Dragon faced a tough deadline

by James | March 15, 2010 8:25 am

Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders talk with the L.A Times[1] about the 12 month deadline they faced when brought in to rework DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The tight schedule meant the film became more of a director’s movie rather than a film by committee. DeBlois said, “It’s a model that allows for too much indecision. You can get into a situation where the only thing that 30 people in a room can agree on is a cliché.” We might see more of this model according to Bill Damaschke, co-president of production for DreamWorks animation: “Chris and Dean are part of an overall shift in what we’re trying to do.”

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