Training to Be a Viking for How To Train Your Dragon

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Ever wonder what it takes to become a Viking? In this action-packed behind-the-scenes featurette, the cast of How to Train Your Dragon—including Mason Thames, Nico Parker, and Gerard Butler—take fans inside their intense physical training, stunt rehearsals, and fight choreography. From axe-handling to horseback riding and battle drills, the actors put in serious work to bring the world of Berk to life. With insight from director Dean DeBlois and the stunt team, see how Viking grit is forged behind the camera.  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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00:01I love action stuff, and as much as I can do my own stunts, I love doing them.

00:06When Mason came in, he is such a talented actor,

00:09and so talented physically as well,

00:11to the point where he was a bit like,

00:13you're almost too good to be Hiccup.

00:15We would get him to do forward rolls, and he would nail it like that,

00:18and we'd be like, okay, now can you make it look a bit more scruffy?

00:22Learning how to do these stunts, like these rolls and these fours and these tumbles,

00:25and then you get onto set, and you kind of have to forget all of that

00:28because you realize that these kids don't know anything.

00:31I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods!

00:34In the Red Death's mouth, I didn't know I had that much pent-up rage.

00:38It was just a lot of angry yelling and hitting and stomping around.

00:41It was just like my own kind of rage room. I loved it.

00:45Roy Taylor and his team are so incredible in what they do,

00:48and just watching the stuff they come up with for these sequences,

00:51it's so much fun.

00:52There's so much action and movement. It is amazing.

00:58Now, I'm so excited.

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