They become Vikings for the blockbuster

They become Vikings for the blockbuster

With the fantasy adventure How To Train Your Dragon The animated film How to Train Your Dragon will be re-released in live-action form next year. Original director Dean DeBlois is filming the story of the young Viking Hicks (Mason Thames), who wants to prove to his dragon hunter father Haudrauf (Gerard Butler) that he is a great fighter. But then he unexpectedly becomes friends with one of the “beasts”, which turns his entire world view upside down. Now more dragon riders have been announced, including Netflix and Marvel stars.

Fantasy addition: New stars join Gerard Butler & Co. for How to Train Your Dragon.

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake was announced almost a year ago. Filming started a week ago with Gerard Butler and other stars. Now Variety is revealing which actors are joining the existing cast.

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The well-known cast of the remake of How to Train Your Dragon included Mason Thames and Gerard Butler already Nico Parker (Dumbo) as the Viking girl Astrid and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) as the fighter Ruffian. The following stars can now also call themselves dragon riders:

In the animated film they were four young Viking figures voiced by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, TJ Miller and Kristen Wiig. As Hiccup’s “gang” in the fantasy adventure, they are the first to be convinced that the dragons are not as bad as they thought.

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When does the fantasy remake of How to Train Your Dragon start in cinemas?

The fantasy blockbuster adventure film How To Train Your Dragon, which will certainly be renamed How to Train Your Dragon in this country, already has a specific start date: it should be on June 12, 2025 come to the cinemas. So Gerard Butler fans only have to wait another year and a half.

The animated film trilogy of How to Train Your Dragon – even back then with Gerard Butler as Haudrauf’s original spokesman – currently streaming on WOW * and MagentaTV.

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In 2024 we can look forward to, among other things, the sequel to Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon and the fantasy adventure Damsel with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown. Additionally, Eddie Murphy returns in his most iconic role.

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