We are incredibly excited for the live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon.” Obviously, the DreamWorks films are perfect, and don’t need the reboot/remake treatment. But, BUT, look how cute the first-look image of Mason Thames as Hiccup is!
Dean DeBlois, who directed the three animated films, will be co-directing alongside Chris Sanders.
Thames (“The Black Phone“) plays Hiccup alongside Nico Parker (“The Last of Us“) as Astrid. Nick Frost will play Gobber the Belch, while Gerard Butler will reprise his role as Stoick the Vast.
“It’s so dialled-up in terms of stakes — having a fully credible, photo-real dragon stomping around trying to kill him [Hiccup],” DeBlois told Empire Magazine. “[Hiccup] represents all of the oddballs out there, and there are many of us. There was a bit of awkwardness, but also a vulnerability to him which [came] with the fact that he was 15 when we were auditioning [Thames].”
We’ll be able to see more from the film in Empire’s January 2025 issue.
“How to Train Your Dragon” is set to hit theaters June 13th, 2025.
