They found a compromise by making other elements surrounding the eyes more convincing.
But the smaller we made them, the less appealing and the less Toothless he became, very quickly.
I hope that’s the end result.
I believe that character could exist alongside the other animals and the humans.'
DeBlois and his creative team managed to balance the realistic depiction with the distinguishing quirkiness from the animated film.
I can’t imagine what Toothless would look like with normally-sized eyes.
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As DeBlois found, it would have resulted in a diluted version of Toothless.
Their bond reveals new insights about dragons and transforms Viking society’s understanding of these creatures.
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