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Per the rules in the core rules, Axebeaks are definitely viable mounts, and they have used them thst way in various child-focused merchandising the past decade.
OK, in the movie, I would have had people riding them, rather than having someone herd a handful of them through a field and having a pack of them standing around in the streets of Neverwinter. Neither of those did much for the brand other than to say "hey, big flightless birds!"
 


Oh, and I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but the wizard who appears to Simon while he's trying to attune is never referred to as "Elminster," just as Simon's great-great-grandfather.

The dialogue was a bit mumbly, so it's understandable that "mumble-mumble-ER" sounded like "Elminst-ER" to people, but that's not what's happening, per the dialogue script.
 

This is from Storm King's Thunder, there are other depictions of various people riding Axebeaks, definitely something they have been pushing:

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I still think there were more "look, it's a D&D world" bits than were strictly necessary -- what was with all the freaking axe beaks, a monster no one has particularly cared about? -- but this is definitely as good as a mid-tier (so better than the most recent phase) Marvel movie, which I think is still a surprising achievement.
Hey now. Axe-beaks are all over my game world, particularly in the tropical islands where dinosaurs still live. My players love them far more than horses, mules, ponies, and such.
 




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