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The upcoming TV show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–2024) is an American fantasy series created for Amazon Prime Video by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel and its appendices, it is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Produced by Amazon Studios in collaboration with New Line Cinema and the Tolkien Estate, filming for the eight-episode first season took place in New Zealand from February ...

House of the Dragon (2022–2024), an American fantasy drama on HBO, was created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal as a prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019). It is the second show in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise, with Condal and Miguel Sapochnik serving as showrunners for the first season. Drawing from Martin’s 2018 book Fire & Blood, the series is set approximately 100 years after the Targaryen Conquest that united the Seven ...

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) is a 3D animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Five centuries ago, the once peaceful sub-continent of Kumandra was destroyed by dark spirits known as the Druun, turning all living things to stone. Sisu, the lone surviving dragon, inherited her siblings’ magic which was contained in a precious gem. By concentrating her power into the gem, she vanquishes the Druun and restores life to Kumandra’s people, though not its dragons. This leads to a struggle for control over the gem and divides the people into five kingdoms named Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon and Tail – ...

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) is an animated short film by DreamWorks, helmed by Tim Johnson. As New Berk prepares for the festive Snoggletog season, Hiccup and Astrid discover that their children, Zephyr and Nuffink, have acquired a fear of dragons upon uncovering some of Stoick’s old books. Determined to prevent their offspring from inheriting the same animosity towards dragons as their ancestors did, Astrid suggests reviving the Snoggletog Pageant, which tells the story of how Vikings and dragons found harmony. Gobber eagerly joins forces with them in organizing the pageant, viewing it as an ...

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) is a thrilling animated fantasy movie based on Cressida Cowell’s popular book series. Following his rise to chiefdom, Hiccup and his trusty Night Fury, Toothless, alongside their fellow dragon-riders, continue to save captured dragons and bring them back to Berk. However, the island is becoming crowded with these newfound creatures. Determined to find a safe haven for the dragons as told by his late father Stoick, Hiccup sets out to locate the fabled ‘Hidden World’. At the same time, a Light Fury dragon is being used as bait for notorious dragon hunter Grimmel the Grisly by warlords who want Toothless ...

Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015–2018) is an American computer-animated TV show based on the 2010 movie How to Train Your Dragon. It serves as a link between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Announced by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010, the series was described by executive producer Tim Johnson as having a darker and deeper tone than previous DreamWorks Animation spin-offs. This made it the first DreamWorks Animation show to air on Cartoon Network instead of Nickelodeon. A preview consisting of two episodes aired on August 7, 2012, with the official premiere following on September 5th of that year. ...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) is an epic high fantasy adventure film, directed by Peter Jackson with a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro, and Jackson himself. It is based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel of the same name. As Smaug sets Laketown ablaze, Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain. Bard manages to escape ...

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) is an American animated action fantasy film based on the book series by Cressida Cowell. Five years after the Viking villagers of Berk and the dragons made peace, Hiccup and his dragon Toothless explore new territories. Despite pressure from his father Stoick, who wants him to become chieftain, Hiccup feels uncertain about being ready for the role. During an expedition, Hiccup and his friend Astrid stumble upon a frozen fortress inhabited by a group of dragon trappers led by Eret, working for a man named Drago Bludvist. This villainous figure aims to capture and enslave all dragons as ...

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) is a short animated film released by DreamWorks Animation and co-directed by Elaine Bogan and John Sanford. Featuring the talents of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, and the cast from the TV series, it is based on the popular How to Train Your Dragon franchise. The plot follows Hiccup and Snotlout as they train for the upcoming Dragon Race, a new sport on Berk. Tuffnut debuts his new eerie face paint, much to Astrid, Hiccup, ...

Director Peter Jackson brought us an epic high fantasy adventure film titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). Adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel, it was written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro, and Jackson himself. As Thorin Oakenshield and his companions flee from Azog and his Orc party, they seek refuge in the home of Beorn – a ...

DreamWorks Dragons (2012–2014), is an American computer-animated TV show based on the 2010 movie How to Train Your Dragon. Acting as a link between the first film and its 2014 sequel, it was declared by Cartoon Network on October 12, 2010. Tim Johnson, executive producer of the film, shared that the series aimed to be more intense and thought-provoking compared to previous spin-offs from DreamWorks Animation, carrying a similar tone to the original movie. Unlike previous adaptations aired on Nickelodeon, Dragons marked the first DreamWorks Animation series to premiere on Cartoon Network. The series ...

Sucker Punch (2011), an American psychological fantasy action film, is the directorial debut of Zack Snyder and was co-written by him and Steve Shibuya. The story follows a young woman named Babydoll who accidentally shoots her sister while trying to defend herself from their abusive stepfather. After discovering that their mother left everything to her daughters in her will, the stepfather has Babydoll institutionalized under false pretenses and bribes orderly Blue Jones to have her undergo a lobotomy. In a state of delusion, Babydoll imagines the asylum as a brothel ...

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) is an American animated short by DreamWorks Animation, helmed by Tom Owens. It hit shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15th of that year, along with an accompanying short called Book of Dragons. As the winter holiday Snoggletog approaches in Berk, all the dragons unexpectedly take off, leaving everyone in distress – except for Toothless. Unable to fly alone, Toothless receives a new artificial wing from Hiccup as a gesture of kindness, granting him freedom as well. Days later, Meatlug – who Fishlegs had been secretly keeping tethered – escapes and accidentally takes ...

The 17-minute short film, Book of Dragons (2011), was released on November 15, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray alongside Gift of the Night Fury. It is based on How to Train Your Dragon and features Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Toothless and Gobber. In this short, they share the legend of the Book of Dragons and reveal exclusive training tips for never-before-seen dragons in a total of 14 different species. These dragons are divided into 7 classes: Stoker (Terrible Terror, Monstrous Nightmare), Boulder (Gronckle, Whispering Death), Fear (Hideous Zippleback, Snaptrapper), Sharp (Deadly Nadder, Timberjack), Tidal (Scauldron, Thunderdrum), Mystery (Changewing, ...

In the fantasy film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, our hero must seek help from the goblin Griphook after burying Dobby. With Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger by his side, Harry suspects a Horcrux is hidden in Bellatrix Lestrange’s vault at Gringotts bank. Griphook agrees to assist them, on the condition that he receives the Sword of Gryffindor in return. Ollivander informs Harry that two wands previously belonging to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy were taken from Malfoy Manor; sensing a ...

Game of Thrones (2011–2019), an American fantasy drama TV series by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO, is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Filmed in various locations like the UK, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain, it first aired on April 17th, 2011 and ended on May 19th, 2019 with a total of 73 episodes across eight seasons. Set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, the show boasts a diverse cast and follows multiple storylines. Critics and ...

The film Alice in Wonderland (2010), directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, follows the story of a 19-year-old Alice Kingsleigh. Still grieving the loss of her father and feeling trapped by societal expectations, Alice begins to have strange recurring dreams. At a garden party, she is proposed to by Hamish Ascot, but her attention is soon drawn to a familiar white rabbit wearing a waistcoat and carrying a pocket watch. Following the rabbit down a rabbit hole, she accidentally shrinks after drinking from a bottle labeled ‘Drink Me’ (also known as a Pishsalver). This makes it impossible ...

Shrek Forever After (2010) is an American animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children’s picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Many years ago, King Harold and Queen Lillian were ready to hand over control of Far Far Away to Rumpelstiltskin (‘Rumpel’) in exchange for breaking the curse on their daughter, Princess Fiona – cursed to turn into an ogre every night and locked away until her ‘true love’ rescued her. However, before they could sign the deal, news arrived that she had been saved and they called it off. In present times, Rumpel has become an outcast and holds a ...

The 17 minute sequel short film, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), is a follow-up to the feature film How to Train Your Dragon. Originally aired on television on October 14, 2010, on Cartoon Network, it was also released as a special feature on Blu-ray and double DVD editions of the original movie the next day. The story centers around Hiccup and his friends, who join their mentor Gobber on a mission to defeat the legendary Boneknapper Dragon. While about half of the film features traditional animation, it also delves into Gobber’s past and his encounters with the fearsome creature, revealing how he came to look as he does now.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010), an animated film based on the book by Cressida Cowell, follows the story of Hiccup, the son of Viking chieftain Stoick the Vast. The village of Berk is constantly under attack by dragons, and Hiccup, who is considered too weak to fight, instead devotes himself to creating mechanical devices with guidance from village blacksmith, Gobber. When he accidentally shoots down a rare dragon known as a Night Fury, he can’t bring himself to kill it. As Stoick prepares to lead a strike against the dragons’ nest, he enrolls Hiccup in dragon-fighting training with fellow teens Fishlegs, ...