The announcement of alive-actionHow to Train Your Dragonmoviecame as somewhat of a surprise to many.
Notable TV roles for Thames include Daniel Stevens in AppleTV+‘sFor All Mankindand young Walker in CW’sWalker.
Hiccup is a scrawny, un-Viking-like boy in the midst of a town of very Viking-like Vikings.
With this in mind, Thames’ casting is pretty much perfect.
Parker has darker skin and hair than Astrid, who was shown in the original trilogy as a blonde.
Butler’s smaller roles in the 1990s saw him star in movies likeMrs.
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Brown,Tomorrow Never Dies, andTale of the Mummy.
Frost has been a longtime actor in many British comedy projects, notably the sitcomSpaced.
This show was acollaboration between Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, along with director Edgar Wright.
How to Train Your Dragon, set on the Viking island of Berk, follows Hiccup, a young Viking who challenges tradition by befriending a Night Fury dragon named Toothless. Their bond reveals new insights about dragons and transforms Viking society’s understanding of these creatures.
Since then, Frost’s career has grown, leading to many other notable movie and TV show appearances.
Frost is a fairly large figure, matching the stout yet stocky nature of Gobber well.
Beginning acting in 2013,Dennison’s various movie and TV rolesbegan with films likeShoppingandPaper Planes.
Fishlegs is somewhat of a know-it-all concerning dragons, having learned a lot about most species.
Fishlegs, similar to Gobber, is a bigger character though without the muscled strength of Stoick.
Dennison has a similar build, meaning he will fit the visual appearance.
Howell is an up-and-coming actor, with minimal roles in the mainstream circle outside ofHow to Train Your Dragon.
Howell’s other credits includeThe Fence,Bodies,and the upcoming BBC seriesNightsleeper.
In the original, Snotlout is a bullish, more masculine child of Berk.
Their bond reveals new insights about dragons and transforms Viking society’s understanding of these creatures.
