In February 2023, a live-action film was announced to be in development, to be produced by Marc Platt Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures, with Dean DeBlois set to return to write and direct, and John Powell set to return to write the score. It was originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2025, but was delayed to June 13 of that year due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [1] [21] [22] [23] Filming was scheduled to begin on June 30, 2023, in Los Angeles. [24]

Dreamworks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders". Outright Games. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019 . Retrieved September 7, 2019. Dragons: Dawn of New Riders, an action adventure game, developed by Climax Studios and released in 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. The game involves the playable characters Scribbler and Patch on their quest to defeat Eir, by exploring the world and its puzzle and battle elements. [56] Deery, Shannon (March 2, 2012). "How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular cancelled at Hisense Arena". Herald Sun . Retrieved March 4, 2012. One of the most enjoyable and original children's stories I have heard in a long time * The Independent *Cowell, Cressida (6 May 2014). How to Train Your Dragon Special Edition: With Brand New Short Stories!. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0316407472. I am so amazed at just how different this story was from the movie. I mean, they completely made up their own story. In the book, everyone owns their own dragon and initiation is stealing your dragon from the wild dragon caves. I did enjoy this story, but in my mind they are 2 different stories that happen to have the same name and some similar characters. I think I prefer the movie, but I did enjoy the book too in its own way. It’s a special book with outlandish viking characters which mostly made it to the screen. How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time. * Sunday Herald, Glasgow *

The book is very different to the film. Both share some comical Vikings and a weedy 'hero' named Hiccup. Both contain dragons. That's about the end of the similarities. In the film the young Vikings are trained (in a mixed class) to battle dragons. In the book the young Vikings (boys only) own and train dragons. a b IcelandicEel (February 14, 2013). "Season 2 called "Defenders of Berk" ". Berk's Grapevine. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017 . Retrieved February 15, 2013.

The so called 'unholy offspring of lightning and death', although Gobber comments the book definitely needs some updating. Night Furies shoot plasma blasts of purple fire, can fly faster than any other known dragon, and are almost invisible in the night. Hiccup explains the way he trained Toothless was first to get his attention, then he had to earn his trust.

In 2002 she began to write a book for older children. Remembering the stories she had written on the island as a child, these ideas became the book How to Train Your Dragon. There are now nine books in the Hiccup series, and a DreamWorks Animation film of How to Train Y0ur Dragon came out in 2010! Zhuoqiong, Wang (March 28, 2014). "Dragons soar through Beijing". China Daily. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015 . Retrieved October 23, 2014. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019 . Retrieved June 13, 2019.An action adventure video game released by Activision called How to Train Your Dragon was released for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 gaming consoles. It is loosely based on the film and was released on March 23, 2010. Grimbeard the Ghastly, O Hear His Name and Tremble, Ugh. Ugh. Chief of the Hooligan Tribe and King of the Wilderwest