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The Amateur is a vigilante action spy thriller film directed by James Hawes from a screenplay co-written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli. Based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Robert Littell, the 2025 film follows Charlie Heller, a brilliant CIA cryptographer whose wife was killed during a terrorist attack in London. After discovering that, he blackmails his superiors into giving him training to kill the people who killed his wife and use his expertise in doing so. The Amateur stars Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Laurence Fishburne. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, intense revenge story, and compelling characters in The Amateur, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Law Abiding Citizen is a vigilante action thriller film...

When I first watched Geostorm (2017), I wasn’t expecting to care this much about satellites. But here we are—hooked on a movie where futuristic tech tries to control Earth’s weather, and of course, things go horribly wrong. It’s got action, a race-against-time plot, and that classic global disaster vibe. Directed by Dean Devlin and starring Gerard Butler, this film dives into the chaos that happens when science loses control. If you loved the tension, destruction, and the “we have to save the world” feel, here are some other movies like Geostorm that you might want to dive into next.

The Wandering Earth

This one totally reminded me of Geostorm because it’s all about Earth being in danger and humans scrambling to fix it. The stakes are insanely high—here, we’re not just dealing with storms, we’re literally moving the entire planet to avoid a dying sun.

Plot: U.S. President Danielle Sutton must defend her family, fellow leaders and the world when the G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa is taken over by terrorists

Review: I grew up in the era of Arnold, Stallone, Jcvd, Bruce Willis, and, yes, Steven Seagal. Action movies of the 1980s and 1990s had a different flavor than today, but seeing an actor play the President of the United States and kicking terrorists or alien asses was always a fun and exploitative experience. It is impossible to avoid that surge of patriotism as Harrison Ford said, “Get off my plane,” or Bill Pullman declared, “Today we celebrate our Independence Day.” In recent years, Gerard Butler and Channing Tatum have played agents protecting the President and garnering their own action-hero status. Still, it will never replace Potus wielding a gun or beating the hell out of a bad guy. The Prime...

Few people have mastered the art of action movies as well as Gerard Butler, and one of his flicks from 2018 that was initially not well-received by critics is making the rounds on streaming seven years later. Butler stars opposite O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves, the heist thriller following an elite unit of the LA Country Sheriff’s Department who set out to stop the biggest bank heist in history on the Federal Reserve. Den of Thieves hit Netflix at the start of this month, and although it took a few days, the film has finally earned a spot in the top 10, sitting at #10 at the time of writing. The film also stars Pablo Schreiber and 50 Cent and earned scores of 41% from critics and 63% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Den of Thieves’ streaming success comes not long after its sequel, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, hit Netflix and...

Gerard Butler has had many successful projects, and his name is still drawing a lot of attention. Now, his critically panned disaster movie is getting new success on Netflix, despite not having the best reception when it was released in theaters.

2017's Geostorm was not a huge hit with the critics or viewers. However, the film, which continues the same trend of other disaster movies about the world ending, has a new chance at life thanks to streaming. Geostorm hit Netflix on April 1, and it has quickly become a hit on the platform, per Tudum.

For the week between March 31 and April 6,Geostorm debuted in fourth place on the global charts with 4.9 million views and 8.9 million hours viewed. The numbers aren't as high as other debuts, but it was still significant, considering that it only debuted in the United States.

Geostorm landed in third place behind the romantic drama The Life List,...

It’s always been the case that new shows and movies arriving on Netflix can get a real boost in their first week or two. Some may take a while to make their mark, but others just storm in and pick up big viewing numbers immediately. That’s certainly the case for last week, with seven new entries across the two top five lists.

The latest lists from Tudum show the biggest changes are in the movie category. Four of the top five are new, and the other is in its second top-five week. It’s a mix of older films just reaching Netflix and some brand new content. However new, they are attracting plenty of viewers and interest.

Three new entries break into the top five shows. One of those could be a potential long-runner over several seasons with the right care and health checks. Of the two shows...

Viola Davis turns into an action star in G20, as Hollywood grapples with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Here’s our review.

I am the worst possible reviewer for a film like G20. I look at it, and fully appreciate that in the 1990s the script would have gone to Nicolas Cage. In the 2000s, to The Statham, and by the late 2010s, it’s Gerard Butler’s. I’d watch each version of those, obviously.

In 2025, G20 accepts the trade-off that Viola Davis (deservedly) gets the lead role, but it’ll be bypassing cinemas and instead be a heavily-backed streaming release instead. It’s not the ideal quid pro quo, but still: G20 is thoroughly enjoyable bollocks. The casting of Viola Davis is, of course, inspired. She could kill Liam Neeson in the Taken films with a mild glance, and I’d recommend exploring spin-off films where she takes down traditional action stars.

Viola Davis stars as a tough, actually decent US President foiling a terrorist plot in the forthcoming Prime Video thriller, G20. Here’s the trailer.

A new trailer has emerged for G20, the upcoming film from Amazon Studios. Here’s a quick synopsis that also folds Davis’ turn as an all-action US president into a much wider-legacy of films in the same gung-ho tradition:

US President Danielle Sutton must defend her family, fellow leaders and the world when the G20 summit in Cape Town, South Africa is taken over by terrorists.

‘President vs terrorists’ is by now its own action subgenre. From Harrison Ford’s stoic turn in Wolfgang Petersen’s Air Force One to Gerard Butler protecting Aaron Eckhart in Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Die Hard in the White House’ action film Olympus Has Fallen and, from the same year, Channing Tatum protecting Jamie Foxx in Roland Emmerich’s White House Down.

This summer, audiences return to Berk, but it's a different island than the one we're used to. Fifteen years after our first flight with Hiccup and Toothless, we return to the world of Vikings and dragons in live action in How to Train Your Dragon. As part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event for the upcoming slate of Summer movies for 2025, we are thrilled to exclusively unveil a brand-new image from the movie. One of the movie's returning stars from the beloved animated classic, Gerard Butler, couldn't hold back his pride, as he told Collider:

"It has been a huge piece of my heart to be part of this franchise. This time, instead of stepping into the recording booth, I stepped into Stoick's boots, strapped on his armor, put his helmet on my head and literally entered the world of Berk. I cannot wait for audiences around the world to...

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Romantic movies are usually medicine for the weary soul. They make you laugh as you watch two typically very different people fall in love, whether immediately or eventually. The ending may even leave you with a warmhearted sigh as they kiss and live happily ever after. It's a formula that is loved by many and has led to the 14 greatest romance films of all time. However, not all love stories have happy endings. Sometimes you just need a good cry, and that's where the sad romance subgenre comes in. These are the movies that help you feel all the feels, and it's a journey that can be painful and therapeutic all at the same time.

Here, we've assembled a list of 15 movies that will have you tearing through the tissue box. Some titles are sappy tales that have become a permanent part of pop culture,...

The Rock is going through a bit of a weird time in his career. Ever since 2022's "Black Adam" underperformed and he pretended it didn't, the good will he'd accrued throughout several decades has been dissipating. The former WWE star, who recently returned to his wrestling roots, has seemed to flounder, and reports of disgusting on-set habits haven't helped in that regard. But "Red One," his Christmas movie for Amazon, seemed to do well and his aforementioned pro-wrestling return might go some way to restoring the public's faith in a man who at one time seemed to be one of the most-liked figures in Hollywood.

Long before any of this played out, however, and even before he became the massive movie star he eventually did, The Rock was starring in some middling action thrillers in his quest to conquer Hollywood. In recent years, we've seen some of these neglected entries in his filmography resurface,...

In an unpredictable twist, Gerard Butler’s Geostorm, the disaster movie that crashed and burned in 2017, had unexpectedly returned to the spotlight. The 2017 bomb had skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts in 2025. But what is the reason behind its failure? Why are viewers now flocking to it?

We don’t know the answer, but some behind-the-scenes details are leaving some hints. Dean Devlin, who directed Geostorm, has previously revealed surprising details about the troubled production. Despite the movie’s lackluster performance, Devlin is open about what went wrong and his original vision.

Gerard Butler in Dean Devlin’s Geostorm | Credit: Warner Bros. Director Dean Devlin reflected on the troubled production of the Gerard Butler movie Geostorm

Directed by Dean Devlin, known for his work on Independence Day and Godzilla (1988), Geostorm starred Gerard Butler as a satellite designer tasked with preventing a global disaster caused by a malfunctioning climate-control satellite.

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Universal Pictures ha anunciado en la CinemaCon que han dado luz verde a una secuela del live-action de Cómo entrenar a tu dragón. Su fecha de estreno: el 11 de junio de 2027. Lo hacen antes de que se estrene la primera entrega el 23 de junio en cines, dirigida por Dean DeBlois, el mismo director de la exitosa trilogía de animación.

Si has visto la película animada, recordarás que la historia tiene lugar en la escarpada Isla Mema, donde vikingos y dragones han mantenido una amarga enemistad durante generaciones. En este escenario, Hipo, el ingenioso y subestimado hijo del jefe Estoico el Inmenso, es un muchacho diferente a los demás que desafía siglos de tradición al hacerse amigo de Desdentao, un temido dragón Furia Nocturna.

La película está protagonizada por Mason Thames (Black Phone) como Hipo, Gerard Butler (300) como Estoico el...

Gerard Butler might not be what you'd call an A-list star these days, but he's actually appeared in some solid stuff in recent years. The Scottish actor's '90s throwback "Plane" was a breath of fresh air in 2023, and /Film's Chris Evangelista dubbed 2025's "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" a "triumph of dudes rock cinema." But none of this can erase the fact that Butler has starred in his fair share of duds, though if it's any consolation for him, the Netflix subscribers aren't letting something as bothersome as quality get in the way of streaming his films.

Back in 2017, Butler starred in "Geostorm," which on its surface was a generic disaster movie offering very little to entice audiences. But in reality it was even worse. The film was directed, co-written, and co-produced by "Independence Day" and "Godzilla" (1998) producer Dean Devlin, which you might think would work in its favor.

CinemaCon is currently underway, with presentations from Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus, Disney, Angel, and Neon highlighting their upcoming film releases.

Day 4 began with Paramount Pictures showcasing Edgar Wright’s highly anticipated The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin, slated for a November release. Mark Hamill, lending his voice to The Flying Dutchman in “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,” presented the film’s initial footage, followed by the trailer for “The Naked Gun,” starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Tom Cruise took to the stage for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, praising director Christopher McQuarrie and honoring the late Val Kilmer.

Yesterday, Angel Studios opened Day 3, leading into the world premiere of How to Train Your Dragon. Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, and Dean DeBlois presented the Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation live-action film.

Attendees were then treated to an exclusive look...

One of Gerard Butler’s most forgotten movies is stirring up a storm on Netflix nearly 10 years after being released. Butler stars alongside Andy Garcia and Ed Harris in Geostorm, the 2017 sci-fi/disaster thriller that tells the story of a team of scientists led by Jake Lawson (Butler) who race against the clock to save Earth from a dangerous geostorm that is capable of wiping out the entire planet. Geostorm recently made its streaming debut on Netflix to kick off April and has found major success on the platform, climbing to the #4 spot in the streamer’s top 10. Geostorm earned “rotten” scores of 18% from critics and 35% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, but the film grossed over $220 million at the global box office, including $187 million in international markets.

Dean Devlin wrote and directed Geostorm, with Paul Guyot also contributing to the script. Geostorm was Devlin’s directorial debut, and he followed...

Live-action remakes are the bane of creativity and originality and a sign of the slow decay of Hollywood. Sure, there have been a couple of good efforts over the years, led by creative people with actual visions who managed to create adaptations with something to say. For the most part, however, live-action remakes are the new video game adaptation curse, with the vast majority being not just unnecessary but outright despised by audiences and critics — even if they still pull some serious cash.

This brings me to "How to Train Your Dragon." The original animated movie is incredible, a beloved and critically acclaimed film that kickstarted one of the best trilogies of the past 20 years regardless of medium. When a live-action remake was announced, there was (understandably) plenty of skepticism, but also reason to be cautiously optimistic. This was mostly due to the fact that Dean DeBlois, who co-directed the original movie,...

Following an exceedingly positive reception for its live-action How To Train Your Dragon remake at CinemaCon, Universal Pictures brought out the main cast during its afternoon presentation to officially announce a sequel: How To Train Your Dragon 2.

The sequel will hit theaters June 11, 2027 - with director/writer Dean DeBlois and young stars Mason Thames ("Hiccup") and Nice Parker ("Astrid") all set to return.

The now-confirmed follow-up will adapt the animated sequel of the same name, which was met with widespread critical acclaim upon its release in 2014, and ultimately grossed over $621.5 million globally.

Before we get to that one, the first live-action adaptation opens in theaters June 13, and critics have been absolutely buzzing ever since its worldwide premiere at CinemaCon, so hopes are extremely high for the film's prospects this Summer.

The film stars the aforementioned Mason Thames (The Black Phone; Walker; For All Mankind) and Nico Parker (The Last of Us...

Universal's eagerly awaited live-action remake of DreamWorks' How To Train Your Dragon may not have even hit cinemas just yet, but that hasn't stopped director Dean DeBlois and his team from flying into production on its sequel already. Following a very warmly received screening of Hiccup and Toothless' first foray into live-action at CinemaCon yesterday, DeBlois took to the stage with stars Nico Parker (Astrid) and Gerard Butler (Stoick) to confirm that a drawn-to-live remake of How To Train Your Dragon 2 is getting ready to take flight in cinemas worldwide on 11 June, 2027.

DeBlois will be back in the director's hotseat for the sequel, with Butler and Parker returning alongside Mason Thames as unlikely Viking hero Hiccup. Whether How To Train Your Dragon 2's new characters — namely Hiccup's estranged mother Valka (Cate Blanchett), Eret (Kit Harington), and Drago (Djimon Hounsou) — will be reintroduced with their original actors à...

This is the week we saw some big stars lose their place in the top five most-viewed movies and shows on Netflix. The lists on Tudum have been updated and confirm two new movie entries matched by three new shows. Those have ended the top five runs for both Robert De Niro in Zero Day and Kate Hudson’s Running Point.

The two new movies bring a documentary about a real scam and a Rom-Com to our screens. Both hit the top five in their first week of release. They sit alongside another true-life and actual footage film, and two movies that are a great mix of drama, action, and strong casting. That's helped those two retain their top-five slot, but how much longer?

The top five shows have those gaps left by De Niro and Hudson to fill. It’s a very diverse list this week, with all five being quite different.

Wasting no time, Universal Pictures has now announced a release date for a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2, two months before the upcoming live-action How to Train Your Dragon opens in theaters. The remake of the beloved 2010 animated classic has become one of the most anticipated movies of the summer movie season for 2025. Original film co-director Dean DeBlois returns to helm the film, which will star Mason Thames (The Black Phone) as Hiccup, Nico Parker (Dumbo) as Astrid, and Gerard Butler reprising his role as Stoick from the animated films.

During the Universal Pictures presentation at CinemaCon, the studio confirmed How to Train Your Dragon 2 will be released in theaters on June 11, 2027. How To Train Your Dragon 2 will be both a sequel to the upcoming 2025 film and a remake of the 2014 animated film How To Train Your Dragon 2. News of How to Train Your Dragon 2...

DreamWorks Animation’s 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon was a film that received immense love from the audience. It went on to spawn a trilogy of animated films, spearheaded by director Dean DeBlois. DreamWorks Animation joins forces with Universal Pictures for a live-action remake of the first film. The live-action film How to Train Your Dragon premiered at CinemaCon on April 2nd.

The film has received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics, some of whom called the film one of the best live-action remakes ever. Praises have been showered upon the film for its characters, story, visuals, and CGI. The film will arrive in theaters only in June.

Mason Thames as Hiccup and Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon (2025) | Credits: Universal Pictures

It is interesting to note that DeBlois is the director of the live-action version as well. Actor Gerard Butler, who voiced Stoick the Vast in the animated films,...

Universal Pictures will be doubling down on the live-action reimagining of How to Train Your Dragon. Two months ahead of the movie's release in theaters, it's been announced that a follow-up film is already in the works.

Per THR, it was announced at CinemaCon on Wednesday thatHow to Train Your Dragon 2 is officially in development. The movie has even been given a release date already, set to arrive in theaters on June 11, 2027. That will mark a wait of two years between films, as the first live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie will be released on June 13, 2025. The sequel was formally announced on the stage at CinemaCon by franchise mainstay Dean DeBlois, Astrid actor Nico Parker, and Stoick the Vast actor Gerard Butler.

DeBlois, who helmed both the original animated film and the new live-action remake, is once again coming back to direct the 2027 film. It's also been confirmed that...

Today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Universal Pictures revealed the teaser trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 and announced a live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Opening in theaters on December 5, 2025, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 begins a blood-chilling new chapter of animatronic terror. Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances.

Based on Scott Cawthon’s blockbuster game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Emma Tammi. The first film opened to a record-shattering $80 million and went on to earn almost $300 million worldwide.

The film followed Mike, a troubled young man who reluctantly takes a job as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, hoping it will help him retain custody of his young sister. That fateful decision instead drags him into the black heart of a supernatural nightmare.

Wicked: For Good leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande joined the filmmakers on stage in Las Vegas to round out an ebullient Universal Pictures CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday.

Director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt brought a bewitching first-look ahead of the November 21 follow-up to last year’s $747m global hit that featured Dorothy (not in full view), and prompted Platt to assure that the film mines deeper and more profound themes.Chu noted impishly that this was the third successive year that a Wicked film has served as the studio’s presentation finale.

A rousing medley of Universal...

Universal has announced that they will follow the live-action remake of “How To Train Your Dragon”, releasing to theaters on June 13, with “How To Train Your Dragon 2”, which will be released on June 11, 2027.

The announcement was made during Universal’s panel at Cinemacon in Las Vegas tonight.

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— #HowToTrainYourDragon (@HTTYDragon) April 2, 2025

Of course, we do not have any visuals other than the logo. Nor do we know if this film will be a new one or a full live-action remake of the second “How To Train Your Dragon” film.

No casting announcements have been made yet either. We do know that the first film will star Mason Thames (Hiccup), Nico Parker (Astrid), Nick Frost (Goober the Belch), Julian Dennison( Fishlegs Ingerman), Gabriel Howell (Snotlout Jorgenson), Bronwyn James (Ruffnut Thorston), Harry Trevaldwyn (Tuffnut Thorston), Ruth Codd (Phlegma), Peter Serafinowicz (unknown role...

Big How To Train Your Dragon news just dropped!

During the Universal Pictures presentation at 2025 CinemaCon on Wednesday afternoon (April 2) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, it was announced the a sequel is already in the works.

The news comes months ahead of the release of the first live-action adaptation!

Keep reading to find out more…

Per Variety, the second installment is currently slated to be released in theaters on June 11, 2027, two years after the first movie.

“We are so excited to give your theaters a big summer title in two years time,” writer/director Dean DeBlois said while on stage.

Stars Gerard Butler and Nico Parker were in attendance at the event in Las Vegas, where they also attended a screening of the first live-action movie that morning.

If you missed it, check out the cast list for the upcoming How To Train Your Dragon live-action movie,...

Update: Universal’s live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon is already a major hit with members of the entertainment press, and now the studio is proud to announce that How to Train Your Dragon 2 is in the works for a June 11, 2027 release! After the reveal, Httyd director Dean DeBlois introduced Universal’s 43-piece orchestra conducted by Ricky Minor with Scottish music from the film’s score.

Original Article: Universal l brought something special to CinemaCon 2025 by screening the studio’s live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon. Dean DeBlois, who directed the original animated trilogy, returns to helm the latest version of the epic tale of friendship, bravery, and never judging a dragon by its razor-sharp teeth.

To celebrate the film’s CinemaCon debut, we’ve gathered many reactions to the film, knowing there are significant fans of the franchise in attendance.

I expected the reactions...

Audiences at CinemaCon this morning got their first look at the live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon,” the first time it’s premiered ahead of its release this summer. But Universal is so sky high on the film, the studio announced during its CinemaCon presentation Wednesday that it has already greenlit a sequel.

Universal has dated “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” yet another live-action adaptation of the DreamWorks Animated film, to open in theaters June 11, 2027. It opens a week after “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,” which Sony also just dated during its CinemaCon presentation.

Director Dean DeBlois — this franchise has been his baby since the very first animated film back in 2010 — will be back in the director’s chair for the sequel.

“How to Train Your Dragon 2” is an adaptation of the 2014 film specifically, not a new story extending off the live-action film. That film detailed heroes...

Ahead of the worldwide June release of Universal and DreamWorks Pictures’ live-action How To Train Your Dragon, the studio has greenlit and dated a sequel for June 11 2027.

Dean DeBlois wrote and directed after helming DreamWorks Animation’s smash trilogy that grossed more than $1.6bn worldwide. The property is based on the books by Cressida Cowell.

Like the animated films, the upcoming live-action How To Train Your Dragon centres on the father-son relationship between Viking clan leader Stoick The Vast and Hiccup. While Stoick wants nothing more than to see his son inherit his mantleas a fearless slayer ofdragons, he is...

Universal is ready to sink its teeth into its live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2.

The studio announced during its presentation at CinemaCon on Wednesday that the feature sequel is set to hit theaters June 11, 2027. The first live-action How to Train Your Dragon, based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit 2010 animated movie of the same name, is coming out June 13.

Franchise mainstay Dean DeBlois returns for the sequel, along with castmembers Mason Thames as Hiccup and Nico Parker as Astrid. DeBlois, who has been involved with the franchise since its start, wrote and directed this year’s How to Train Your Dragon that is based on the 2010 project that he co-directed with Chris Sanders.

DeBlois, Parker and fellow castmember Gerard Butler took the stage to announce the sequel.

Universal is clearly hot on the live-action How to Train Your Dragon, as the full film — focusing on Hiccup befriending...

Two months ahead of the release of the “How to Train Your Dragon” remake, Universal has already announced that it will remake the second installment of the DreamWorks animated trilogy, set for release on June 11, 2027.

Stars Nico Parker and Gerard Butler made the announcement at CinemaCon, as they plan to return in the sequel in which Hiccup has transformed from a shy Viking to a formidable warrior of his own thanks to his passion for dragons.

With his isle village of Berk transformed from a community of dragon hunters to one of dragon tamers, Hiccup’s life is turned upside down when he discovers that his mother, Valka, believed to be dead, has actually been in hiding as a protector of dragons. With her help, he must defend Berk from Drago Bludvist, a warlord who seeks to use dragons to conquer all that he sees.

The “How to Train Your...

Hiccup and Toothless will return to the big screen in 2027. A live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon 2” is currently in the works, Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday during its presentation at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners.

The movie will soar to theaters on June 11, 2027. On its current release date, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” will open a week after Sony’s animated “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”

News of the sequel comes two months ahead of the theatrical release of the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” on June 13. Earlier on Wednesday, Universal screened the remake for the first time at CinemaCon to enthusiastic reviews.

“We are so excited to give your theaters a big summer title in two years time,” the franchise’s veteran director Dean DeBlois said on stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He was joined by Gerard Butler, who portrays Stoick the Vast,...

The live-action remake of the beloved animated outing How to Train Your Dragon soared into CinemaCon with a first screening. Written, produced and directed by Dean DeBlois, the filmmaker behind the original, animated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, the upcoming remake stars Mason Thames taking the lead as the dragon-loving Viking, Hiccup.

Following the exclusive look at the new movie, the first reactions on social media have been mostly blazing, but there are still some ready to throw water on the fire. The general feeling is that the new version of the movie is a worthy live-action remake, but lacks any kind of risk taking as it sticks very close to the original film. On X, Jeremy Kazieva gushed that the film is "The Best Live-action Film I’Ve Seen. This was literally just like the animated movie, so if you enjoyed that, you’ll Really love this too!

When How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois and stars Gerard Butler and Nico Parker took the stage on Wednesday morning at CinemaCon to debut the first-ever screening of the live-action remake, their microphones didn’t work. It was an inauspicious start for the trio, who gamely picked up their prewritten banter about the project and urged the room full of theater owners to consider playing the live-action remake on their biggest screens possible when it hits theaters nationwide on June 13. It was also the only bug of the event: How to Train Your Dragon left CinemaCon attendees thrilled, with multiple breaks for applause and reports of some viewers overcome with emotion during the movie’s climax.

Reviews are embargoed for the foreseeable future. However, the social media response was likely just what Universal had hoped to achieve with more than two months to go before its release.

“Pretty...

The beloved How to Train Your Dragon story is coming to life in a brand-new way! Directed by Dean DeBlois, the man behind the original animated films, this live-action remake brings back the magic, adventure, and heart of the 2010 classic. Starring Mason Thames as Hiccup and Nico Parker as Astrid, along with Gerard Butler returning as Stoick, the film promises to be a stunning and emotional experience.

Filmed in Northern Ireland, this is DreamWorks Animation’s first live-action movie, with the legendary John Powell returning to create the score. How to Train Your Dragon had its world premiere at CinemaCon on April 2, 2025, and will officially hit theaters on June 13, 2025.

Thanks to the early premiere, however, we have first social media reactions to the movie, and so far things look overwhelmingly positive:

The CinemaCon attendees love How to Train Your Dragon! They say it’s one of the best live-action remakes ever.

Gerard Butler joins his co-star Nico Parker at 2025 CinemaCon held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Wednesday (April 2) in Las Vegas.

The two were in attendance for a first screening of their upcoming live-action adaptation of How To Train Your Dragon, which is being released this summer.

Gerard and Nico joined writer/director Dean DeBlois on stage at the event, and they were also seen posing for photos with producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel.

Keep reading to find out more…

For the upcoming new live-action version of the hit animated movie, Gerard is reprising his role as Stoick the Vast, while Nico is taking on the role of Astrid. Find out who else is in the cast!

Here’s a synopsis for the live-action movie: On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked...

Streaming services give films a second chance at life. Whether it's popular, high-grossing titles, or poorly reviewed films, many users discover the titles online and love them.

The latest title to attract an audience is A24's Australian supernatural horror Talk to Me. The movie had a limited release in 2022, followed by a wide release the next year. Following its success both with the critics and in theaters, Talk to Me became a hit on Netflix, too, per Tudum.

For the week between Mar. 24 and 30, Talk to Me debuted in ninth place on the domestic charts. The movie is only available in the U.S., and followed titles like the newcomer The Life List, Gerard Butler's Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, Despicable Me 4, the documentary The Twister: Caught in the Storm, Sony's Kraven the Hunter, M. Night Shyamalan's Trap, the Russo Brothers' new directorial effort, the star-studded The Electric State,...

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The Life List is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Adam Brooks. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman, the Netflix film follows Alex, a young woman still grieving her mother’s recent death. She soon receives a video from her late mother telling her to revisit her childhood aspirations and old goals, which sends her on an adventurous journey. The Life List stars Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, Connie Britton, José Zúñiga, and Jordi Mollà. So, if you loved the heart-touching drama, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Life List, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Eat Pray Love (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

Eat Pray Love is a biographical romantic drama film directed by Ryan Murphy, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Salt.

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Netflix is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library, but some titles have to go. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best films and TV shows you should watch before they leave Netflix in April 2025.

Bruce Almighty (April 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Bruce Almighty is a fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac from a screenplay co-written by Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe, and Steve Oedekerk. The 2003 film follows Bruce Nolan, a down-and-out television reporter who constantly criticizes God for not doing his job. So, in turn, God finally gives him the chance to do the job himself to hilarious and eye-opening results. Bruce Almighty stars Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston,...

The action-packed thriller Den of Thieves 2: Pantera is now streaming on Netflix, taking us deeper into the high-stakes world of crime and deception. Directed by Christian Gudegast, this highly anticipated sequel follows Gerard Butler’s hardened cop, Big Nick, as he hunts down a ruthless European gang planning an ambitious heist in the heart of the criminal underworld. With intense shootouts, betrayals, and a cat-and-mouse chase stretching across continents, the film delivers all the gritty, high-adrenaline action fans loved in the first installment. If you’re craving more heist-driven crime thrillers with intense action and gripping stories, here are some films that will keep your adrenaline pumping.

The Town (2010) – Ben Affleck (L-r) Ben Affleck as Doug MacRay and Jeremy Renner as Jem Coughlin in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ crime drama “The Town,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Photo by Claire Folger

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This April, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of Law & Order: Organized Crime to the release of underrated films like Last Night in Soho and Trainspotting. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Peacock in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Face/Off (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Face/Off is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay co-written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The 1997 film follows FBI Special Agent Sean Archer, who catches the dangerous terrorist Castor Troy, but he soon discovers that Castor has planted a bomb. To get more information,...

Six new character posters for DreamWorks Animation’s live-action How to Train Your Dragon, a remake of the 2010 animated fantasy movie, have been revealed via the official How to Train Your Dragon X account.

The newly unveiled posters show the highly-anticipated live-action versions of Night Fury, Deadly Nadder, Monstrous Nightmare, Hideous Zippleback, Gruesome Gronckle, and the Terrible Terror. The main characters in the film, Hiccup (Mason Thames) and Astrid (Nico Parker) are shown in two separate posters riding Night Fury (Toothless) and Deadly Nadder, respectively.

Each poster is accompanied by a caption and a promotion ofHow to Train Your Dragon’s June 13 theatrical release date. The posters can be seen in the X posts below.

Hang on tight. #HowToTrainYourDragon - In Theaters June 13. pic.twitter.com/htEK5orUqK— #HowToTrainYourDragon (@HTTYDragon) March 27, 2025Sharp spikes, sharper instincts. #HowToTrainYourDragon - In Theaters June 13. pic.twitter.com/KasGnGJktC— #HowToTrainYourDragon (@HTTYDragon) March 27, 2025Embrace firepower. #HowToTrainYourDragon - In Theaters June 13. pic.

As we first reported on Toonado.com, Universal Pictures has released six new character posters for the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie. While the movie's leads are featured, the spotlight is put squarely on the remake's main dragons.

Those are the Night Fury, Deadly Nadder, Monstrous Nightmare, Hideous Zippleback, Gruesome Gronckle, and Terrible Terror.

The approach to bringing these beloved fantasy creatures to life is certainly unique; while they're photorealistic, they've also kept the same cartoonish designs we first saw on screen a decade and a half ago. Had they all been given the House of the Dragon treatment, it just wouldn't have felt right (particularly in the case of Toothless).

We've heard a lot about How to Train Your Dragon essentially being a shot-for-shot remake of the DreamWorks Animation movie released in 2010. Talking about that earlier this year, Dean DeBlois - who directed both versions - addressed the complaints head-on.

From Gerard Butler shootouts to animated chaos, here are this week’s top picks.

Netflix’s movie game has gone through a bit of a glow-up. It used to be the place where movies went after they left theaters — now it’s dropping originals with A-list casts, scooping up festival hits, and still holding onto a solid mix of comfort rewatches. Whether you’re in the mood for something brand-new or just want to rewatch a favorite, there’s actually a ton of good stuff streaming right now. From big-budget adventures to wild comedies to a couple you probably forgot how much you loved, here are my top 7 movies streaming on Netflix right now.

Top 7 movies streaming on Netflix right now:

No. 7: ‘The Electric State’

No. 6: ‘Wedding Crashers’

No. 5: ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’

No. 4: ‘Trap’

No. 3: ‘Meet the Parents’

No. 2: ‘Despicable Me 4’

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As much as fans of the How to Train Your Dragon feel this live-action remake is unnecessary, the original’s writer/director, Dean DeBlois, returns to the Viking world for this entry. “I decided to revisit How to Train Your Dragon because it felt like an amazing opportunity to not only direct a live-action movie but to be jumping back into a world that I frankly miss,” DeBlois says. “I miss these characters. I miss this world, and I love movies that have a really poignant message buried deep within a moving spectacle. Adventure, wonder. That’s what this movie really packs. It’s about a regular kid who gets to bond with a powerful animal and there is something that’s universally wish fufilling about that,” He added.

Now, you can get a better look at the characters and their mystical, fire-breathing, flying counterparts with newly released posters from...

New posters from the upcoming live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragonhave been released. The highly-anticipated movie will allow audiences to enjoy a new version of Hiccup's (Mason Thames) journey. The new posters from the summer blockbuster feature some of the riders from Berk and their loyal dragons taking flight. In a packed summer season that will include productions such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and Superman, How to Train Your Dragon will attempt to leave its mark on the global box office. A friendship that caught the hearts of the audiences will soar through the big screen once again.

How to Train Your Dragon will tell the story of Hiccup, a young Viking who constantly disappoints his father, Chieftain Stoick (Gerard Butler), because he doesn't share his community's violent nature. Everything will change once Hiccup crosses paths with Toothless. The fearsome Night Fury dragon will prove to be an...

With only one year under her belt as Studiocanal’s executive managing director of TV series, M-k Kennedy, who joined from Netflix, is leveling up the scripted ambitions of the French pay TV group’s production arm.

After spearheading Studiocanal’s first in-house international series, “Paris Has Fallen” — which broke rating records on Canal+ and topped the charts on Amazon U.K. and Hulu in the U.S. — Kennedy reveals to Variety that the highly anticipated second season of the anthology, “Apollo Has Fallen,” has started filming. Rather than taking place in a single location, the eight-part series will hop from country to country, unfolding everywhere from the Libyan coast to the streets of Madrid, with principal photography taking place across the U.K., Marta and Spain. The series is produced by Studiocanal, Urban Myth Films, Millenium and G-Base, who were also behind “Paris Has Fallen,” which sold to more than 170 territories worldwide.

The shows and movies featured this week include raw emotion, gutsy thrillers, real-life drama, and quirky comic fun. Some exciting new movies and a top show are emerging as the most viewed lists for the past week on Tudum are updated, as the flow of new content to Netflix means there’s plenty of content you should be checking out.

There are three new entries on the movies list, including a tough-to-watch documentary film. The surprise elements, though, may be the two much-criticised movies that remain among the top five most viewed. Two of the new movies follow up on successful originals, which will have helped attract interest.

The top five shows list has fewer new entries. Two new ones are a bust-up in Belgium and a murder in a well-known Washington residence. Of the shows remaining, it’s a diverse list led by an astonishing drama making a big...

When Christian Gudegast's Den of Thieves hit theaters in 2018, it was met with mixed reviews. While some viewers praised the film's gritty action and Heat-inspired heist sequences, others criticized the film for its bloated runtime, generic and predictable plot, and underdeveloped characters. The result? A lukewarm 41% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Fast-forward to exactly seven years later, and its sequel,Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, has debuted and also made its way onto streaming platforms. The sequel has managed to build upon the original, and, drawing on the positives of the first film, now boasts a more respectable 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera sees Gerard Butler's case-hardened detective, "Big Nick" O'Brien, pursue mastermind Donnie Wilson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) across Europe. Rather than sticking to the first film's formula, which stayed local and saw Nick on the correct side of the law, Den of Thieves 2 takes...