Dean DeBlois

Dean DeBlois

1970-06-07 Brockville, Ontario, Canada 26 Credits

Biography

Dean Allan DeBlois (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. He is best known for writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Animation Studios (with Chris Sanders), the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy for DreamWorks Animation (the first film also with Sanders), and directing the documentary Heima about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dean DeBlois, licensed unde...

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How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2027

Producer, Director, Writer

Producing Directing Writing

The second live-action adaptation of the animated trilogy. Plot TBA.

Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

2025

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live-action film "How to Train Your Dragon," following writer and director Dean DeBlois' journey of reim...

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2025

Director, Producer, Writer

7.9
Directing Producing Writing

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition wh...

Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch

2025

Original Film Writer

7.1
Writing

The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024

Executive Producer

8.3
Producing

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's...

Nimona

Nimona

2023

Thanks

7.9

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

Ten

Ten

2022

Director, Director of Photography

Directing

Tíu is a glorious journey through sight and sound into the world of the multi-platinum Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, as they commemorate the 10t...

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

Director, Screenplay, Story

7.8
Directing Writing Producing

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When da...

The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

Co-Producer

6.7
Producing

Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts...

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby

2017

Thanks

6.5

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 yea...

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

2016

as Himself

7.4
Acting

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to imp...

Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2

Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2

2015

as Himself

7.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2

Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2

2015

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

A documentary about the making of Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon 2.

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

7.7
Directing Writing Producing

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. Du...

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon

2010

as Self

Acting

Featurette for How to Train Your Dragon takes an in-depth look at how the 3D medium effects the style to the film.

Jónsi: Go Quiet

Jónsi: Go Quiet

2010

Director

6.8
Directing

Jonsi awakens to a trashed house in the wake of his New Year's Eve party. He avoids cleaning up and instead plays songs that reflect the night before,...

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

Director, Screenplay

7.8
Directing Writing

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his wa...

Heima

Heima

2007

Director

7.7
Directing

Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel thr...

Leroy & Stitch

Leroy & Stitch

2006

Characters

6.6

Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stit...

The Origin of Stitch

The Origin of Stitch

2005

Characters

7.2

Stitch discovers Jumba’s secret computer that reveals what creatures Jumba had used to create Stitch, and also hints at his other 625 experiments. Sti...

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

2005

Characters

6.7

Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon em...

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'

2004

as Self

8.4
Acting

An in-depth look at the making of Lilo & Stitch (2002).

Stitch! The Movie

Stitch! The Movie

2003

Characters

6.4

The continuing adventures of Lilo, a little Hawaiian girl, and Stitch, the galaxy's most-wanted extraterrestrial. Stitch, Pleakley, and Dr. Jumba are ...

Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch

2002

Director, Writer

7.6
Directing Writing

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" ...

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

Story Artist

7.0
Writing

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.