Scottish actor and film producer Gerard Butler is returning to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
Butler is attached to reprise the father role of Stoick the Vast, the strong-willed Viking chief who is also a single father trying to raise his son, in the live-action remake that hails from original co-director Dean DeBlois.
Mason Thames and Nico Parker are set to star as Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel in the original) and Astrid (America Ferrera).
The original DreamWorks Animation trilogy was based on the books by Cressida Cowell and followed a Viking boy and his dragon, Toothless.
The trilogy was released from 2010-19 and grossed more than $1.6 billion globally.
Marc Platt is producing via Marc Platt Productions alongside Adam Siegel, president of Platt’s banner. Lexi Barta is overseeing for Universal.
Butler broke out with the 2006 movie "300" and recently led the Lionsgate actioner "Plane" and the CIA thriller "Kandahar".
The adaptation is slated to release on June 13, 2025.
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