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10. How to Train Your Dragon 2
Even accepting that last year's live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon was entirely unnecessary, it was a perfectly acceptable re-do that at least understood the essence of the source material - a sure benefit of original filmmaker Dean DeBlois returning to direct.
And so why expect any different from the sequel?
It certainly helps that the animated version of How to Train Your Dragon 2 was widely acclaimed for its emotional depth and darker tone compared to the original, so hopefully all of that nuance will carry across in this second remake.
And while Gerard Butler is again reprising the role of Stoick the Vast from the animation, this time around he won't be the only actor back in live-action form.
Cate Blanchett, who voiced Stoick's wife Valka in the animated sequel, is now back to play the part in live-action, and what a treat that's sure to be.
Don't be remotely surprised if this ends up quite easily surpassing the first remake.