The first teaser trailer for the live action adaptation of Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon provided a clear look at the aesthetic of the remake, and the design for the dragon Toothless should ease the concerns of all fans of the multimedia franchise. The original series is among the most successful animated franchises of all time, both from a commercial and a critical perspective. How to Train Your Dragon is slated for a June 2025 release, and given how beloved the trilogy is, there was plenty of trepidation about how the characters and creatures would translate to live action.

Fortunately, the first teaser seems to have assuaged some of the angst about the live action's faithfulness to the original. As How to Train Your Dragon's original director has noted, there was always going to be continuity between the original animated movie and the live action treatment given that Dean DeBlois,...