HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON is a 2025 live-action fantasy adventure film written, co-produced, and directed by Dean DeBlois. It is a live-action remake of the 2010 film of the same name which was inspired by Cressida Cowell’s New York Times bestselling book series. It is the first live-action production from DreamWorks Animation, as well as its first production to be a remake.
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
The cast includes Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, and Murray McArthur, and Gerard Butler.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON arrives in theaters June 13th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.