Earlier, we reported that a live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon is in the works. The film which was earlier scheduled to hit the theatres on March 14, 2025, will now release on June 13, 2025. The postponement comes due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

The upcoming feature will be helmed by Dean DeBlois, who also directed the original animated trilogy.

How to Train Your Dragon will be led by a cast comprising of Mason Thames as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III , and Nico Parker as Astrid Hofferson. Backed by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel and Dean, the shooting of the film is currently on pause due to the strike.

The film series, based on a book series by Cressida Cowell, revolves around the adventures of an eccentric teenage Viking, Hiccup, who stumbles across an injured dragon one day in the mythical Viking village of Berk. Hiccup names the dragon Toothless, and the pair forms an unbreakable and iconic bond throughout the series. Astrid, the female lead in the film, initially dislikes dragons but eventually develops a bond with them and becomes Hiccup's partner.