How to Train Your Dragon: Inside the Bond Between Hiccup and Stoick

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Go behind the scenes of How to Train Your Dragon to explore one of the saga’s most powerful relationships—Hiccup and his father, Stoick the Vast. In this emotional featurette, Mason Thames and Gerard Butler open up about stepping into the roles of son and father, and how their dynamic drives the heart of the story. With insight from director Dean DeBlois and never-before-seen set footage, this deep dive reveals how legacy, love, and a little stubbornness shape the world of Berk.  How To Train Your Dragon Cast:   Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz and Murray McArthur   How To Train Your Dragon will hit theaters everywhere June 13, 2025!

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00:01Getting to see a fresh take on Hiccup by a brilliant young actor, Mason Thames, was incredible.

00:09Nobody on Earth could play Stoic, except for Gerard. He's the coolest dad ever.

00:15Throughout shoot, we've really had this bond.

00:18He works so hard. That natural, raw talent just shines through him.

00:25I'm not one of them.

00:26Hiccup wants to be a Viking, he wants to fit in, but it's just not who he is.

00:30He's not following in this line of great warriors, being respected, revered by the rest of the tribe.

00:36From Stoic's point of view, he's threatened her whole way of life.

00:40Come on!

00:42The complexity and the depth that he brought to that character, and his humor, and his physicality,

00:48all of that was handled so brilliantly.

00:51To watch that with him and experience that with him, that was a joy.

00:56Enjoy!

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