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How To Train Your Dragon's Live-Action Astrid Casting Backlash Explained (& Why It's Ridiculous)
After 2025's How to Train Your Dragon announced its live-action cast, some viewers openly criticized the casting of Nico Parker as Astrid because of her race, which by now, is a tired argument in ...
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The History That Laid the Groundwork for Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing Series
How feminism and debates about women riding horses helped produce first, horse-girl stories, and then dragon-babe fiction.
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How To Train Your Dragon Director Responds To Astrid Live-Action Casting Backlash: "We're Crafting A Fantasy, Not Historical Fact"
Dean DeBlois, director of the upcoming live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, has responded to criticism about Nico Parker's casting as Astrid in the film. How to Train Your Dragon ...