
'How to Train Your Dragon' Director Addresses Live-Action Astrid ...
1 day ago · And Nico Parker's dad is a white guy from England, literally a place where vikings lived. Still hilarious, still gonna be divisive, still a token hire based on her skin color. 2024-11-22 20:59:11
'How to Train Your Dragon' Director Addresses Live-Action Astrid ...
16 hours ago · The decision to cast Nico Parker as Astrid in How to Train Your Dragon has caused a typical backlash that comes with casting a non-white actor as a previously white character, including the ...
How to Train Your Dragon Live-Action Director Claps Back at
1 day ago · Nico Parker is an actress of color who has been cast as Astrid, while the character in the original 2010 animated movie was white. Director Dean DeBlois has today responded to the backlash, so let’s find out what he has to say to the fans online. Dean DeBlois Says Nico Parker Was the Best Choice for Astrid
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Director Stands By Nico Parker …
13 hours ago · Casting of Nico Parker as Hiccup's Viking love interest, Astrid Hofferson, has caused quite the stir within the HTTYD community as of late with both sides arguing arguements that won't change peoples' minds. How to Train Your Dragon director, Dean DeBlois, has decided to address the controversy ...
What Nico Parker's Astrid Casting Means For The How To Train …
Ever since it was announced that Nico Parker would be portraying Astrid in the live-action movie, some people have criticized the casting choice since Parker is Black, while the animated version ...
How To Train Your Dragon Live-Action Director Defends Nico Parker…
1 day ago · Director Dean DeBlois is defending Nico Parker‘s casting as Astrid in the upcoming live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, stating that they have created a fantasy movie, not one ...
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Director Addresses Nico Parker …
15 hours ago · The controversy surrounding the casting of Nico Parker as Hiccup's Viking love interest, Astrid Hofferson, has been pretty storied as of late with both sides arguing the same triad and true arguements that basically don't do anything but spur each other on. How to Train Your Dragon director, Dean DeBlois, has stepped forward to address the controversy.
Live-Action 'How To Train Your Dragon' Director Defends Astrid …
1 day ago · However, in the live-action remake, the heroine bears a much different appearance. Thanks to her being played by actress Nico Parker (the daughter of Thandiwe Newton, who readers may know best as the Val, the love interest to Woody Harrelson’s Tobias, in Solo: A Star Wars Story), this version of Astrid instead has dark skin, green/hazel eyes, and curly-but-still-braided brown hair.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Featurette Reveals First Look At Nico Parker…
3 days ago · Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (Nico Parker; The Last of Us) and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost; Shaun of the Dead) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding.
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