Universal’s Live-Action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Movie Delayed Due to Actors’ Strike

Dean DeBlois, who directed DreamWorks’ animated trilogy, will direct

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Universal and DreamWorks Animation have rescheduled the release of the live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” from March 14, 2025, to June 13, 2025, the companies said Friday.

The live-action adaptation takes the place of and untitled film, which has been pushed to July 2, 2025.

Three-time Oscar nominee Dean DeBlois, who co-directed the 2010 blockbuster hit with Chris Sanders, and directed both the sequel in 2014 and the threequel in 2019, will write, direct and produce this live-action offering.  

The film will be produced by three-time Oscar nominee Marc Platt (“La La Land,” “Bridge of Spies”), Dean DeBlois and Emmy winner Adam Siegel (“2 Guns,” “Drive”).

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