The How to Train Your Dragon live action. The adaptation has found its stars, they say The Hollywood Reporter. The report notes that the two leads were cast for the film.
The How to Train Your Dragon live action. The adaptation has found its stars, they say The Hollywood Reporter. The report notes that the two leads were cast for the film.
According to the outlet, Mason Thames (The Black Phone) and Nico Parker (The Last of Us) will star in the film as protagonists Hiccup and Astrid. No further cast information is available yet, but the film will be directed by Dean DeBlois – director and writer of all three animated films.
Currently, THR is reporting that Universal has set the live-action remake to premiere on March 14, 2025. Production on the film is slated to begin sometime this summer.
“How to Train Your Dragon” follows Hiccup – a non-heroic Viking child who befriends an injured dragon. Astrid, on the other hand, is someone who despises the creatures but is slowly loving them thanks to her relationship with Hiccup and exposure to the dragons. In the animated films, Hiccup and Astrid were voiced by Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera.
What is How to Train Your Dragon about?
The How to Train Your Dragon franchise is based on the children’s book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Cowell’s original story revolves around Hiccup, a young aspiring inventor who wants to make his Viking father proud by becoming a dragon slayer. Things don’t go as planned when Hiccup unexpectedly bonds with a Night Fury dragon.
The success of the 2010 film was followed by two more sequels, all of which garnered critical acclaim with multiple Academy Award nominations including Best Animated Feature. The voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington and others were heard in the animated films. The franchise is a box-office success, with total worldwide sales in excess of $1.6 billion.
After its huge success as an animated trilogy, the How to Train Your Dragon franchise has become one of the most popular in the world. In addition to the films, various short films, video games and even amusement park attractions have also been created since the trilogy started in 2010.