How to Train Your Dragon is the latest animated classic getting the live-action treatment, and we finally know what to expect from it. Hiccup and Toothless return in the first trailer for this long-awaited remake, which marks the first live-action version of a DreamWorks Animation film.
Loosely based on Cressida Cowell’s series of novels, How to Train Your Dragon takes place on the rugged isle of Berk, and centers on a Hiccup, the inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast. He defies centuries-old rivalry between Vikings and dragons by developing an unlikely bond with a feared Night Fury dragon named Toothless.
Mason Thames will play the lead role in this live-action adaptation, which also stars Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, and Gerard Butler, reprising his role from the animated films.
Dean DeBlois returned as the director of this live-action remake after helming the animated film trilogy. In addition to three films, the How to Train Your Dragon franchise also includes several short films and TV series, including DreamWorks Dragons, Rescue Riders, and The Nine Realms.
How to Train Your Dragon is the first live-action film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and it will be released by Universal Pictures on June 13, 2025.