Filming for the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon has resumed at Titanic Studios in Belfast. The premiere of the film has been moved from March to June 13, 2025, following recent strikes. The film, which stars Nico Parker and Mason Thames, is a win for NI Screen after losing £1m in funding. How to Train Your Dragon is a successful animated franchise that has generated over $1.6bn worldwide. The franchise is based on a series of children's books by Cressida Cowell. The live-action remake will be directed by Dean DeBlois, marking his first project in live-action.
'The Tiger's Apprentice' is an animated adventure movie based on Laurence Yep's 2003 book. Originally planned as a live-action adaptation, it was picked up by Paramount and is now set for release in 2024. The story follows Tom Lee, a young boy in San Francisco, who discovers he is the guardian of an ancient phoenix egg. With the help of a talking tiger named Mr. Hu, Tom must learn ancient magic and protect the egg from danger. Along the way, they team up with a group of exotic creatures representing the Chinese zodiac. The movie combines elements of fantasy, magic, and adventure.
Filmmaker Nora Twomey directed 'My Father's Dragon' (2022), an American animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the 1948 children's novel of the same name by Ruth Stiles Gannett. The movie follows the story of a young boy named Elmer Elevator who runs away to search for the Wild Island and experiences misadventures. The film stars Jacob Tremblay as Elmer Elevator's voice, Gaten Matarazzo as Boris the Dragon's voice, Golshifteh Farahani as Dela Elevator's voice, Whoopi Goldberg as the Cat's voice, and Ian McShane as Saiwa the Gorilla's voice. 'My Father's Dragon' (2022) is available for streaming on Netflix. Users can sign up for a Netflix account and choose a payment plan starting from $6.99 per month to watch the film. The movie is described as a story about Elmer's adventures on Wild Island, where he encounters ferocious beasts and forms a lifelong friendship.
The ThunderCats movie, announced by Warner Brothers in 2021, is still being written by Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett. The beloved 1980s animated series ThunderCats, which came out in 1985, follows a group of super-powered cat-like humanoids led by the warrior Lioenel against the villainous Mummy Mumm-Ra. Adam Wingard, who directed the new Godzilla vs. Kong film, is set to direct and write the ThunderCats film. However, he has several other projects in the works, which may delay the adaptation. The fact that the ThunderCats movie is still in the screenwriting stage is disappointing, and Warner Bros' involvement is concerning given their history of shelving completed films. Fans should remain cautiously optimistic about the ThunderCats movie, but they shouldn't expect it anytime soon.