The director Dean DeBlois narrates a sequence from his live-action film, starring Mason Thames as Hiccup. By Mekado Murphy In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into ...

Universal Studios and Dreamworks Animation’s live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” flies into theaters on Friday, June 13, giving fans a new look at Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid and the ...

Mason Thames as Hiccup and Nico Parker as Astrid in 'How To Train Your Dragon' Helen Sloan / DreamWorks / Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Fifteen years and some change after Universal ...

How to train your dragon? As we learned back in 2010, it takes patience and fish. At least it’s a good yarn. Once more, we are regaled by the high-flying friendship between a Viking outcast named ...

As Hiccup, the 17-year-old actor is shouldering the weight of Universal’s new live-action franchise — and living out his childhood fantasy. Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York Times Supported by ...

Gerard Butler wouldn’t have been gutted to see someone else take his role in the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon,” but there would have been some side eye. Though “it would've made me sad,” the ...

Butler found his dog Shuska while filming in Bulgaria eight years ago Gerard Butler/Instagram Gerard Butler recalled adopting his dog Shuska while filming in Bulgaria The Scottish actor compared his ...

Xiaocen Zhang, MD, is double-board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. She is a gastroenterologist at the Tufts Medical Center and an assistant professor at the Tufts University ...