The first look at the live-action movie has been revealed. How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks Animation movie that was released in 2010.
Based on the book series by Cressida Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon was followed by two sequels, 2014’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 2019’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, along with a handful of short films, television series, and more.
In February 2023, it was announced that a live-action adaptation of How to Dragon was in development at Universal Pictures. The movie faced delays because of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, though production began in January 2024 and a June 2025 release date has been set.
Empire Magazine has now unveiled the first officially released photo from the live-action How to Train Your Dragon. The photo sees Mason Thames (Incoming, The Black Phone) playing Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, who was voiced by Jay Baruchel in the original film.
Check out the photo, via an X post from Empire Magainze, below: WORLD-EXCLUSIVE ? The live-action How To Train Your Dragon movie is “so dialled-up in terms of stakes”, director Dean DeBlois tells Empire.