Mason Thames may be leading the new How to Train Your Dragon movie — but he’s been a fan since day one. “That was my childhood, growing up with those movies,” the 17-year-old actor tells People, reflecting on what it means to now play Hiccup in the live-action remake of the beloved animated franchise.

Find the full live-action cast of How To Train Your Dragon (2025) alongside their animated and voice cast counterparts.

When “ How to Train Your Dragon ” director Dean DeBlois received a call from Universal telling him they were considering a live-action reimaging of the animated feature, his first response was “I don’t want to see someone else’s version of this.”