According to IGN Greece, a live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon 2 is in the works, continuing the franchise's ambitious leap from animation to live-action filmmaking.
Why This Has the Fancasting Community Fired Up
The How to Train Your Dragon franchise holds a special place in the hearts of an entire generation, and the jump to live-action means one of the most beloved animated casts ever assembled needs to be reimagined from scratch. We're talking about Hiccup's awkward heroism, Astrid's fierce loyalty, Stoick's thundering presence, and — perhaps the biggest challenge of all — bringing Toothless to life in a way that doesn't shatter anyone's childhood. Every single one of those roles is a conversation waiting to happen, and myCast fans are already deep in it.
Unlike a straightforward recast of a live-action property, this adaptation asks a genuinely hard question: which actors can carry the emotional weight of characters fans have spent years loving in animated form? The dragon riders aren't just side characters, either — Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut are integral to the tone of the whole story. Getting the ensemble right matters enormously.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been ahead of this conversation for a while, and the data across multiple fan-cast stories paints a fascinating picture of where the fandom's head is at.
Looking at the How To Train Your Dragon 2 story, fans have put forward a genuinely compelling ensemble. Mason Thames leads the Hiccup vote — a smart pick given his proven ability to carry a genre film with heart and vulnerability. Nico Parker tops the Astrid race, and honestly, that's a choice that makes a lot of sense: she brings exactly the kind of quiet intensity the role demands. Perhaps the most crowd-pleasing pick in the whole story is Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast — the man already voiced the character in the original films, so fans are essentially campaigning for a seamless transition from voice to live-action performance. Cate Blanchett as the mysterious Valka rounds out a top-line cast that reads like a genuine studio wish list. The supporting dragon riders get love too, with as Fishlegs being a particularly fun and well-suited suggestion.