Gerard Butler joins the live action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon

It is difficult to believe that How to Train Your Dragon released in 2010 – more than a decade ago. A cartoon about dragons and Vikings somehow became a hit for both children and adults.

Now, a live action adaptation of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is being released, suspected to arrive on June 13, 2025, after brief delays due to the writers strikes in Hollywood.

The cartoon trilogy follows the clumsy and unheroic boy, Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel), who goes against Viking tradition to train a dragon and learn more about the creature, rather than kill it. Taking on this role will be Mason Thames, best known for his character in the brilliant horror film The Black Phone.

Where there is Hiccup, there is Astrid (voiced by America Ferrera)– a young, strong woman setting out to be the best Viking in her village. She holds a significant distain for dragons when everything is changed by her romantic interest. Astrid will be played by Nico Parker, best known for HBO’s The Last of Us.

A familiar voice is being resurrected for the movie, Gerald Bulter, who voiced Hiccup’s father Stoick the Vast in the original animated films, will be returning Entertainment Weekly confirmed.

Fans of the franchise will remember how his storyline ended…

The live action film will be written and directed by Dean DeBlois – who also wrote and directed all three animated films, produced by three-time Oscar best picture nominee Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, president of Marc Platt Productions.

Across three films, released between March 2010 and January 2019, How to Train Your Dragon has grossed more than $1.6 billion combined. It additionally inspired a TV spin-off series and a live show on ice.

All three How to Train Your Dragon films are available for streaming within Australia on Binge. Watch this space for more details on the live action film.

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