After breaking our hearts on HBO’s “The Last of Us,” Nico Parker, who plays Astrid in the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon,” is keeping her eye in the sky and is so far happy with what’s in store. Speaking to Collider about the project, the young star revealed, “I think it’s very much its own thing, but I’d like to think so much of that magic is also prevalent in this one. But I think it’s its own film, and it’s its own interpretation and everyone has their own version of a character.” The pressure might still be on to keep the fire burning, but Parker makes it sound like the team is on a mission to ensure this is a different beast when compared to some of the best DreamWorks movies the studio has ever made.
“It’s important not to get too wrapped up, especially because the animated ones are so brilliant. It’s like, let’s not try and just do a play by play of that.” Parker explained. She will be starring in the film alongside the likes of “The Black Phone” actor Mason Thames, who plays Hiccup, and Gerard Butler, reprising his role as Stoick, Hiccup’s father. “I think it’ll be wonderful, and if it isn’t, I’m having a wonderful time making it anyway. I’ll think it’s wonderful, no matter what.” We’ll see how the new guide of “How To Train Your Dragon” reads when the film arrives in theaters on June 13, 2025.
