Universal Pictures has found its lead actors for the live-action feature film based on the studio’s popular animated trilogy “how to Train Your Dragon”, Mason Thames, best known for starring in Universal’s horror hit ‘The Black Phone’Will play the lead character of Hichki, according to entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter. Nico Parker, who made an appearance on HBO’s hit series ‘The Last of Us’will play Astrid in the film, which will be directed by Dean DeBlois, director of the original animated trilogy.
The studio has set the film’s release date as March 14, 2025. The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ movie series, based on the books by Cressida Cowell, follows the unlikely friendship between a young and timid Viking boy named Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and Toothless, an injured dragon whom he nurses to health. brings back.
The franchise, which began with 2010’s How to Train Your Dragon, followed Hiccup and Toothless’ quest to combat humanity’s prejudice against dragons, the anguish of overcoming the loss of a parent, and first love. DeBlois wrote and directed the first film with Chris Sanders. The filmmaker later directed two sequels that released in 2014 and 2019.
The voice cast also included Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller, and Kristen Wiig. Live-action remake of the film has been confirmed in February 2023; While casting was underway at the time, Dean DeBlois was already confirmed to write, direct, and produce the upcoming film.