How to Train Your Dragon live-action movie — Release date, cast, plot, & more
DreamWorksThe How to Train Your Dragon movie release date will bring Toothless back to the big screen in live-action, here’s what we know so far.
Disney has been giving its best animated movies a lick of live-action paint since 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. The results have rarely matched the heights of its past, but the box office results speak for themselves.
DreamWorks has always been the House of Mouse’s main animated competition. And now, it’s looking to replicate the money-printing formula by remaking one of its best movies: How to Train Your Dragon.
Here’s what the studio has shared about the live-action film, including the cast and plot.
When is the How to Train Your Dragon live-action release date?
The How to Train Your Dragon live-action release date is June 13, 2025.
Universal PicturesThe original release date was March 14, 2025, but it was pushed back due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Filming started on January 15, 2024, when director Dean DeBlois shared an appropriately viking-looking image from set in the Isle of Berk, saying, “First day of the shoot! We’re all excited to get underway!”
@helenstills/dean.debloisWho’s in the How to Train Your Dragon live-action cast?
Mason Thames stars as Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon movie cast alongisde Nico Parker as Astrid.
How to Train Your Dragon movie cast list:
- Mason Thames as Hiccup
- Nico Parker as Astrid
- Gerard Butler as Stoick
- Nick Frost as Gobber the Belch
- Peter Serafinowicz as TBA
A full lineup is yet to be shared, but Parker blew up away as Sarah in The Last of Us, and Thames did a wonderful job in horror film The Black Phone, too. The characters are in capable, age-appropriate hands.
It’s unclear whether Jay Baruchel, who voiced Hiccup, will have a little cameo. Other cast members in the trilogy included Jonah Hill as Snotlout, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs, T.J. Miler as Tuffnut, and Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut.
DeBlois, who directed all three animated films, will return to write and direct the live-action movie.
Unlike Disney remakes, this marks the first time the original filmmaker has been hired to give his animated predecessor a do-over in live-action.
What will the How to Train Your Dragon live-action plot be?
The How to Train Your Dragon live-action movie is expected to adapt the plot of the first animated film, though it’s unclear if there are plans to remake the whole trilogy.
Paramount PicturesThe first film follows Hiccup, the son of a Viking village chieftain who befriends Toothless, a goofy dragon. There’s just one problem: Vikings hate dragons, and fighting them is a way of life.
Across the trilogy, Hiccup’s bond with Toothless only grows stronger, whether they’re going into battle against dragon warlords, losing their parents, or seeking out the Hidden World.
Futher along, in The Hidden World, the story continues to tackle meaty subject matter like ageing, moving on, and self-wroth with grace.
If the live-action films do their narratives justice, we’ll be as happy as Toothless is when he’s soaring through the sky.
Is there a How to Train Your Dragon live-action trailer?
No, there isn’t a trailer for the How to Train Your Dragon live-action movie yet. However, we can expect one in 2025.
With a June release date, a trailer should be out by early 2025, even if it’s just a teaser trailer.
That’s everything we know about the How to Train Your Dragon live-action movie. In the meantime, check out all of best new movies to stream this month, or seek out more animated adventures in the best Studio Ghibli movies and best kids horror movies.
