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How to Train Your Dragon is a 2025 American fantasy adventure film that is a live-action remake of the 2010 animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, itself loosely based on the 2003 novel by Cressida Cowell. The film was co-executive produced, written, and directed by Dean DeBlois. It stars Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Frost. Gerard Butler also returns as Stoick the Vast, a role he played in the animated films.

Plans for a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon were announced in February 2023 with DeBlois returning to write, direct, and produce after previously spearheading the animated film trilogy. John Powell, who also worked on the trilogy, additionally returned to compose the score for the film. Thames and Parker joined the cast by May 2023 with additional casting revealed in January 2024. Filming began later that month in Belfast, Northern Ireland and wrapped in May.

How to Train Your Dragon premiered at CinemaCon on April 2, 2025, and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on June 13, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $197 million worldwide. A sequel is scheduled to be released on June 11, 2027.