The new live-action movie is a big win! Both audiences and critics are loving it, especially how closely it follows the original 2010 animated film. It’s also been incredibly popular at the box office, earning over $450 million worldwide by June. With this success, DreamWorks is likely to make more live-action versions of their animated classics, just like they did with How to Train Your Dragon.
DreamWorks is currently working on a new movie scheduled for release in 2027. Following Disney’s lead, they’re likely planning to remake more of their classic animated films as live-action movies. There are many hidden gems in DreamWorks’ animation history that could be successful reboots, and one particularly strong candidate is a Brad Pitt action-adventure film from 2003 that most people have forgotten.
DreamWorks Needs to Reboot Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas in Live-Action
When it comes to DreamWorks’ exciting animated films, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a standout. Released in 2003, the movie features Brad Pitt as the famous pirate Sinbad, who embarks on a thrilling quest with his crew to steal the magical Book of Peace.
Sinbad and his pirates intend to steal a valuable book, hoping to sell it back to the city of Syracuse—or whoever offers the most money. They plan to use the profits to retire on a tropical island, but the heist goes terribly wrong when Sinbad’s ship is wrecked, and he’s pulled beneath the waves.
Sinbad is rescued by Eris, the goddess of chaos, but she demands a task in return: he must deliver a sacred Book of Peace to her. True to his cunning nature, Sinbad attempts to trick her, which angers Eris and threatens the safety of Sinbad and his entire crew.
This movie is about Sinbad and his crew of pirates as they battle the goddess Eris and try to stay one step ahead of the law in Syracuse – who are still angry about a previous theft. It’s a wild, unpredictable adventure across the seas, but ultimately a fun and enjoyable ride.
Unlike other DreamWorks animated films that create entirely fictional worlds with non-human characters, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is set in a more realistic, though fantastical, version of our own world, making it a great fit for a live-action movie.
Sinbad the Sailor has appeared in numerous films since 1935. Recent movies, like the 2023 version, helped bring the classic character to a new audience who might not have known him otherwise.
It’s been over twenty years since the animated movie came out, and now Sinbad is poised for a comeback on the big screen. Fans who loved Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas would be thrilled to see the story brought to life in a spectacular live-action film.
Despite not being a financial success when it first came out, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a film worth revisiting. It faced tough competition from the hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which overshadowed it in theaters. However, twenty-three years later, the movie still has a dedicated fanbase, largely made up of people who enjoyed it as children.
With the original audience now grown up, a new Sinbad movie could focus more on exciting action and adventure, creating a truly enjoyable update. It could also improve on the original by addressing concerns about its portrayal of Arabic culture and casting actors who better represent the story’s roots.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Would Repeat How to Train Your Dragon’s Best Trick
As DreamWorks decides which animated film to adapt into a live-action movie, it’s important they avoid the mistakes other studios – especially Disney – have made. Simply recreating a well-known story and characters in live-action isn’t enough to make a successful remake.
I always feel a truly great remake does more than just copy what came before. It builds on the original story and world, staying respectful to everything I enjoyed initially, but also finding ways to make it even better with modern effects and filmmaking techniques. It’s about honoring the past while creating a fresh, enhanced experience.
The “Test Drive” scene, where Hiccup and Toothless first fly together, perfectly shows how the remake enhances the original. This scene was already the most memorable part of the first movie, but the remake really takes advantage of being live-action to make it even better.
Seeing the “Test Flight” sequence performed by real actors with the stunning scenery of Berk as a backdrop makes it even more impactful for audiences. This highlights the potential for live-action remakes, and DreamWorks should prioritize films that would similarly benefit from this kind of adaptation.
While Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is effective as an animated film, it feels like a story that would truly shine with live actors. The film features grand pirate ships, enormous sea creatures, and spectacular visuals – elements that would have been challenging to create realistically with live action technology back in 2003.
Today’s filmmaking technology allows for a truly faithful adaptation of stories like Sinbad. A remake could finally bring the original vision to life, with action and characters that are even more compelling than before.
DreamWorks needs to get its next reboot right, and revisiting a popular franchise like Shrek or Kung Fu Panda would be the easy route. However, a better choice might be to remake a film with unrealized potential, such as Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, which didn’t fully succeed as an animated movie.
What We Know About How to Train Your Dragon 2
DreamWorks Animation has started making the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. The new movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, will continue the story five years after the original, showing Hiccup and Toothless discovering unexplored territories.
During their journey, they unexpectedly find Hiccup’s mother, Valka, who everyone thought had passed away. They also encounter Drago Bludvist, a ruthless warlord determined to create an enormous dragon army.
Dean DeBlois, the director of the previous animated films and the live-action movie, is returning to direct. The original cast will also be back, including Mason Thames as Hiccup, Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast, Nico Parker as Astrid, Julian Dennison as Fishlegs, Gabriel Howell as Snotlout, Bronwyn James as Ruffnut, and Harry Trevaldwyn as Tuffnut.
The cast is growing with exciting new additions! Cate Blanchett will play Valka, Phil Dunster (known from Ted Lasso and Murder on the Orient Express) will take on the role of dragon trapper Eret, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (from Severance and NOS4A2) will portray the warlord Drago Bludvist. While Blanchett is new to this live-action adaptation,
The movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 will be released in theaters by Universal Pictures on June 11, 2027.
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