Bro what do you MEAN the art book for the Live Action httyd has a whole page where they brag about the fact they casted 3 whole actors with Limb Differences?? They were cast in minor background roles that 95% of audiences will forget about before the credits are finished (if they even noticed their existence at all)!!
You know who WASN'T played by a disabled actor? Gobber, the major character who is a Double Amputee. He was played by an able-bodied man (though don't worry, they took ~inspiration~ from the fact he's got a bad knee and switched which leg he's missing! #representation) Or how about Hiccup, our literal protagonist? Sure, he spends most of this film with both his legs, but the sequel is already greenlit, and unless it bombs horrifically they'll absolutely make the third film too. So even though he spends about 70% of the film series as an Amputee, he's played by an able-bodied actor too!
I'm so fucking tired of seeing able-bodied actors cast to play Disabled characters. I mean, we *JUST* saw this with the Live Action Snow White deciding to make the dwarves cgi abominations instead of just hiring Little People. But it's fine guys! It's not like Disabled People are hugely underrepresented in media - especially kids/family media - but we're expected to not only be content with the crumbs we're given, but to actively celebrate them as if they were full course meals. Excuse me for not wanting to heap praise onto Dreamworks for having three background actors with Limb Differences when their major Disabled characters are played by able-bodied men dressed up with special effects and cgi to cosplay being an Amputee.
