Who co-directed the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon with Dean DeBlois?
Answer
Chris Sanders
Chris Sanders co-directed the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon with Dean DeBlois.
The film was directed by Sanders and DeBlois, who had previously collaborated on Disney’s Lilo & Stitch. Their partnership helped shape the movie’s balance of family drama, comedy, action, and emotional character development.
Sanders is also known for creating and directing other animated projects, including Lilo & Stitch and The Croods. DeBlois continued as the director of the second and third How to Train Your Dragon films, while Sanders did not direct those sequels.
That difference can cause confusion because Sanders and DeBlois are both strongly associated with the franchise’s origins. The first movie’s directing credit belongs to both filmmakers, but the later trilogy entries were directed by DeBlois alone.