As Hiccup, the 17-year-old actor is shouldering the weight of Universal’s new live-action franchise — and living out his ...

Dean DeBlois, one of the animated film's directors, returns to direct the live-action adaptation. Also returning is actor ...

How to Train Your Dragon star Mason Thames reveals some of his favorite scenes from the live-action adaptation.

The actor, who will celebrate his 18th birthday next month, also explains why he did not try to match original actor Jay ...

Mason Thames has always had a special connection to How to Train Your Dragon. "That was my childhood, growing up with those movies," the actor, now 17, tells PEOPLE. Being cast in the new live ...

The new live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon is a breakthrough for lead actor Mason Thames, who plays Hiccup.

Mason Thames was a toddler living in Dallas when the original "How to Train Your Dragon" animated film was released. At around 7 years old, he dressed up as Hiccup, the film's main character, for ...

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon is a well-crafted, faithful adaptation of the original. And that’s the problem. It’s ...

Kids deserve movies that are made on the biggest possible canvas. “How to Train Your Dragon” is one that's worth the trip to the theater.