In the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake, Mason Thames portrayed Hiccup, maintaining consistency with the character's left-handedness from the animated film. Right-handed himself, Thames found this particularly challenging but wanted to honor the original film's detail. His co-star Nico Parker was surprised to learn of this choice, highlighting how subtly impactful such character traits can be. The choice of hand dominance has deeper implications in the Viking culture depicted, influencing how Hiccup interacts with weapons and tools in a society valuing traditional combat skills.
"It was very difficult! I'm actually right-handed, but Hiccup in the original movie is left-handed. So me and [director Dean DeBlois] wanted to keep it the same..."
"Most viewers would probably respond to that with a He did what now? That includes Parker. When Thames brought up the fact that he played Hiccup as left-handed in the movie, his co-star said, 'Wait, you did? I didn't even notice.'"
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