candor

“One of the things I don’t like about live-action remakes is they seem to try to want to replace the animated source, and I find myself very protective of it,” says DeBlois with refreshing candor.

That mix of emotional candor and personal distance feels enticing in an overexposed TikTok era.

But I think he surprised himself with the level of candor and vulnerability he was willing to share on camera.

“People would do reporting and all the great Democratic sources that you could rely on for candor would say, ‘No, we’re told that he’s fine.’

It's a poignant statement from anyone dealing with family estrangement, but one that carries particular candor when it's coming from a prince.