Following the cast announcement for 2025s How to Train Your Dragon, some audiences have criticized the casting of Nico Parker as Astrid: heres why.

Director Dean DeBlois is defending Nico Parker‘s casting as Astrid in the upcoming live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, stating that they have created a fantasy movie, not one based on “historical fact.

Directed, written, and co-produced by Dean DeBlois, who was also part of the original animated movie, the How to Train Your Dragon live-action film has been in the works since early 2023 and will finally see the light of day in 2025 after being filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in early 2024.

A new How to Train Your Dragon behind-the-scenes video reveals Astrid and the rest of the dragon-slaying Viking class in live-action form.

How to Train Your Dragon' director Dean DeBlois says Astrid's appearance doesn't matter because the film is a fantasy, not historical fact."

But when he catches a dragon named Toothless, he’s unable to finish the job. As Hiccup raises the knife, he catches a glimpse of Toothless’ green eyes and frees the beast. We’re unsure what these add to How To Train Your Dragon ‘s overall mythos.

The live-action "How to Train Your Dragon" movie just dropped its first trailer, and the early footage has left fans excited.