The popular animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” is set to receive a live-action film adaptation in 2025. Now there are new details about the cast shortly before production begins.
- DreamWorks is working on a live-action adaptation of their animated film of the same name, “How to Train Your Dragon.”
- The film is scheduled to hit cinemas in summer 2025.
- The majority of the roles have now been filled.
The “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise about the Vikings from Berk and their dragons is popular with young and old. Therefore, Dreamworks and Universal have now decided that Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless should return to the big screen in a live-action adaptation.
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How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Start date
The live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” already has a start date. At the June 13, 2025 The story about Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless is set to return to German cinemas.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Plot
Currently, we’re assuming that How to Train Your Dragon’s plot will follow that of its animated predecessor. However, DreamWorks promises that the live-action adaptation will be “based on stories that are as compelling as they are intimate” and will “immerse audiences deeply in DreamWorks Animation’s imaginative story.”
In the hit animated film, the rather skinny Viking boy Hiccup wants to prove it to his village and, above all, to all those who always make fun of him. To do this, he sets out to hunt for a dragon in order to kill it. This way he could show everyone that he is not a disappointment as the chief’s son.
However, after his plan fails, he instead befriends his victim and finally baptizes him with the name “Toothless”. From then on, the two begin to secretly spend time together and learn a lot about the other species.
The hatred of dragons that was instilled in Hiccup from an early age and is preached every day in his home village of Berk is quickly forgotten. Together with his new best friend, Hiccup wants to combat the Vikings’ prejudices against the misunderstood dragons, but this puts the companions’ unusual friendship to the test.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Cast
15-year-old actor Mason Thames will play the role of main character and dragon rider Hiccup. Thames made his breakthrough in the Apple TV+ drama series “For All Mankind” and was most recently seen in the horror film “The Black Phone.”
Nico Parker is the daughter of “Westworld” actress Thandiwe Newton, made her film debut in the Disney live-action adaptation of “Dumbo” and most recently starred alongside Hollywood star Pedro Pascal in the HBO series “The Last of Us”. In “How to Train Your Dragon” she will now take on the role of Hiccup’s crush Astrid.
Also there is Gerard Butler (“300”), who will reprise his role as the Stoic. The actor dubbed the burly Viking chieftain in the animated films. Fischbein, Rotzbakke, Ruffnuss and Tuffnuss are also now cast with Julian Dennison (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Gabriel Howell (“Bodies”), Bronwyn James (“Lockwood & Co.”) and Harry Trevaldwyn (“Smothered”).
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How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Production
Like the animated films and series of “How to Train Your Dragon”, the live-action version will also be based on the children’s book of the same name by Cressida Crowell. As with the animated adventures, Dean DeBlois will direct and write the screenplay for the live-action adaptation. This will be DeBlois’ directing debut on a live-action film. Filming for the new edition is scheduled to start this summer.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025): Trailer
There is currently no official trailer for “How to Train Your Dragon” (2025). If anything changes in the near future, you will find out here.
The Netzwelt forecast for “How to Train Your Dragon” (2025)
In true Disney style, the popular DreamWorks animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” is now getting a live-action remake. Whether this can build on the success of the animated franchise will become clear when the film hits German cinemas in 2025.
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| Release | 12. June 2025 |
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