Instead, he creates mechanical devices under his apprenticeship with Gobber, the village blacksmith, though Hiccup's inventions often backfire. Hiccup, the awkward 15-year-old son of the village chieftain, Stoick the Vast, is deemed too weak to fight the dragons. The Viking village of Berk is frequently attacked by dragons, which steal livestock and endanger the villagers. A live-action reboot from Universal Pictures is scheduled to be released on March 14, 2025. How to Train Your Dragon is the first entry in what would become the multimedia franchise of the same name, which includes two more films- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). It was nominated for two awards at the 83rd Academy Awards, and received numerous other accolades. It was widely acclaimed, being praised for its animation, voice acting, writing, musical score, and 3D sequences. The film was a commercial success, earning nearly $500 million worldwide. How to Train Your Dragon premiered at the Gibson Amphitheater on March 21, 2010, and was released in the United States five days later on March 26. John Powell composed the film's musical score.

The filmmakers hired cinematographer Roger Deakins (known for frequently collaborating with the Coen brothers) as a visual consultant to help them with lighting and overall look of the film and to add a live-action feel. Following the success of Over the Hedge (2006), producer Bonnie Arnold shortly became interested in the newly acquired property. In 2004, the book series began attracting the attention of the executives at DreamWorks Animation. He instead helps and befriends the dragon, and quickly discovers that things are not exactly as they seem in the conflict between Vikings and dragons. The story takes place in Berk, a mythical Viking village Hiccup, an undersized teen wishing to become a dragon slayer like the other Vikings, injures a rare Night Fury dragon but is unable to bring himself to kill it. It was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois from a screenplay by Will Davies, Sanders, and DeBlois, and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J.

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American computer-animated action fantasy film loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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