In mid-February, Universal Pictures surprised us with the announcement of a live-action film adaptation of DreamWorks’ beloved animated trilogy centered on the adventures of Hiccup and Toothless. And after months of an arduous casting process, the live action of How to Train Your Dragon lets us know who will be its protagonists.
The Hollywood Reporter reports Mason Thames and Nico Parker They will lead this saga as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and Astrid Hofferson, respectively. According to the outlet, the producers took a while to find the right actors, as they were looking for actors who could grow in the roles both physically and in the way the characters mature through the franchise. The filming of live action It is scheduled to start this summer.
Who are the protagonists of the live action of How to Train Your Dragon?
Mason Thames, a 15-year-old Texan actor, rose to prominence in the acclaimed sci-fi drama for all mankind on AppleTV. Subsequently, he landed the star of the thriller the black phone (2021), by Scott Derrickson. The film was a critical and box office smash that began to put him on the radar for other coveted youth roles. At the door, Mason has the comedy coming-of-age call incomingBesides of thriller of adventures boys of summer with Mel Gibson.
For her part, British Nico Parker, 18, made her acting debut as the lead in the live action of Dumbo (2019), directed by Tim Burton. Since then, we’ve seen her in the movie Reminiscence (2021), by Lisa Joy; the Serie The Third Day alongside Jude Law and Naomie Harris; as well as in the successful adaptation of The Last of Us, where she played Sarah Miller, daughter of the character played by Pedro Pascal. Soon we will be able to see Parker in the coming-of-age SuncoastLaura Chinn’s debut feature.
Based on the books by Cressida Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon focuses on the unlikely friendship between the young Viking Hiccup and the dragon Toothless. A relationship that will mark a turning point to combat humanity’s prejudice against dragons. Throughout the trilogy, Astrid also has her own arc, going from someone who despises dragons and rivals our hero’s ideas, to changing her point of view and becoming Astrid’s confidante and romantic partner. Hiccup.
Directed, written and produced by Dean DeBloisfilmmaker behind the original animated trilogy, the live-action of How to Train Your Dragon will hit theaters on March 14, 2025.
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