The American fantasy adventure film 'How to Train Your Dragon' is a live-action remake of the 2010 animated film with the same name 'How to Train Your Dragon'. The action thriller film, directed by Dean DeBlois, hit the silver screens on Friday, June 13, 2025. It features Mason Thames, Nico Parker, and Gerard Butler in the lead roles. The movie follows the friendship between Hiccup (played by Mason Thames), who is an inventive Viking and the Night Fury dragon named 'Toothless'.
For the unversed, 'How to Train Your Dragon' is a media franchise and loosely based on the book series with the same name. authored by Cressida Cowell. The franchise includes three feature films, i.e., 'How to Train Your Dragon', 'How to Train Your Dragon 2', and 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'. Written by Dean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell and William Davies, the action adventure film is produced by Dean DeBlois, Adam Siegel and Marc Platt. However, Dean DeBlois's directorial is distributed by Universal Pictures.
How to Train Your Dragon X review
Social media users who have seen the film on the opening day have expressed their thoughts on the internet. Mason Thames' starrer is receiving a mixed response from the viewers on platform X (formerly Twitter). One X user wrote, How to train your dragon live action overall was really good and other than a little bit of nitpicking I was very satisfied Finally a decent live action remake imo lol."
Another user wrote, "just saw the how to train your dragon live action and i am going to confidently say that is the best live action ive ever seen."
A third user wrote, "JUST SAW THE LIVE ACTION OF HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON AND OMG IT WAS BEAUTIFUL A+ #HowToTrainYourDragon."
However, some social media users pointed out flaws in the live-action film, and one user wrote, "Just watched the Live Action How to Train your Dragon and it's....ok. Thankfully, I still have the original."
Work front
Talking about his work front, Mason Thames was last seen in the fantasy mystery film 'Monster Summer' alongside Mel Gibson and Julian Lerner in the lead roles. The film was directed by David Henrie. He will be next seen in the horror film 'Black Phone 2' co-starring Ethan Hawke and Madeleine McGraw in the pivotal roles. On the other hand, Nico Parker was last seen in the romantic comedy film 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' alongside Renee Zellweger and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the lead roles. She will be next seen in the comedy-drama film 'Poetic License' co-starring Leslie Mann and Cooper Hoffman in key roles.
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