In the film, Mason Thames plays Hiccup, a young man with a unique personality who later forms a friendship with the Toothless Dandruff. Mason and Nico Parker co-starred in the role of the brave female warrior Erik Astrid. From being contemptuous with Hiccup, Astrid gradually changed, respecting her differences and admiring her friend's efforts. The two gradually became close as they went through a series of events and challenges together.
Although very young, Mason Thames and Nico Parker are not unfamiliar faces to movie-loving audiences. Mason, born in 2007, has made viewers cold with his convincing performance in The Black Phone (2021), where he plays a kidnapped boy who has to survive in a terrible basement.
Entertainment Weekly reviews Thames, with a facial features as sparkling as a fox and cool eyes, brings a much more realistic feeling than what Hollywood usually allows for a child on screen. This complex inner role helped Mason receive a "shower" of compliments from critics and opened the door to major Hollywood projects.
With an appearance that is compared to classic Hollywood stars like Richard Gere in his youth, Mason Thames has a different gentleness.
Meanwhile, Nico Parker, born in 2004, is a true "river". It is the lover of actress Thandiwe Newton and director Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go again), Nico quickly made his mark when he appeared in Tim Burton's dumbo (2019) at the age of 14, and then played Sarah in the series The Last of Us.
The movie Dragon Training Secret (Original title: How To Train Your Dragon) will premiere in Vietnamese theaters from June 13, 2025 with IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX and Ultra4DX formats.
