HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Featurette Reveals First Look At Nico Parker's Astrid And More New Footage

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Featurette Reveals First Look At Nico Parker's Astrid And More New Footage

A new How to Train Your Dragon featurette reveals more behind-the-scenes footage from the live-action remake and puts the spotlight on a couple of key supporting characters from the animated franchise.

By JoshWilding - Nov 20, 2024 02:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Movies

Following yesterday's long-awaited trailer debut, Universal Pictures has shared a behind-the-scenes featurette for the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie. 

Along with plenty of new footage from the movie, we get our first proper look at Nico Parker's Astrid and Gabriel Howell as Snotlout. There's also plenty more of Chief Stoick the Vast, the character Gerard Butler returns as here after previously voicing him in the animated trilogy.

There's a great deal of excitement to see Toothless in a live-action setting and filmmaker Dean DeBlois has done what looks like a terrific job of casting this version of the story. 

The studio no doubt hopes this movie launches a new franchise and, not coincidentally, 2025 will also see the debut of the Isle of Berk land at the upcoming Epic Universe section of Universal Orlando. We'd imagine there will be some similarities between that and this upcoming remake. 

Check out this new How to Train Your Dragon featurette, along with a behind-the-scenes still, below. 

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On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), 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. With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (Nico Parker; The Last of Us) and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost; Shaun of the Dead) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding. 

As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader. 

How to Train Your Dragon also stars Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Bodies), Bronwyn James (Wicked), Harry Trevaldwyn (Smothered), Ruth Codd (The Midnight Club), Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Murray McArthur (Game of Thrones).

How to Train Your Dragon is written, produced and directed by Dean DeBlois, and arrives in theaters on June 13, 2025.

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