How to Train Your Dragon
Description
From three-time Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. On the rugged isle of Berk, a Viking boy named Hiccup defies centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon named Toothless. However, when an ancient threat emerges that endangers both species, 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. Through cutting-edge visual effects, DeBlois transforms his beloved animated saga into a breathtaking live-action spectacle, bringing the epic adventures of Hiccup and Toothless to life with jaw-dropping realism as they discover the true meaning of friendship, courage and destiny.
ATTENDEE INFORMATION
This special event, hosted by SFFILM Education under its Family Programming initiative, is free and open to the public. Advance RSVP is required. Recommended for ages 8 and up. The film is rated PG by the MPAA for sequences of intense action, and peril.
Three-time Academy Award® nominee, BAFTA nominee, and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois is best known for writing, directing, and executive producing the commercially and critically acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon animated trilogy, which culminated in 2019 with the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The films have collectively grossed $1.6 billion at the global box-office, garnered four Academy Award® nominations, and inspired a multiple Emmy-award winning TV series as well as multi-media immersive experiences.
This summer, DeBlois will bring the live-action adaptaion of How to Train Your Dragon to the big screen with Mason Thames and Nico Parker stepping in to the iconic roles of “Hiccup” and “Astrid,” with Gerard Butler reprising his role as “Stoick the Vast.”
Prior to collaborating on the original animated How to Train Your Dragon with Chris Sanders, the pair wrote and directed Walt Disney Animation Studios’ beloved Academy Award® nominated Lilo & Stitch (2002) after first serving as co-heads of story on Mulan (1998). DeBlois also served as executive producer on Chris Sanders’ “The Wild Robot,” which received three Academy Award® nominations and earned over 90 industry awards and accolades.
In addition, DeBlois has directed several music-themed films, including TÍU, a documentary about Of Monsters and Men, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and 2007’s indie critical darling Sigur Rós: Heima. His collaboration with Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi led to the singer-songwriter’s contributions to all three How to Train Your Dragon soundtracks.
Born and raised in Canada, DeBlois’s career began at Hinton Animation Studios in his hometown of Ottawa. In 1990, he joined the Don Bluth Studios in Ireland before heading to the US to begin work for Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1994. He subsequently joined DreamWorks Animation in 2008 before segueing to a first look deal at NBC Universal under his production banner, Anvil Pictures. He is a graduate of Sheridan College’s animation program and was awarded an honorary degree in 2016. DeBlois is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America.
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Film Details
LanguageEnglish
Year2025
Runtime116
CountryUSA
DirectorDean DeBlois
ProducerMarc Platt, Adam Siegel, Dean DeBlois
WriterDean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell
EditorWyatt Smith
CinematographerBill Pope
MusicJohn Powell
CastMason Thames, Nico Parker, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost, Gerard Butler
Print SourceUniversal